1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1995–96 National Football League 250px 12 November 1995 – 5 May 1996 33 Derry Henry Downey Brian Mullins 4th Donegal Noel Hegarty P. J. McGowan Cork Mayo Wicklow 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 65th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry successfully defended its second consecutive season title in the final against Donegal.http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041311/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ 2015-07-17 dead GAA Archive 1996August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Photo of final Format The teams are in four divisions, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.Gaelic Games website Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals: The top 4 teams in Division 1 The top 2 teams in Division 2 The first-placed team in Division 3 The first-placed team in Division 4 League Phase Division One Play-Offs 31 March 1996 For 6th Place Kildare 2-12 — 0-11 Laois Croke Park"Kildare's net profit means Laois go down", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Donegal football7 3 3 1 9 Advance to quarter-finals20px|border Meath football7 4 12 9 20px|border Derry football7 4 12 9 20px|border Kerry football7 3 2 2 820px|border Tyrone football7 3 1 3 720px|border Kildare football7 2 23 620px|border Laois football7 30 4 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL20px|border Clare football7 1 0 6 2 Division 2 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Cork football7 6 01 12 Promoted to Division One of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals20px|border Cavan football7 5 02 10 20px|border Armagh football7 4 03 8 20px|border Leitrim football7 4 03 820px|border Dublin football7 4 03 820px|border Louth football7 3 04 620px|border Westmeath football7 10 6 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL20px|border Down football7 10 6 2 Division 3 Play-Offs 31 March 1996 For 6th Place Antrim 3-6 — 0-6 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones"Antrim avoid the drop", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Mayo football7 7 0 0 14 Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals20px|border Monaghan football7 6 01 12 Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL20px|border Roscommon football7 4 12 9 20px|border Galway football7 2 1 4 520px|border Wexford football7 2 1 4 520px|border Antrim football7 2 05 420px|border Fermanagh football7 2 05 4Relegated to Division Four of the 1996–97 NFL20px|border Sligo football7 1 1 5 3 Division 4 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Wicklow football8 7 1 0 15 Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals20px|border Longford football8 6 11 13 Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL20px|border Offaly football8 5 12 11 20px|border Carlow football8 4 1 3 920px|border Limerick football8 4 0 4 820px|border Tipperary football8 4 04 820px|border Waterford football 8 2 0 6 4 20px|border London football8 1 0 7 220px|border Kilkenny football8 1 0 7 2 Knockout phase Quarter-finals 31 March 1996 Donegal football 2-12 – 1-8 Wicklow football Croke Park,"Wicklow are punished by Donegal aces", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5 11,004 31 March 1996 Mayo football 2-10 – 1-10 Meath football Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon"Mayo rock Meath", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4 31 March 1996 Cork football 2-14 – 0-18AET Kerry football Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork"Cork's late reminder", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5 9,432 31 March 1996 Derry football 0-12 – 0-11 Cavan football St Tiernach's Park, Clones"'Old Guard' see Derry through", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4 Semi-finals 21 April 1996 Donegal football 0-10 – 0-9 Cork football Croke Park, Dublin 21 April 1996 Derry football 1-12 – 0-7 Mayo football Croke Park, Dublin Final 5 May 1996 Final Derry 1-16 – 1-9 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin 24,298"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Michael Curley (Galway)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons