| League: | 1979–80 National Football League |
| Dates: | October 1979 – 27 April 1980 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Captain1: | Christy Ryan |
| Manager1: | Billy Morgan |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Team2: | Kerry |
| Captain2: | Jimmy Deenihan |
| Manager2: | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Previous: | 1978–79 |
| Next: | 1980–81 |
The 1979–80 National Football League was the 49th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Cork defeated Kerry in an all-Munster final.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title.
There was also a separate National Football League Division Two title.
This was the last season of the present league format. For the 1980–81 season, the 32 counties were divided into four divisions of eight teams. The teams were not placed into the new structure entirely in line with their placings in the 1979–80 league.[6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Qualified for Knockout Stages | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout Stages and relegated to Division Two of the 1980–81 NFL | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout Stages | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Qualified for Knockout Phase and relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Qualified for Knockout stage and relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
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