1972–73 National Football League (Ireland)

1972–73 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1972 – 6 May 1973
League champions
Winners	Kerry (11th win)
Captain	Brendan Lynch
League runners-up
Runners-up	Offaly
Captain	Tony McTague^[1]
Other division winners
Division 2	Tyrone
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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.

Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three-in-a-row, captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2-3.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Format

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.

Division One

Knockout stage

8 April 1973 Semi-Final	Kerry	0-11 — 2-5	Derry	Croke Park,Dublin^[5]

29 April 1973 Semi-Final Replay	Kerry	w/o — scr.	Derry	Croke Park,Dublin^[6]

15 April 1973 Semi-Final	Offaly	0-11 — 0-6	Sligo	Croke Park,Dublin

6 May 1973 Final	Kerry	2-12 — 0-14	Offaly	Croke Park,Dublin
	Brendan 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]

Final standings

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Offaly	7	6	1	12	National Football League Runners-up
Kerry	7	5	2	10	National Football League Champions
Galway	7	5	2	10
Longford	7	4	3	7
Cork	7	3	4	7
Roscommon	6	2	4	4
Dublin	6	1	5	4	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL
Kildare	7	1	6	2	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Derry	7	6	0	1	12	Semi-finalists
Sligo	7	5	0	2	10	Semi-finalists
Fermanagh	7	4	1	2	9
Cavan	7	3	1	3	7
Mayo	7	3	1	3	7
Westmeath	7	2	1	4	5
Meath	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL
Laois	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL

Division Two

Semi-Final

Tyrone v Wicklow

8 April 1973

Tyrone	1-10 – 3-3	Wicklow

Croke Park, Dublin ^[9]

Down v Tipperary

15 April 1973

Down	0-9 – 0-8	Tipperary

Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Tyrone v Down

6 May 1973
Final

Tyrone	1-13 – 0-15	Down

Croke Park, Dublin ^[10]

References

↑ "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
↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/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, 09/04/1973, p. 12
↑ "First senior triumph for Tyrone", Cork Examiner, 07/05/1973

National Football Leagues

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