1988–89 National Football League (Ireland)

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1988–89 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1988 – 14 May 1989
League champions
WinnersCork (4th win)
CaptainTony Nation
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainP. Dunne


The 1988–89 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the

Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland
.

Cork beat Dublin in the "home" final and went on to win the two-legged final against New York. Colman Corrigan was injured in New York and so missed the All-Ireland championship.[1][2][3]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)

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 all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

  • Division One: top 4 teams
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): group winners
  • Division Three (South): group winners

Knockout phase structure

In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
  • Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3

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

Promotion and relegation

  • Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two
  • Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 3 teams demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three.

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.[4]

League Tables

Division One

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Kerry 7 5 0 2 10
Derry 7 4 1 2 9
Armagh 7 4 0 3 8
Down 7 3 1 3 7
Donegal 7 3 0 4 6
Monaghan 7 3 0 4 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Meath 7 1 0 6 2

[5]

Division Two

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cork 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division One of the 1989–90 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Cavan 7 5 1 1 11
Mayo 7 4 1 2 9
Roscommon 7 3 2 2 8
Louth 7 3 2 2 8
Kildare 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1989–90 NFL
Galway 7 1 2 4 4
Longford 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three

Division Three (North) play-offs

19 March 1989 For 2nd Place
Leitrim
Brewster Park, Enniskillen[6]

Division Three (South) play-offs

19 March 1989 For 1st Place
Limerick
Clonmel[7]

Division Three promotion play-off

16 April 1989
Limerick
Roscommon[8]

Division Three (North) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Antrim 7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Tyrone 7 4 2 1 10 Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Leitrim 7 5 0 2 10
Laois 7 4 1 2 9
Offaly 7 4 1 2 9
Sligo 7 2 0 5 4
Fermanagh 7 1 0 6 2
Westmeath 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three (South) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wexford 7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Limerick 7 6 0 1 12
Waterford 7 5 0 2 10
Clare 7 4 0 3 8
Tipperary 7 3 1 3 7
Wicklow 7 2 1 4 5
Carlow 7 1 0 6 2
Kilkenny
 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

Derry
Armagh
Antrim
Wexford

Semi-finals

Kerry
Cavan

Final

Dublin

References

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sportsfile - Meath v Dublin - Royal Liver National Football League - Round 3 Photos | page 1". www.sportsfile.com.
  3. ^ O’Sullivan, Jim (21 September 2014). "Cork 1989 Team to Be Honoured in Croke Park Today". gaacork.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Ups and Downs of the League", Irish Independent, 27 February 1989, p. 14
  5. ^ "All The GAA facts and figures", Irish Independent, 27/02/1989, p. 15
  6. ^ "Tyrone dash Leitrim hopes", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  7. ^ "Promotion for Wexford", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  8. ^ "Tyrone triumph", Irish Press, 17 April 1989, p. 33
  9. ^ "Cavan bridge 22 year gap", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  10. ^ a b c "Gaelic Games Results Check", Irish Press, 27 March 1989, p. 35
  11. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1989 League :: Semi-final :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com.
  12. ^ "Results", Irish Press, 10 April 1989, p. 39
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