| League: | 1980–81 National Football League |
| Dates: | October 1980 – 10 May 1981 |
| Team1: | Galway |
| Captain1: | Barry Brennan |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Team2: | Roscommon |
| Captain2: | Danny Murray |
| Previous: | 1979–80 |
| Next: | 1981–82 |
The 1980–81 National Football League was the 50th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Galway defeated Roscommon in an all-Connacht final.[1] [2] [3]
Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.
Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
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:
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stages | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1981–82 NFL | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | Promoted to Division One of the 1981–82 NFL and qualified for Knockout Stages | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1981–82 NFL | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1981–82 NFL and Qualified for Knockout Stages | |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1981–82 NFL | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1981–82 NFL | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1981–82 NFL and Qualified for Knockout Stages | |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1981–82 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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