The 1969–70 National Football League was the 39th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Mayo beat Down in the final.GAA Final TeamsGAA Archive 1970Mayo GAA Blog"Mayo’s 1970 National Football League win remembered" - Mayo News The funeral of J. J. Cribbin, who scored two goals and a point in the final, occurred exactly fifty years later.
Format
Round-robin format Division Two (B) and Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin."League Tables", Irish Press, 18 November 1969, p. 16 All other groups: Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Titles Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Teams that did not qualify for the inter-divisional play-offs completed for the Supplementary League Title. There was a severe lack of interest in this league, with considerable delays in organising fixtures in the Southern section.Croke, Andy, "Lack of interest hits new league", Sunday Independent, 26 April 1970, p. 15 When the final was eventually played, fewer than 100 people attended."Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
League Phase
Division One
Inter-group play-offs
Division Two
Inter-group play-offs
Division Three
Inter-group play-offs
Division Four
Group A play-offs
Inter-group play-offs
Supplementary League A: Longford, B: Kilkenny, Waterford, Carlow
Group A Regulation Games
Group B Regulation Games
Supplementary League Final
Knockout Phase
Semi-finals
Finals
References