1975–76 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:1975–76 National Football League
Dates:October 1975 – 2 May 1976
Team1:Dublin
Captain1:Tony Hanahoe
Manager1:Kevin Heffernan
Titles:4th
Team2:Derry
Captain2:Peter Stevenson
Previous:1974–75
Next:1976–77

The 1975–76 National Football League was the 45th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Dublin defeated Derry in the final.[1] [2]

Group stage

Division One

Group A Table

TeamPldWDLPtsNotes
5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for Knockout Stages
5 3 1 1 7
5 3 11 7
5 3 0 2 6
5 1 0 4 2
5 0 0 5 0 Relegated to Division Two of the 1976–77 NFL
[3]

Group B Table

TeamPldWDLPtsNotes
5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for Knockout Stages
5 4 0 1 8
5 3 02 6
5 1 1 3 3
5 1 1 3 3
5 1 0 4 2
[4]

Division Two

Table

TeamPldWDLPtsNotes
Antrim5 5 0 0 10 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1976–77 NFL
Down5 4 0 1 8
Cavan5 3 0 2 6
Fermanagh5 2 0 3 4
Monaghan5 1 0 4 2
Wicklow5 0 0 5 0Relegated to Division Three of the 1976–77 NFL

Division Three

Group A Table

TeamPldWDLPtsNotes
6 6 0 0 12 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division Two of the 1976–77 NFL
6 5 0 1 10
6 3 03 6
6 3 0 3 6
6 2 0 4 4
6 2 0 4 4
6 0 0 6 0
[5]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/8/ GAA Final Teams
  2. Web site: 2015-07-18 . 2015-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150806153048/http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/026-1976-team . dead . 026 1976 Team . Dublin City Council . dublincitypubliclibraries.com.
  3. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8
  4. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8
  5. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8