1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)

1973–74 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1973 – 12 May 1974
League champions
Winners	Kerry (12th win)
Captain	Paudie O'Donoghue
Manager	Johnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-up	Roscommon
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Division One

Knockout stage

7 April 1974 Semi-Final	Kerry	2-14 — 0-12	Tyrone	Croke Park,Dublin^[4]

28 April 1974 Semi-Final	Roscommon	0-12 — 0-12	Sligo	Croke Park,Dublin

5 May 1974 Semi-Final Replay	Roscommon	0-16 — 0-10	Sligo	McHale Park,Castlebar

12 May 1974 Final	Kerry	1-6 — 0-9	Roscommon	Croke Park,Dublin

26 May 1974 Final Replay	Kerry	0-14 — 0-8	Roscommon	Croke Park,Dublin

Final Standings

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Kerry	7	5	1	1	131	75	1.747	11	National Football League Champions
Roscommon	7	4	2	1	95	70	1.357	10	National Football League Runners-up
Offaly	7	4	1	2	101	62	1.629	9
Galway	7	4	1	2	103	73	1.411	9
Cork	7	4	1	2	98	82	1.195	9
Wicklow	6	2	1	4	72	116	0.621	5
Longford	6	1	1	5	61	120	0.508	3	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Tipperary	7	0	0	7	55	118	0.466	0	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Sligo	7	6	1	0	95	60	1.583	13	National Football league semi-finalists
Tyrone	7	4	2	1	87	65	1.338	10	National Football league semi-finalists
Derry	7	4	0	3	81	63	1.286	8
Mayo	7	3	1	3	87	88	0.989	7
Down	7	3	0	4	69	71	0.972	6	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh	7	3	0	4	64	75	0.853	6
Cavan	7	2	0	5	64	83	0.771	4
Westmeath	7	1	0	6	60	102	0.588	2	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Division Two

Knockout stage

21 April 1974 Semi-Final	Kildare	3-15 — 3-8	Meath	Croke Park,Dublin

21 April 1974 Semi-Final	Dublin	1-13 — 1-8	Antrim	Croke Park,Dublin

5 May 1974 Final	Kildare	3-13 — 2-9	Dublin	Croke Park,Dublin^[5]

Final standings

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Dublin	7	6	0	1	121	63	1.747	12	Division Two Runners-up; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare	7	5	1	1	125	65	1.923	11	Division Two Champions; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Waterford	7	5	0	2	121	77	1.571	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare	7	4	1	2	97	82	1.183	9
Wexford	7	3	0	4	78	94	0.830	6
Limerick	6	2	0	5	79	106	0.745	4
Carlow	6	2	0	5	94	116	0.810	4
Kilkenny	7	0	0	7	44	156	0.282	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Antrim	7	6	0	1	98	63	1.556	12	Division Two Semi-Finalists; Move to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Meath	7	5	1	1	117	63	1.857	11
Donegal	7	4	2	1	105	76	1.382	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Laois	7	4	2	1	98	85	1.153	10
Louth	7	2	2	3	98	91	1.077	6
Monaghan	7	1	1	5	66	123	0.537	3
Leitrim	7	1	1	5	50	96	0.521	3
Armagh	7	0	1	6	66	101	0.653	1

References

↑ GAA Final Teams
↑
↑ Kennelly Archive
↑ "Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
↑ "Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16

Kerry – 1974 National Football League Champions (12th title)

1 P. O'Mahony 2 D. O'Sullivan 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 D. Crowley 5 P. Ó Sé 6 P. Lynch 7 G. O'Keeffe 8 J. Long 9 J. O'Keeffe 10 É. O'Donoghue 11 M. O'Sullivan 12 G. Power 13 J. Egan 14 S. Mac Gearailt 15 M. Sheehy Manager J. Culloty

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