1968–69 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:	1968–69 National Football League
Dates:	October 1968 – 29 June 1969
Team1:	Kerry
Captain1:	Johnny Culloty
Titles:	8th
Team2:	New York
Captain2:	Mickey Moynihan
Previous:	1967–68
Next:	1969–70

The 1968–69 National Football League was the 38th 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 home final, and then New York in the two-legged final.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Format

Divisions

• Division One: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
• Division Two: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
• Division Three: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
• Division Four: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.

The top 2 in each group progressed to the Division Semi-finals. The winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.

Round-robin format

• Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin.
• All other groups: Single Round-Robin. 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 four divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Promotion and relegation

None. All divisions had equal status.

Knockout-phase results and tables

Division One

Division One (A) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	1	0	5
	3	2	1	1	4
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	0	1	2	1

Division One (B) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	0	1	4
	3	2	0	1	4	Qualified for knockout phase
	3	1	1	1	3
	3	0	1	2	1

Division Two

Division Two (A) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	0	1	4
	3	2	0	1	4	Qualified for knockout phase
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	1	0	2	2

Division Two (B) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	1	0	5
	3	1	1	1	3
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	1	0	2	2

Division Three

Division Three (A) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	6	5	0	1	10
	6	3	0	3	6
	6	3	0	3	6
	6	1	0	5	2

Division Three (B) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	3	0	0	6	Qualified for knockout phase
	3	2	0	1	4
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	0	0	3	0

Division Four

Division Four (A) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	1	0	5	Qualified for knockout phase
	3	1	1	1	3
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	1	0	2	2

Division Four (B) table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	2	1	0	5
	3	2	1	0	5
	3	1	0	2	2
	3	0	0	3	0

Knockout-phase results

Semi-finals

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Finals

--------Kerry win 39–30 on aggregate.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/9/ GAA Final Teams
2. http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(3)/1984-(9) GAA Archive 1969
3. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/852/1969-Kerry-Vs-Offaly Terrace Talk 1969
4. https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/30/archives/kerry-defeats-new-york-in-gaelic-football-finale.html "Kerry Defeats New York In Gaelic Football Finale" - NYT