1991–92 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1991–92 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 61st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1991–92 National Football League

League details
Dates	October 1991 – 3 May 1992
League champions
Winners	Derry (2nd win)
Captain	Henry Downey
Manager	Eamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tyrone
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

Derry defeated Tyrone in the final.^[1][2][3]

Format

1991-92 saw a change in format, with a change in the number of divisions from three to two. The format proved unpopular and lasted for just one year. One of the main reasons that it became unpopular was that it guaranteed teams five games, whereas the previous format guaranteed seven.^[4]

Divisions

• Division One: 18 teams. Split into three groups of 6 teams each.
• Division Two: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7 teams each.

Round-robin format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

• Division One (A): top 2 teams
• Division One (B): top 2 teams
• Division One (C): top 2 teams
• Division Two (A): top team
• Division Two (B): top team

Promotion and relegation

There was no promotion or relegation, as the GAA decided to move to a "mixed ability" system on a one-off basis for 1992-93. This was to facilitate the re-structuring of the league into four divisions.^[5]

Group stage

Division One

Group A play-off

Dublin v Galway

22 March 1992 For 2nd Place

Dublin

2-8 — 0-8

Galway

Croke Park, Dublin[6]

Group C play-offs

Meath v Kildare

22 March 1992 For 3rd Place

Meath

1-11 — 0-9

Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin

Meath v Kerry

29 March 1992 For 2nd Place

Meath

0-13 — 2-6

Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Tyrone	5	4	0	1	8	Advance to quarter-finals
Dublin	5	3	0	2	6
Galway	5	3	0	2	6
Cork	5	2	1	2	5
Armagh	5	1	1	3	3
Mayo	5	1	0	4	2

Group B Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Donegal	5	4	0	1	8	Advance to quarter-finals
Roscommon	5	4	0	1	8
Wicklow	5	3	0	2	6
Longford	5	1	1	3	3
Antrim	5	1	1	3	3
Leitrim	5	1	0	4	2

Group C Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Derry	5	5	0	0	10	Advance to quarter-finals
Meath	5	2	1	2	5
Kerry	5	2	1	2	5
Kildare	5	2	1	2	5
Down	5	0	4	1	4
Offaly	5	0	1	4	1

Division Two

Group B play-off

Cavan v Monaghan

22 March 1992 For 1st Place

Cavan

0-10 — 0-7

Monaghan

Navan

Group A Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Clare	6	5	0	1	10	Advance to quarter-finals
Tipperary	6	5	0	1	10
Wexford	6	3	2	1	8
Limerick	6	3	0	3	6
Waterford	6	2	0	4	4
Carlow	6	1	1	4	3
Kilkenny	6	0	0	6	0

Group B Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Cavan	6	5	0	1	10	Advance to quarter final
Monaghan	6	5	0	1	10
Fermanagh	6	3	1	2	7
Laois	6	3	0	3	6
Sligo	6	2	1	3	5
Louth	6	1	0	5	2
Westmeath	6	1	0	5	2

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Derry	1-10 – 1-8	Tyrone

3 May 1992
Final

Croke Park, Dublin

References

1. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "GAA Archive 1992". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. Photos of final
4. "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
5. "End of experiment", Irish Independent, 30 July 1993
6. "Jack the Lad for Dubs", Irish Independent, 23 March 1992, p. 23

External links

• Kevin McCabe (Tyrone) Goal v Roscommon 1992 NFL Quarter-Final on YouTube
• Down v Offaly NFL 1991-92 (St. Patrick's Pk, Newcastle) on YouTube
• 1992 National League Quarter Final Highlights Tyrone v Roscommon and Dublin v Donegal on YouTube
• Derry v Tyrone 1992 NFL Final on YouTube