1989–90 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1989–90 National Football League October 1989 – 29 April 1990 Meath Colm O'Rourke Seán Boylan 6th Down Paddy O'Rourke 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 59th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The tournament introduced several experimental rules: game divided into four quarters; all kick outs from the hands from within the small rectangle; free kicks from the hands or the ground; all sideline kicks from the hands; teeing up the ball is a foul. Of these rules, only the free kick from hand or ground, and the illegality of teeing up the ball, survive to the modern day.GAA's previous experimental rules - Irish Independent Meath defeated Down in the final.GAA Final Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20150717021615/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/5/ 2015-07-17 http://www.crokepark.ie/GAA-Museum---Tours/Library---Archive/GAA-Years/1990-1999/1990----Happy-Cork-See-Double!- GAA Archive 1990 2015-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211221/http://www.crokepark.ie/GAA-Museum---Tours/Library---Archive/GAA-Years/1990-1999/1990----Happy-Cork-See-Double!- 2015-09-23 dead Photos of final Format 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 3 teams demoted to Division Three. Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three. Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three. 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."Ups and Downs of the League", Irish Independent, 05 March 1990, p. 14 League Tables Division One Play-offs 11 March 1990 For 4th Place Dublin 1-14 — 1-9 Armagh Drogheda"Bad-tempered spectacle!", Irish Independent, 12 March 1990, p. 13 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Cork football7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals20px|border Down football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Donegal football7 5 02 10 20px|border Dublin football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Armagh football7 3 2 2 8 20px|border Kerry football7 2 0 5 4 20px|border Cavan football7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Two of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Derry football7 1 0 6 2 "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 05/03/1990, p. 15 Division Two Second Place play-offs 11 March 1990 Semi-Final Meath 0-15 — 0-7 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin"Meath are Masters", Irish Press, 12 March 1990, p. 47 11 March 1990 Semi-Final Tyrone 0-12 — 0-8 Antrim Omagh"Tyrone to fore against Antrim", Irish Independent, 12 March 1990, p. 13 25 March 1990 Final Meath 1-20 — 1-10 Tyrone Breffni Park, Cavan"Meath are ready to bloom again", Irish Independent, 26 March 1990, p. 14 5,000 F. Finan (Sligo) Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Roscommon football7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division One of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Meath football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Tyrone football7 3 2 2 8 20px|border Antrim football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Mayo football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Monaghan football7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Louth football7 2 0 5 4 20px|border Wexford football7 2 0 5 4 Division Three Division Three (North) play-offs 18 March 1990 For 2nd Place Leitrim 4-8 — 2-7 Offaly Roscommon"Leitrim one-two floors Offaly", Irish Independent, 19 March 1990, p. 11 Division Three (South) play-offs 25 March 1990 For 1st Place Kildare 2-9 — 1-9 Wicklow Carlow"Kildare struggle to end hard Wicklow challenge", Irish Independent, 26 March 1990, p. 14 Division Three Promotion play-offs 15 April 1990 For 1st Place Leitrim 0-17 — 1-9 Wicklow Mullingar"Slick Leitrim back in big time", Irish Press, 16 April 1990, p. 51 A O'Neill Derry Division Three (North) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Longford football7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Leitrim football7 4 1 2 9Promoted to Division Two of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Offaly football7 4 12 920px|border Galway football7 4 0 3 820px|border Laois football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Fermanagh football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Sligo football7 10 6 2 20px|border Westmeath football7 1 0 6 2 Division Three (South) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kildare football7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1990–91 NFL20px|border Wicklow football7 6 0 1 1220px|border Limerick football7 5 02 10 20px|border Tipperary football7 4 0 3 820px|border Clare football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Waterford football7 1 1 5 3 20px|border Carlow football7 10 6 2 20px|border Kilkenny football7 1 0 6 2 Knockout stages Quarter-finals 1 April 1990 Cork 4-10 – 5-5 Kildare Portlaoise"Two defectors sink Kildare", Irish Independent, 02 April 1990, p. 9 1 April 1990 Roscommon 2-22 – 3-13 Dublin Portlaoise"Roscommon Roar!", Irish Independent, 02 April 1990, p. 9 1 April 1990 Meath 2-12 – 0-13 Donegal Clones"Beggy goals lift Meath out of gloom", Irish Independent, 02 April 1990, p. 9 1 April 1990 Down 1-21 – 1-5 Longford Navan"Longford are Down and out", Irish Independent, 02 April 1990, p. 9 Semi-finals 15 April 1990 Meath 0-14 – 0-10 Cork Croke Park, Dublin 15 April 1990 Down 4-8 – 0-11 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin"Down men are just perfect!", Irish Press, 16 April 1990, p. 49 Final 29 April 1990 Final Meath 2-7 – 0-11 Down Croke Park, Dublin References External links RlbhCH8b1CI Meath v Down NFL Final 1990 National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons