1991–92 National Football League (Ireland)

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1991–92 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1991 – 3 May 1992
League champions
Winners Derry (2nd win)
Captain Henry Downey
Manager Eamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-up Tyrone

The 1991–92 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 61st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Derry defeated Tyrone in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

1991-92 saw a change in format, with a change in the number of divisions from three to two. The format proved unpopular and lasted for just one year. One of the main reasons that it became unpopular was that it guaranteed teams five games, whereas the previous format guaranteed two. [4]

Divisions

  • Division One: 18 teams. Split into three groups of 6 teams each.
  • Division Two: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7 teams each.

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 both divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

  • Division One (A): top 2 teams
  • Division One (B): top 2 teams
  • Division One (C): top 2 teams
  • Division Two (A): top team
  • Division Two (B): top team

Promotion and Relegation

There was no promotion or relegation, as the GAA decided to move to a "mixed ability" system on a one-off basis for 1992-93. This was to facilitate the re-structuring of the league into four divisions. [5]

Group stage

Division One

Group A Play-Off

Group C Play-Offs


Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to quarter-finals
20px Dublin 5 3 0 2 6
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 5 3 0 2 6
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 5 2 1 2 5
20px Armagh 5 1 1 3 3
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 5 1 0 4 2

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Donegal 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 5 4 0 1 8
20px Wicklow 5 3 0 2 6
20px Longford 5 1 1 3 3
20px Antrim 5 1 1 3 3
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 5 1 0 4 2

Group C Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Derry 5 5 0 0 10 Advance to quarter-finals
20px Meath 5 2 1 2 5
20px Kerry 5 2 1 2 5
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 5 2 1 2 5
20px Down 5 0 4 1 4
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 5 0 1 4 1

Division Two

Group B Play-Off

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Clare 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to quarter-finals
20px Tipperary 6 5 0 1 10
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 6 3 2 1 8
20px Limerick 6 3 0 3 6
20px Waterford 6 2 0 4 4
20px Carlow 6 1 1 4 3
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 6 0 0 6 0

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Cavan 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to quarter final
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 6 5 0 1 10
20px Fermanagh 6 3 1 2 7
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 6 3 0 3 6
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 6 2 1 3 5
20px Louth 6 1 0 5 2
20px Westmeath 6 1 0 5 2

Knockout Stages

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Finals

3 May 1992
Final
Derry 1-10 – 1-8 Tyrone

References

  1. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  2. ↑ GAA Archive 1992
  3. ↑ Photos of final
  4. ↑ "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
  5. ↑ "End of experiment", Irish Independent, 30 July 1993
  6. ↑ "Jack the Lad for Dubs", Irish Independent, 23 March 1992, p. 23

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