1977–78 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1977–78 National Football League was the 47th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1977 – 23 April 1978 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (5th win) |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Captain | John P Keane[1] |
| Manager | Johnny Carey |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
Group stage
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Group A Play-offs
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Armagh | 2-9 — 2-7 | Down | Castleblaney |
| 29 January 1978 For 2nd Place | Down | 1-11 — 0-5 | Louth | Castleblaney |
Group B Play-offs
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Donegal | 0-13 — 0-10 | Fermanagh | Ballybofey |
Inter-Group Play-offs
| 19 February 1978 Final | Down | 2-7 — 1-3 | Armagh | Castleblaney |
Group A Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group B Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group A Play-offs
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Laois | 4-8 — 1-12 | Meath | Tullamore |
| E Whelan 2-1, L Scully 1-2, W Brennan 1-1, B Bohane 0-3, Tom Prendergast 0-1 | Mick Fay 0-6, Fergus Fagan 1-1, Cormac Roe 0-2, O O'Brien, P Cromwell, Gerry McEntee 0-1 each | Referee: Johnny Geraghty (Galway) |
Inter-Group Play-offs
| 5 February 1978 Semi-Final | Laois | 4-16 — 1-7 | Wicklow | Athy |
| Tom Prendergast 3-5, W Brennan 1-4, S Allen 0-3, E Whelan 0-2, B Bohane, F Hennessy 0-1 each | Referee: Martin Meally (Kilkenny) |
| 5 March 1978 Final | Laois | 1-12 — 1-6 | Wexford | Carlow |
| Tom Prendergast 1-2, Billy Bohane 0-5, Willie Brennan, Colm Browne 0-2 each, Liam Scully 0-1 | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Denis Guerin (Dublin) |
Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals
| Laois | 4-9 – 2-10 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Prendergast 2-1 Willie Brennan 0-5, Mick Moore 1-1, Stevie Allen 1-0, John Costello. Eamonn Whelan 0-1 each |
References
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- GAA Final Teams
- Mayo Archive 1978
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2015-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 5 December 1977, p. 11
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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