1991–92 National Football League (Ireland)

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
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

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

22 March 1992 For 2nd Place	Dublin	2-8 — 0-8	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin ^[6]

Group C Play-Offs

22 March 1992 For 3rd Place	Meath	1-11 — 0-9	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin

29 March 1992 For 2nd Place	Meath	0-13 — 2-6	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table

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

Group B Table

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

Group C Table

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

Division Two

Group B Play-Off

22 March 1992 For 1st Place	Cavan	0-10 — 0-7	Monaghan	Navan

Group A Table

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

Group B Table

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

Knockout Stages

Finals

Derry v Tyrone

3 May 1992
Final

Derry	1-10 – 1-8	Tyrone

Croke Park, Dublin

References

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

External links

Derry – 1991–92 National Football League Champions (2nd title)

1 D. McCusker 2 K. McKeever 3 D. Quinn 4 T. Scullion 5 H. Downey 6 C. Rafferty 7 G. Coleman 8 B. McGilligan 9 D. Heaney 10 A. Tohill 11 D. McNicholl 12 G. McGill 13 J. Brolly 14 F. McCusker 15 E. Gormley Subs used S. Downey for McNicholl J. McGurk for Rafferty D. Bateson for McGill Subs not used E. Heaney K. O'Neill J. McErlean R. Tracey D. Cassidy C. McGurk B. Rafferty E. Burns Manager E. Coleman Backroom team M. Moran

(Team as 1991-92 NFL final versus Tyrone)

National Football Leagues

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