1976–77 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1976–77 National Football League 250px October 1976 – 17 April 1977 32 Kerry John O'Keeffe Mick O'Dwyer 13th Dublin Tony Hanahoe Tony Hanahoe (player-manager) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 National Football League was the 46th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry narrowly beat Dublin in the final.Final Teams https://www.gaa.ie/error/404?404;https://gaa-prd-fe-en__d524:80/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/7/ live gaa.ie en https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183500/https://www.gaa.ie/error/404?404;https://gaa-prd-fe-en__d524:80/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/7/ 2021-07-09 http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/538/1977-Kerry-Vs-Dublin Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1977 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Dublin www.terracetalk.com16 May 2011 'Hanno's Heroes', All-Ireland Semi-Final, 1977 http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/041-1977-team dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121220034421/http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/041-1977-team 2012-12-20 2015-07-18 dublincitypubliclibraries.com Format All 32 counties of Ireland compete: 12 in Division 1 and 20 in Division 2. Division 1 is composed of two groups of 6 teams (North and South). Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed team in each group advances to the NFL semi-finals. The second-placed team in each group advances to the NFL quarter-finals. The last-placed team is relegated. Division 2 is composed of two groups of 10 teams (North and South). Each of these is further divided into two groups of 5. The top two in each group play semi-finals and finals, with the North champions and the South champions advancing to the NFL quarter-finals and being promoted. Group stage Division One (North) Play-offs 6 February 1977 For 1st Place Mayo 1-9 — 1-6 Roscommon Tuam 13 March 1977 For 5th Place Antrim 2-7 — 0-10 Sligo Clones Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Mayo football5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for knockout stages20px|border Roscommon football5 4 0 1 8 20px|border Tyrone football5 3 02 6 20px|border Derry football5 2 0 3 420px|border Antrim football5 1 0 4 2 20px|border Sligo football5 1 0 4 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 6 December 1976, p. 11 Division One (South) Play-offs 13 March 1977 For 5th Place Galway 0-16 — 2-6 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Kerry football5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages20px|border Dublin football5 3 1 1 7 20px|border Cork football5 2 21 6 20px|border Kildare football5 2 0 3 420px|border Galway football5 0 2 3 2 20px|border Meath football5 0 2 3 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL Division Two (North) Group B play-offs 16 January 1977 For 1st Place Cavan 2-10 — 1-5 Leitrim Pearse Park, Longford 30 January 1977 For 2nd Place Donegal 0-14 — 1-9 AET Leitrim Sligo"Leitrim crash in extra time", Irish Independent, 31 January 1977, p. 11 Inter-group play-offs 6 February 1977 Semi-Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Armagh Ballybay 6 February 1977 Semi-Final Donegal 1-8 — 0-8 Down Dungannon 6 March 1977 Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Donegal Irvinestown Group A Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Armagh football4 3 1 0 7 20px|border Down football4 3 10 7 20px|border Monaghan football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Westmeath football4 1 03 2 20px|border Louth football4 0 0 4 0 Group B Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Cavan football4 3 0 1 6 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL20px|border Donegal football4 3 0 1 6 20px|border Leitrim football4 3 01 6 20px|border Fermanagh football4 1 03 2 20px|border Longford football4 0 0 4 0 Division Two (South) Inter-group play-offs 6 February 1977 Semi-Final Laois 2-9 — 2-8 Waterford Carlow 6 February 1977 Semi-Final Offaly 4-14 — 2-2 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin 6 March 1977 Final Offaly 2-13 — 0-9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin Group A Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Offaly football4 3 1 0 7 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL20px|border Laois football4 2 1 1 5 20px|border Clare football4 2 02 4 20px|border Tipperary football4 2 02 4 20px|border Limerick football4 0 0 4 0 Group B Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Waterford football4 3 1 0 7 20px|border Wicklow football4 2 1 1 5 20px|border Carlow football4 2 02 4 20px|border Wexford football4 1 21 4 20px|border Kilkenny football4 0 0 4 0 Knockout stage Quarter-Finals 13 March 1977 Roscommon 1-4 – 0-5 Offaly Athlone 13 March 1977 Dublin 2-12 – 1-7 Cavan Pearse Park, Longford Semi-finals 27 March 1977 Mayo 0-5 – 2-12 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin 3 April 1977 Kerry 2-13 – 0-8 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublinhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1977/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1977 League www.terracetalk.com Finals 17 April 1977Final Kerry 1-8 – 1-6 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin 43,456"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 JJ Landers (Waterford) References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons