1967–68 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th 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 1967 – May 1968 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Down (3rd win) |
| Captain | Joe Lennon |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Pa Connolly |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
Format
Divisions
- Division One: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
- Division Two: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
- Division Three: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
- Division Four: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
The top 2 in each group progressed to the Division Semi-finals and the winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.
Round-robin format
Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Division One (A) was to be played as a double round-robin, but this was abandoned.[4]
Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
League Phase Results and Tables
Division One
Division One (A) regulation games
| 19 November 1967 Round 2 | Antrim | 0-7 — 1-15 | Meath | Casement Park,[5] |
Division One (A) play-offs
Division One (B) regulation games
| 12 November 1967 Round 3 | Dublin | 1-9 — 0-6 | Armagh | Croke Park,[9] |
Division One inter-group play-offs
| 11 February 1968 Semi-final | Westmeath | 3-5 — 4-11 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 11 February 1968 Semi-final | Down | 3-7 — 2-4 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 7 April 1968 Final | Down | 1-11 — 2-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin[10] |
Division Two
Division Two (A) play-offs
| 25 February 1968 For 1st Place | Donegal | 3-9 — 2-6 | Sligo | Irvinestown[11] |
Division Two (B) play-offs
| 18 February 1968 For 1st Place | Derry | 2-11 — 0-12 | Cavan | Irvinestown[12] |
Division Two inter-group play-offs
| 10 March 1968 Semi-final | Sligo | 1-13 — 1-12 | Derry | Irvinestown[13] |
| 10 March 1968 Semi-final | Cavan | 2-7 — 1-9 | Donegal | Carrick-on-Shannon[14] |
| 31 March 1968 Final | Sligo | 2-8 — 1-7 | Cavan | Carrick-on-Shannon |
Division Three
Division Three (B) regulation games
| 4 February 1968 Round | Limerick | 2-6 — 0-6 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[15] |
| 11 February 1968 Round | Cork | 3-8 — 2-4 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds[16] |
| 3 March 1968 Round 3 | Limerick | 2-9 — 0-5 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[17] |
Division Three (B) play-offs
| 10 March 1968 For 1st Place | Kerry | 3-9 — 1-9 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[18] |
| 18 March 1968 For 2nd Place | Cork | 3-14 — 2-3 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork[19] |
Division Three inter-group play-offs
| 24 March 1968 Semi-final | Galway | 2-13 — 2-8 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles[20] |
| 24 March 1968 Semi-final | Mayo | 2-11 — 0-10 | Kerry | Semple Stadium, Thurles[21] |
Division Four
Division Four (A) regulation games
Division Four (B) regulation games
| 11 February 1968 Round | Wexford | 3-5 — 1-3 | Kilkenny | Enniscorthy,[26] |
Division Four inter-group play-offs
| 31 March 1968 Final | Kildare | 2-8 — 1-8 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin[28] |
