1988–89 National Football League (Ireland)

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1988–89 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1988 – 14 May 1989
League champions
Winners Cork (4th win)
Captain Tony Nation
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
CaptainP. Dunne

The 1988–89 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 58th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Contents

Cork beat Dublin in the "home" final and went on to win the two-legged final against New York. Colman Corrigan was injured in New York and so missed the All-Ireland championship. [1] [2] [3]

Format

Divisions

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 all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

Knockout phase structure

In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:

The semi-final match-ups are:

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and relegation

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists. [4]

League Tables

Division One

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 750210Advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 750210
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 74129
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 74038
Colours of Down.svg Down 73137
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 73046
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 73046Relegated to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 71062

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Division Two

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 751111Promoted to Division One of the 1989–90 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 751111
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 74129
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 73228
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 73228
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 72145Relegated to Division Three of the 1989–90 NFL
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 71244
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 70070

Division Three

Division Three (North) play-offs

19 March 1989For 2nd Place Tyrone 2-9 1-5 Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen [6]

Division Three (South) play-offs

19 March 1989For 1st Place Wexford 1-7 0-8 Limerick Clonmel [7]

Division Three promotion play-off

16 April 1989 Tyrone 1-7 1-6 Limerick Roscommon [8]

Division Three (North) table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 752012Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 742110Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 750210
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 74129
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 74129
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 72054
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 71062
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 70070

Division Three (South) table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 760112Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 760112
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 750210
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 74038
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 73137
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 72145
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 71062
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 70070

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

Cavan 2-9 1-5 Derry

Cork 0-12 1-5 Armagh

Kerry 3-10 1-9 Antrim

Dublin 1-11 0-7 Wexford

Semi-finals

Cork 0-10 0-4 Kerry
Dublin 1-10 1-9 Cavan

Final

Cork 0-15 0-12 Dublin

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References

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  5. "All The GAA facts and figures", Irish Independent, 27/02/1989, p. 15
  6. "Tyrone dash Leitrim hopes", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  7. "Promotion for Wexford", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  8. "Tyrone triumph", Irish Press, 17 April 1989, p. 33
  9. "Cavan bridge 22 year gap", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
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