| League: | 1984–85 National Football League |
| Dates: | October 1984 – 7 April 1985 |
| Team1: | Monaghan |
| Captain1: | Eugene Sherry |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Team2: | Armagh |
| Previous: | 1983–84 |
| Next: | 1985–86 |
The 1984–85 National Football League was the 54th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Monaghan won their first and only national title with a win over Armagh in the final.[1] [2] [3]
This was the final year of the NFL in its present format before a move to a three division league for the 1985–86 NFL.
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The semi-final match-ups are:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
When the NFL was played, relegation was to be as follows:
The change in format agreed in advance of the[4] 1985–86 NFL meant that promotion and relegation was as follows:
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 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Qualified for knockout stage | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Qualified for knockout stage; promoted to Division One of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Promoted to Division One of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
This result was to relegate Wicklow to Division Four of the 1985–86 NFL. The play-off turned out to be redundant because of the restructure to the league, and both teams were in Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Qualify for knockout stages; promoted to Division Two of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Placed in Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-Final; placed in Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Placed in Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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