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.
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| 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 defeated Donegal in the final for the second year in a row.[1][2][3]
Format edit
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 edit
Division One edit
Play-Offs edit
| 31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Kildare | 2-12 — 0-11 | Laois | Croke Park[5] |
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Donegal
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| Meath
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Derry
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Kerry
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
 Tyrone
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Kildare
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 Laois
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL |
 Clare
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division 2 edit
Table edit
| 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 edit
Play-Offs edit
| 31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Antrim | 3-6 — 0-6 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones[6] |
Table edit
| 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 |
Division 4 edit
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicklow
|
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals |
| Longford
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL |
 Offaly
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
 Carlow
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Limerick
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tipperary
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Waterford
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| London
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
 Kilkenny
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Knockout phase edit
Quarter-finals edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ GAA Archive 1996[permanent dead link]
- ^ Photo of final
- ^ Gaelic Games website
- ^ "Kildare's net profit means Laois go down", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- ^ "Antrim avoid the drop", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- ^ "Wicklow are punished by Donegal aces", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- ^ "Mayo rock Meath", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
- ^ "Cork's late reminder", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- ^ "'Old Guard' see Derry through", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
- ^ "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