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1972–73 National Football League (Ireland)

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Winners
  
Kerry (11th win)

Runners-up
  
Offaly

Division 2
  
Tyrone

Captain
  
Brendan Lynch

Captain
  
Tony McTague

Dates
  
October 1972 – 6 May 1973

The 1972–73 National Football League was the 42nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Contents

Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three-in-a-row, captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2-3.

Divisions

  • Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
  • Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

    • Round-Robin Format

    Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

    Points awarded

    2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

    Titles

  • Teams in Division One competed for the National Football League title.
  • Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

    • Knockout phase structure

    In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)

    • The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

    References

    1972–73 National Football League (Ireland) Wikipedia
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