1985–86 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1985–86 National Football League October 1985 – 4 May 1986 Laois Colm Browne Kieran Brennan 2nd Monaghan Eugene Sherry 1984–85 1986–87 thumb|Match programme from the semi-finals, 20 April 1986. The 1985–86 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ford National Football League, was the 55th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Laois won their second title to bridge a sixty-year gap.GAA Final Teamshttp://www.laoisgaa.ie/contentPage/43277/a_minor_rising1947-1999 Laois G.A.A. History 1947 - 1999 2015-07-20 2015-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414135731/http://www.laoisgaa.ie/contentPage/43277/a_minor_rising1947-1999 dead GAA Archive 1986August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format 1985-86 saw a change in format of the National League. Divisions Three and Four were amalgamated into a new Division Three, which was split by region."Football League's new Div 3, North and South", Sunday Independent,25 August 1985, p.24 Divisions Division One: 8 teams Division Two: 8 teams Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South) 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 all three divisions competed for the National Football League title. Knockout stage qualifiers Division One: top 4 teams Division Two: top 2 teams Division Three (North): group winners Division Three (South): group winners Knockout phase structure In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows: Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South) Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North) Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two The semi-final match-ups are: Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4 Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3 The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2. Promotion and relegation Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Three. Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two. Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two. Separation of teams on equal points In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists. League Tables Division One TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Down football7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals20px|border Monaghan football7 5 1 1 1120px|border Meath football7 4 12 9 20px|border Armagh football7 2 3 2 720px|border Kerry football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Roscommon football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Kildare football7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL20px|border Tyrone football7 1 0 6 2 Division Two TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Mayo football7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division One of the 1986–87 NFL20px|border Dublin football7 5 0 2 10 20px|border Donegal football7 4 12 9 20px|border Cork football7 4 12 920px|border Cavan football7 3 13 720px|border Longford football7 3 04 620px|border Galway football7 20 3 4 Relegated to Division Three of the 1986–87 NFL20px|border Wexford football7 00 7 0 Division Three Division Three (North) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL20px|border Louth football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Offaly football7 5 02 10 20px|border Antrim football7 4 1 2 920px|border Sligo football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Leitrim football7 1 1 5 3 20px|border Fermanagh football7 20 5 4 20px|border Westmeath football7 0 0 7 0 Division Three (South) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Laois football7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL20px|border Carlow football7 3 4 0 1020px|border Wicklow football7 3 22 8 20px|border Limerick football7 4 0 3 820px|border Clare football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Tipperary football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Waterford football7 10 6 2 20px|border Kilkenny football7 0 1 6 1 "Your GAA Scoreboard", Irish Independent 03/03/1986, p. 11 Knockout stages Quarter-finals 30 March 1986Quarter-Final Mayo football 0-15 – 1-7 Armagh football Croke Park, Dublin"Mayo soon sort out enigmatic Armagh!". Irish Independent, 31/03/1986, p. 9 Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) 30 March 1986Quarter-Final Dublin football 2-8 – 1-10 Meath football Croke Park, Dublin"Meath fail to break brave Dublin resolve". Irish Independent, 31/03/1986, p. 9 J Gough (Antrim) 6 April 1986Quarter-Final Laois football 1-15 – 0-15 Down football Croke Park, Dublin"Laois in on merit!". Irish Independent, 07/04/1986, p. 10 10,267 Paddy Lane (Limerick) 6 April 1986Quarter-Final Monaghan football 2-9 – 1-6 Derry football Croke Park, Dublin"Monaghan unimpressive, but...". Irish Independent, 07/04/1986, p. 10 10,267 S Prior (Leitrim) Semi-finals 20 April 1986Semi-Final Laois football 0-12 – 1-7 Dublin football Croke Park, Dublin"Talented Laois shock hotly-fancied Dublin". Irish Independent, 21/04/1986, p. 12 20 April 1986Semi-Final Monaghan football 0-10 – 1-6 Mayo football Croke Park, Dublin Final 4 May 1986Final Laois 2-6 – 2-5 Monaghan Liam Irwin 0-6, Willie Brennan 1-0, Eamonn Whelan 1-0"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Croke Park, Dublin 29,406"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Pat Lane (Limerick)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References External links f_9q7feh7sw 1986 NFL Final Highlights - Laois v Monaghan National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons