1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.GAA Final TeamsGAA Archive 1979Photo of Danny Murray with cup

Format

Knockout stage qualifiers Division One (North): top 3 teams Division One (South): top 3 teams Division Two (North): winners Division Two (South): winners

Group stage

Division One (South)

Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes 5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages 5 4 0 1 8 5 3 02 6 5 1 2 2 4 5 1 1 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 "How They Stand", Irish Independent, 11/12/1978, p. 16

Division Two (North) Final

Division Two (South) Final

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

References