The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Mayo in the final.GAA Final Teams

Format 1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

Divisions Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8. Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

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 Division One competed for the National Football League title. Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

Knockout stage structure In the semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows: Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B) Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)

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

Separation of teams on equal points

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."Derry back in top four", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 13

Group stage Division One Results Division One (A) play-offs

Division One (B) play-offs

Tables Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 5 1 1 11 Qualified for Knockout Stage 7 5 1 1 11 7 4 21 10 7 4 0 3 8 7 3 1 3 7 7 3 1 3 7 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1971–72 NFL 7 0 0 7 0 "League tables tidied up", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 13

Division two Tables Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL 7 5 1 1 13 7 5 0 2 10 7 4 03 8 7 2 1 4 5 7 2 1 4 5 7 1 1 5 3 7 0 0 7 0

Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 6 1 0 13 Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL 7 6 0 1 12 7 5 02 10 7 4 0 3 8 7 3 1 3 7 7 2 0 5 4 7 1 0 6 2 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout stage Division One

Division two

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