1972, national, football, league, ireland, 1972, national, football, league, 42nd, staging, national, football, league, annual, gaelic, football, tournament, gaelic, athletic, association, county, teams, ireland, 1972, national, football, leagueleague, details. 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 1972 73 National Football LeagueLeague detailsDatesOctober 1972 6 May 1973League championsWinnersKerry 11th win CaptainBrendan LynchLeague runners upRunners upOffalyCaptainTony McTague 1 Other division winnersDivision 2Tyrone 1971 72 1973 74 Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three in a row captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2 3 2 3 4 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Divisions 1 2 Round robin format 1 3 Points awarded 1 4 Titles 1 5 Knockout phase structure 2 Division One 2 1 Tables 2 1 1 Group A 2 1 2 Group B 3 Knockout stage 3 1 Division One 3 2 Division Two 4 ReferencesFormat editDivisions edit Division One 16 teams Split into two groups of 8 Division Two 16 teams Split into two groups of 8 Round robin format edit Each team played every other team in its division or group where the division is split once either home or away Points awarded edit 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw Titles edit 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 edit 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 Division One editTables edit Group A edit Team Pld W D L Pts Status nbsp Offaly 7 6 0 1 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage nbsp Kerry 7 5 0 2 10 nbsp Galway 7 5 0 2 10 nbsp Longford 7 4 0 3 7 nbsp Cork 7 3 0 4 7 nbsp Roscommon 6 2 0 4 4 nbsp Dublin 6 1 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1973 74 NFL nbsp Kildare 7 1 0 6 2 Group B edit Team Pld W D L Pts Status nbsp Derry 7 6 0 1 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage nbsp Sligo 7 5 0 2 10 nbsp Fermanagh 7 4 1 2 9 nbsp Cavan 7 3 1 3 7 nbsp Mayo 7 3 1 3 7 nbsp Westmeath 7 2 1 4 5 nbsp Meath 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1973 74 NFL nbsp Laois 7 1 0 6 2Knockout stage editDivision One edit Kerry v Derry 8 April 1973 Semi FinalKerry0 11 2 5DerryCroke Park Dublin 5 Kerry v Derry 29 April 1973 Semi Final ReplayKerryw o scr DerryCroke Park Dublin 6 Offaly v Sligo 15 April 1973 Semi FinalOffaly0 11 0 6SligoCroke Park Dublin Kerry v Offaly 6 May 1973 FinalKerry2 12 0 14OffalyCroke Park DublinBrendan Lynch 2 3 Mick O Dwyer 0 5 Mickey O Sullivan 0 2 Eamonn O Donoghue Donie O Sullivan 0 1 each Attendance 25 303 7 Referee John Moloney Tipperary 8 Division Two edit Tyrone v Wicklow 8 April 1973 Semi FinalTyrone1 10 3 3WicklowCroke Park Dublin 9 Down v Tipperary 15 April 1973 Semi FinalDown0 9 0 8TipperaryCroke Park Dublin Tyrone v Down 6 May 1973 FinalTyrone1 13 0 15DownCroke Park Dublin 10 References edit For The Record A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals Tom Morrison Collins Press 2002 ISBN 9781903464151 GAA Final Teams Mayo GAA Blog Terrace Talk 1973 Terrace Talk Kerry Football 1973 League Derry won t play Irish Press 28 April 1973 For The Record A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals Tom Morrison Collins Press 2002 ISBN 9781903464151 For The Record A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals Tom Morrison Collins Press 2002 ISBN 9781903464151 Cork Examiner 9 April 1973 p 12 First senior triumph for Tyrone Cork Examiner 7 May 1973 nbsp This Gaelic football competition related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 73 National Football League Ireland amp oldid 1141259941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
