1972–73 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1972–73 National Football League October 1972 – 6 May 1973 Kerry Brendan Lynch 11th Offaly Tony McTague"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Tyrone 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 National Football League was the 42nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three-in-a-row, captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2-3.GAA Final TeamsMayo GAA BlogTerrace Talk 1973 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 phase 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. Division One Tables Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Offaly football7 6 0 1 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage20px|border Kerry football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Galway football7 5 02 10 20px|border Longford football7 4 0 3 720px|border Cork football7 3 0 4 7 20px|border Roscommon football6 2 0 4 4 20px|border Dublin football6 10 5 4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL20px|border Kildare football7 1 0 6 2 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football7 6 0 1 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage20px|border Sligo football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Fermanagh football7 4 12 9 20px|border Cavan football7 3 1 3 720px|border Mayo football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Westmeath football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Meath football7 20 5 4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL20px|border Laois football7 1 0 6 2 Knockout stage Division One 8 April 1973 Semi-Final Kerry 0-11 — 2-5 Derry Croke Park, Dublinhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1973/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1973 League 29 April 1973 Semi-Final Replay Kerry w/o — scr. Derry Croke Park, Dublin"Derry won't play", Irish Press, 28 April 1973 15 April 1973 Semi-Final Offaly 0-11 — 0-6 Sligo Croke Park, Dublin 6 May 1973 Final Kerry 2-12 — 0-14 Offaly Brendan Lynch 2-3; Mick O'Dwyer 0-5; Mickey O'Sullivan 0-2; Eamonn O'Donoghue, Donie O'Sullivan 0-1 each Croke Park, Dublin 25,303"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 John Moloney (Tipperary)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Division Two 8 April 1973 Semi-Final Tyrone 1-10 — 3-3 Wicklow Croke Park, DublinCork Examiner, 9 April 1973, p. 12 15 April 1973 Semi-Final Down 0-9 — 0-8 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin 6 May 1973 Final Tyrone 1-13 — 0-15 Down Croke Park, Dublin"First senior triumph for Tyrone", Cork Examiner, 7 May 1973 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons