1997–98 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 1997 – 26 April 1998 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Finbarr Cullen |
| Manager | Tommy Lyons |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Captain | Kieran McKeever |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
The Kerry v Cavan Round 1 game was played at the
1947 All-Ireland Final.[1][2][3][4][5] The then Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani threw the ball in ahead of the game.[6]
Offaly won their first and only league title.[7][8]
Format
The teams are in four sections, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in each section contest the NFL quarter-finals.[9]
Results
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Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mayo
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Galway
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
 Laois
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Leitrim
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Louth
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Fermanagh
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
 Carlow
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Kilkenny
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Derry
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
 Armagh
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Meath
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Longford
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Westmeath
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Antrim
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| London
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Offaly
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Monaghan
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Dublin
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Tyrone
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Sligo
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Kerry
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Cavan
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
 Wexford
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Down
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Cork
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
 Kildare
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Clare
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Wicklow
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
| Tipperary
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Roscommon
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Limerick
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| Waterford
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Mayo | ||
|---|---|---|
Galway | ||
|---|---|---|
Cork | ||
|---|---|---|
Down | ||
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
Donegal | ||
|---|---|---|
Monaghan | ||
|---|---|---|
Finals
Derry | ||
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "GAA Archive 1997". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Kerry photos
- ^ 1997 Kerry v Cavan NFL game in New York Photos
- ^ Terrace Talk 1997
- ^ McManus, Ray (18 October 1997). "Mayor of New York City Rudolph Guiliani throws the ball in before the game watched by Joe McDonagh, President of the GAA and Referee Brian White ahead of the Church and General National Football League match".
- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ GAA Archive 1998[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gaelic Games website
- ISBN 9781903464151
- ISBN 9781903464151