1979–80 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1979–80 National Football League October 1979 – 27 April 1980 Cork Christy Ryan Billy Morgan 3rd Kerry Jimmy Deenihan Mick O'Dwyer 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 National Football League was the 49th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Cork defeated Kerry in an all-Munster final.GAA Final TeamsTerrace Talk 1980http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/059-dubs-1978 059 Dubs 1978 | a whole new world 2015-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20121219233743/http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/059-dubs-1978 2012-12-19 dead GAA Archive 1980August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format Divisions Division One: 12 teams. Split into two regional groups of 6 (North and South) Division Two: 20 teams. Split into two 10 team regional sub-divisions of North and South, which were divided into five teams each. Titles Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title. There was also a separate National Football League Division Two title. Knockout stage qualifiers Division One (North): top 3 teams"How They Stand", Irish Press, 04/02/1980, p. 11 Division One (South): top 3 teams Division Two (North): winners Division Two (South): winners Promotion and relegation This was the last season of the present league format. For the 1980–81 season, the 32 counties were divided into four divisions of eight teams. The teams were not placed into the new structure entirely in line with their placings in the 1979–80 league."New line-up for National League", Ulster Herald, 17 May 1980, p. 3 Group stage Division One (North) Division One (North) Play-offs 10 February 1980 For 1st Place Armagh 0-10 — 1-4 Down Coalisland"Toner miss boost for Armagh", Irish Independent, 11/02/1980, p. 11 Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Armagh football5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for Knockout Stages20px|border Down football5 4 0 1 820px|border Roscommon football5 3 02 620px|border Mayo football5 2 0 3 4Relegated to Division Two of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Tyrone football5 2 0 3 420px|border Cavan football5 0 0 5 0 Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Division One (South) Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Galway football5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages and relegated to Division Two of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Kerry football5 3 1 1 7Qualified for Knockout Stages20px|border Cork football5 2 12 520px|border Kildare football5 2 0 3 420px|border Dublin football5 1 1 3 320px|border Offaly football5 1 0 4 2 "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Division Two (North) Division Two (North) Final 24 February 1980 Final Fermanagh 2-6 — 1-4 Antrim Coalisland"Cool Fermanagh surprise Antrim", Irish Independent, 25/02/1980, p. 11 Group A table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Antrim football8 5 2 1 12 20px|border Derry football8 5 1 2 1120px|border Monaghan football8 4 13 920px|border Louth football8 3 1 4 7Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Westmeath football8 0 1 7 1 Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Group B table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Fermanagh football8 6 1 1 13 Qualified for Knockout Phase and relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Longford football8 5 0 3 10 Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Donegal football8 3 32 9 Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Leitrim football8 2 1 5 3Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Sligo football8 1 1 6 3 Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Division Two (South) Division Two (South) Final 2 March 1980 Final Wexford 1-14 — 0-7 Clare Croke Park, Dublin"Wexford make it third time lucky", Irish Independent, 03/03/1980, p. 11 Group A table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Clare football8 5 2 1 12 Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Laois football8 5 1 2 1120px|border Meath football8 5 03 10 20px|border Tipperary football8 3 1 4 7Relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Limerick football8 0 0 8 0 Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Group B table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Wexford football8 8 0 0 16 Qualified for Knockout stage and relegated to Division Three of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Carlow football8 4 0 4 8 Relegated to Division Four of the 1980–81 NFL20px|border Wicklow football8 4 04 820px|border Waterford football8 3 0 5 620px|border Kilkenny football8 1 0 7 2 "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 04/02/1980, p. 10 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 23 March 1980 Armagh 1-8 – 2-5 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin"Magee to the rescue", Irish Press, 24/03/1980, p. 16 30 March 1980Replay Armagh 0-13 – 0-5 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin"Armagh always in control but waste chances", Irish Independent, 31/03/1980, p. 13 23 March 1980 Galway 1-12 – 0-10 Fermanagh Carrick-on-Shannon"Galway Masters", Irish Press, 24/03/1980, p. 16 23 March 1980 Kerry 1-8 – 1-5 Roscommon Gaelic Grounds, Limerick"Goalkeeper turns poacher!", Irish Press, 24/03/1980, p. 16 23 March 1980 Cork 3-6 – 0-6 Down Croke Park, Dublin"Down fall to Cork", Irish Press, 24/03/1980, p. 16 Semi-final 6 April 1980 Kerry 1-11 – 1-6 Armagh Croke Park, Dublinhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1980/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1980 League 13 April 1980 Cork 1-16 – 1-6 Galway Croke Park, Dublin"Cork canter into decider", Irish Press, 14/04/1980, p. 16 11,410 Final 27 April 1980 3:30 p.m. Cork 0-11 – 0-10 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 39,139"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Tommy Moran (Leitrim) Division Two Final 6 July 1980 'Home' Final Wexford 5-14 — 0-10 Fermanagh Croke Park, Dublin"Furlong hits four goals", Irish Press, 6 July 1980, p. 10 30 August 1980 Final Wexford 7-17 — 1-7 Warwickshire Coventry"Wexford take Div 2 title", Irish Independent, 31 August 1980, p. 8 References See also Cork–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons