1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)

1981–82 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1981 – 24 May 1982
League champions
Winners Kerry (14th win)
Captain Jimmy Deenihan
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain Dinny Allen

The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay.[1][2]

Format

Titles

Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.

Divisions

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Knockout stage qualifiers

Knockout phase structure

In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows

In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows

The semi-final match-ups are:

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.

Group stage

Division One

Regulation games

Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 7 4 2 1 10 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Cork 7 4 0 3 8
Offaly 7 4 03 8
Kerry 7 4 0 3 8
Dublin 7 3 1 3 7
Mayo 7 3 1 3 7
Galway 7 21 4 5 Relegated to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Roscommon 7 1 1 5 3

[9]

Division Two

Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 7 5 1 1 11 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1982–83 NFL
Down 7 4 21 10
Meath 7 4 2 1 10
Tyrone 7 2 3 2 7
Kildare 7 2 2 3 6
Cavan 7 3 0 4 6
Fermanagh 7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Monaghan 7 1 1 5 3

[11]

Division Three

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wicklow 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Antrim 7 5 11 11 Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Laois 7 3 1 3 7
Wexford 7 3 1 3 7
Donegal 7 3 0 4 6
Louth 7 3 0 4 6
Tipperary 7 21 5 5 Relegated to Division Four of the 1982–83 NFL
Westmeath 7 1 0 6 2

[12]

Division Four

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Longford 7 5 02 10 Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Sligo 7 5 0 2 10
Waterford 7 3 0 4 6
Carlow 7 2 2 3 6
Limerick 7 2 1 4 5
Leitrim 7 11 5 3
Kilkenny 7 1 0 6 2

[14]

Knockout Stages

Preliminary Quarter-Finals

14 March 1982
Kerry 4-6 1-3 Clare

14 March 1982
Down 3-8 0-9 Wicklow
Croke Park, Dublin[15]
Attendance: 2,553

Quarter-Finals

21 March 1982
Kerry 1-11 0-5 Derry

21 March 1982
Offaly 1-9 0-12 Down

4 April 1982
Replay
Offaly 3-8 1-10 Down

Semi-Finals

11 April 1982
Kerry 3-14 1-5 Armagh

11 April 1982
Cork 1-15 1-10 Offaly

Final

25 April 1982
Final
Kerry 0-11 0-11 Cork
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 30,000[21]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[22]

24 May 1982
Final Replay
Kerry 1-9 0-8 Cork
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 25,000[23]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[24]

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Terrace Talk 1982
  3. "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
  4. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 19 October 1981, p. 14
  5. "Kerry suffer first defeat", Cork Examiner, 23 November 1981, p. 14
  6. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1982/League
  7. "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
  8. "Confident Cork hold whiphand", Irish Independent, 15 March 1982, p. 11
  9. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  10. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
  11. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  12. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  13. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
  14. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  15. "Handy for Down as Wicklows defence concedes chances".
  16. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
  17. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
  18. "Goalkeeping error costs Down dearly", Cork Examiner, 5 April 1982, p. 16
  19. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
  20. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
  21. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  22. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  23. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  24. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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