1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1995–96 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 65th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
.JPG)
| |
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 November 1995 – 5 May 1996 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Derry (4th win) |
| Captain | Henry Downey |
| Manager | Brian Mullins |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Donegal |
| Captain | Noel Hegarty |
| Manager | P. J. McGowan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Cork |
| Division 3 | Mayo |
| Division 4 | Wicklow |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
Derry successfully defended its second consecutive season title in the final against Donegal.[1][2][3]
Format
The teams are in four divisions, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.[4]
Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals:
- The top 4 teams in Division 1
- The top 2 teams in Division 2
- The first-placed team in Division 3
- The first-placed team in Division 4
League Phase
Division One
Play-Offs
| 31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Kildare | 2-12 — 0-11 | Laois | Croke Park[5] |
Table
Division 2
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Promoted to Division One of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals |
 Cavan |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
 Armagh |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Leitrim |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Dublin |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Louth |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
 Westmeath |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL |
 Down |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division 3
Play-Offs
| 31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Antrim | 3-6 — 0-6 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones[6] |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mayo |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals |
 Monaghan |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL |
 Roscommon |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Galway |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Wexford |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Antrim |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
 Fermanagh |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1996–97 NFL |
 Sligo |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
