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1988–89 National Football League (Ireland)

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The 1988–89 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 58th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1988–89 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1988 – 14 May 1989
League champions
WinnersCork (4th win)
CaptainTony Nation
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainP. Dunne

Cork beat Dublin in the "home" final and went on to win the two-legged final against New York. Colman Corrigan was injured in New York and so missed the All-Ireland championship.[1][2][3]

Format edit

Divisions edit

  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)

Round-robin format edit

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

Points awarded edit

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

Titles edit

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers edit

  • Division One: top 4 teams
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): group winners
  • Division Three (South): group winners

Knockout phase structure edit

In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
  • Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and relegation edit

  • Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two
  • Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 3 teams demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three.

Separation of teams on equal points edit

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.[4]

League Tables edit

Division One edit

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Dublin 7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals
  Kerry 7 5 0 2 10
  Derry 7 4 1 2 9
  Armagh 7 4 0 3 8
  Down 7 3 1 3 7
  Donegal 7 3 0 4 6
  Monaghan 7 3 0 4 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
  Meath 7 1 0 6 2

[5]

Division Two edit

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Cork 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division One of the 1989–90 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
  Cavan 7 5 1 1 11
  Mayo 7 4 1 2 9
  Roscommon 7 3 2 2 8
  Louth 7 3 2 2 8
  Kildare 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1989–90 NFL
  Galway 7 1 2 4 4
  Longford 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three edit

Division Three (North) play-offs edit

19 March 1989 For 2nd Place Tyrone 2-9 — 1-5 Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen[6]

Division Three (South) play-offs edit

19 March 1989 For 1st Place Wexford 1-7 — 0-8 Limerick Clonmel[7]

Division Three promotion play-off edit

16 April 1989 Tyrone 1-7 — 1-6 Limerick Roscommon[8]

Division Three (North) table edit

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Antrim 7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
  Tyrone 7 4 2 1 10 Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
  Leitrim 7 5 0 2 10
  Laois 7 4 1 2 9
  Offaly 7 4 1 2 9
  Sligo 7 2 0 5 4
  Fermanagh 7 1 0 6 2
  Westmeath 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three (South) table edit

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Wexford 7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL
  Limerick 7 6 0 1 12
  Waterford 7 5 0 2 10
  Clare 7 4 0 3 8
  Tipperary 7 3 1 3 7
  Wicklow 7 2 1 4 5
  Carlow 7 1 0 6 2
  Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout stages edit

Quarter-finals edit

Cavan2-9 – 1-5Derry
Cork0-12 – 1-5Armagh
Kerry3-10 – 1-9Antrim
Dublin1-11 – 0-7Wexford

Semi-finals edit

Cork0-10 – 0-4Kerry
Dublin1-10 – 1-9Cavan

Final edit

Cork0-15 – 0-12Dublin

References edit

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sportsfile - Meath v Dublin - Royal Liver National Football League - Round 3 Photos | page 1". www.sportsfile.com.
  3. ^ O’Sullivan, Jim (21 September 2014). "Cork 1989 Team to Be Honoured in Croke Park Today". gaacork.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Ups and Downs of the League", Irish Independent, 27 February 1989, p. 14
  5. ^ "All The GAA facts and figures", Irish Independent, 27/02/1989, p. 15
  6. ^ "Tyrone dash Leitrim hopes", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  7. ^ "Promotion for Wexford", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  8. ^ "Tyrone triumph", Irish Press, 17 April 1989, p. 33
  9. ^ "Cavan bridge 22 year gap", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13
  10. ^ a b c "Gaelic Games Results Check", Irish Press, 27 March 1989, p. 35
  11. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1989 League :: Semi-final :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com.
  12. ^ "Results", Irish Press, 10 April 1989, p. 39
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