The 1983–84 National Football League was the 53rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry defeated Galway in the final, and Mikey Sheehy scored 1-5.GAA Final TeamsTerrace Talk 1984GAA Archive 1983

Format Four divisions of 8 teams: each team plays all the other teams in its division once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Tie-breakers are played to separate teams (if necessary for promotion, relegation or knockout places).

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

The NFL title is awarded after a knockout stage. Eight teams progress to the quarter-finals: Teams placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in Division 1 Teams placed 1st and 2nd in Division 2 Teams placed 1st in Division 3 and 4

Results

Division One

Play-Off

Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 3 4 0 10 Qualified for knockout stage 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 22 8 7 3 1 3 7 7 3 1 3 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 2 2 3 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL 7 1 2 4 4

Division Two

Play-Off

Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division One of the 1984–85 NFL 7 4 0 3 8 7 4 0 3 8 7 4 03 8 7 3 1 3 7 7 3 0 4 6 7 21 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL 7 0 0 7 0 "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12

Division Three

Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL 7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL 7 4 12 9 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 0 4 6 7 2 1 4 5 7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Four of the 1984–85 NFL 7 1 1 5 3 "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12

Division Four

Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL 7 4 03 8 7 4 0 3 8 7 30 4 6 7 3 0 4 6 7 1 0 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12

Knockout Phase

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

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