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1983–84 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1983 – 29 April 1984
League champions
WinnersKerry (15th win)
CaptainDiarmuid O'Donoghue
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
← 1982–83 1984–85 →


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.

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

Cork v Armagh
26 February 1984 For 4th Place Cork 0-20 — 4-4
a.e.t		 Armagh Athlone
Referee: P Kavanagh, Meath
Offaly v Kildare
26 February 1984 For 6th Place Offaly 0-10 — 1-7 Kildare Carlow
Referee: P Collins, Westmeath

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 7 3 4 0 10 Qualified for knockout stage
Down 7 3 2 2 8
Meath 7 3 2 2 8
Cork 7 3 1 3 7
Armagh 7 3 1 3 7
Offaly 7 3 4 4 6
Kildare 7 2 2 3 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Dublin 7 1 2 4 4

Division Two

Play-Off

Roscommon v Mayo
26 February 1984 For 3rd Place Roscommon 1-11 — 1-7 Mayo McHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: T Moran, Leitrim
Tyrone v Roscommon
4 March 1984 For 2nd Place Tyrone 1-6 — 0-8 Roscommon Breffni Park, Cavan

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Galway 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division One of the 1984–85 NFL
Tyrone 7 4 0 3 8
Roscommon 7 4 0 3 8
Mayo 7 4 0 3 8
Wexford 7 3 1 3 7
Louth 7 3 0 4 6
Cavan 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL
Derry 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Monaghan 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Donegal 7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Wicklow 7 4 1 2 9
Antrim 7 3 2 2 8
Clare 7 3 0 4 6
Laois 7 2 1 4 5
Carlow 7 1 1 5 3 Relegated to Division Four of the 1984–85 NFL
Westmeath 7 1 1 5 3

Division Four

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Longford 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Leitrim 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Limerick 7 4 0 3 8
Fermanagh 7 4 0 3 8
Waterford 7 3 0 4 6
Sligo 7 3 0 4 6
Tipperary 7 1 0 6 2
Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout Phase

Quarter-finals

Kerry2-11 – 2-5Longford
Pearse Park, Longford
Galway1-7 – 0-7Cork
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Meath1-12 – 1-7Monaghan
Breffni Park, Cavan
Down2-8 – 0-6Tyrone
Lurgan

Semi-finals

Kerry0-12 – 1-6Down
Croke Park, Dublin
Galway1-10 – 0-13Meath
Croke Park, Dublin
Galway0-10 – 0-9Meath
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 13,777

Finals

Kerry1-11 – 0-11Galway
Mikey Sheehy 1-5; Jack O'Shea 0-3; Tommy Doyle, Eoin Liston, Willie Maher 0-1 each
Gaelic Grounds, LimerickReferee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Terrace Talk 1984
  3. GAA Archive 1983
  4. "Cork find extra time necessary", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  5. "Dashing Dunne saves Offaly from demotion", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  6. "Roscommon meet Tyrone in play-off", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  7. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  8. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  9. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  10. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1984 League".
  11. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  12. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  13. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  14. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1984 League :: Semi-final :: Kerry Vs Down".
  15. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 01/04/1984, p. 14
  16. "Galway grab glory", Irish Press, 15/04/1984, p. 16
  17. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

External links

Kerry – 1984 National Football League Champions (15th title)
Subs
E. Liston
W. Maher
Manager
M. O'Dwyer
National Football Leagues
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