1988–89 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1988–89 National Football League October 1988 – 14 May 1989 Cork Tony Nation 4th Dublin P. Dunne 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 58th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Cork beat Dublin in the "home" final and went on to win the two-legged final against New York. Colman Corrigan was injured in New York and so missed the All-Ireland championship.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.sportsfile.com/more-images/1001110/5000/ Sportsfile - Meath v Dublin - Royal Liver National Football League - Round 3 Photos | page 1 www.sportsfile.comO’Sullivan Jim 21 September 2014 Cork 1989 Team to Be Honoured in Croke Park Today http://www.gaacork.ie/news/339109/cork_1989_football_team_to_be_honoured_on_sunday dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034528/http://www.gaacork.ie/news/339109/cork_1989_football_team_to_be_honoured_on_sunday 2016-03-04 gaacork.ie 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, 27 February 1989, p. 14 League Tables Division One TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Dublin football7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals20px|border Kerry football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Derry football7 4 12 9 20px|border Armagh football7 4 0 3 820px|border Down football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Donegal football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Monaghan football7 30 4 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL20px|border Meath football7 1 0 6 2 "All The GAA facts and figures", Irish Independent, 27/02/1989, p. 15 Division Two TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Cork football7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division One of the 1989–90 NFL and advance to quarter-finals20px|border Cavan football7 5 1 1 11 20px|border Mayo football7 4 1 2 9 20px|border Roscommon football7 3 2 2 820px|border Louth football7 3 2 2 820px|border Kildare football7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1989–90 NFL20px|border Galway football7 1 2 4 4 20px|border Longford football7 0 0 7 0 Division Three Division Three (North) play-offs 19 March 1989 For 2nd Place Tyrone 2-9 — 1-5 Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen"Tyrone dash Leitrim hopes", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13 Division Three (South) play-offs 19 March 1989 For 1st Place Wexford 1-7 — 0-8 Limerick Clonmel"Promotion for Wexford", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13 Division Three promotion play-off 16 April 1989 Tyrone 1-7 — 1-6 Limerick Roscommon"Tyrone triumph", Irish Press, 17 April 1989, p. 33 Division Three (North) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Antrim football7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL20px|border Tyrone football7 4 2 1 10Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL20px|border Leitrim football7 5 02 10 20px|border Laois football7 4 1 2 920px|border Offaly football7 4 1 2 9 20px|border Sligo football7 2 0 5 4 20px|border Fermanagh football7 10 6 2 20px|border Westmeath football7 0 0 7 0 Division Three (South) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Wexford football7 6 0 1 12Advance to quarter-finals; Promoted to Division Two of the 1989–90 NFL20px|border Limerick football7 6 0 1 1220px|border Waterford football7 5 02 10 20px|border Clare football7 4 0 3 820px|border Tipperary football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Wicklow football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Carlow football7 10 6 2 20px|border Kilkenny football7 0 0 7 0 Knockout stages Quarter-finals 19 March 1989 Cavan 2-9 – 1-5 Derry Croke Park, Dublin"Cavan bridge 22 year gap", Irish Independent, 20 March 1989, p. 13 26 March 1989 Cork 0-12 – 1-5 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin"Gaelic Games Results Check", Irish Press, 27 March 1989, p. 35 26 March 1989 Kerry 3-10 – 1-9 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin 26 March 1989 Dublin 1-11 – 0-7 Wexford Portlaoise Semi-finals 9 April 1989 Cork 0-10 – 0-4 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Corkhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/407/1989-Kerry-Vs-Cork Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1989 League :: Semi-final :: Kerry Vs Cork www.terracetalk.com 9 April 1989 Dublin 1-10 – 1-9 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin"Results", Irish Press, 10 April 1989, p. 39 Final 23 April 1989Home Final Cork 0-15 – 0-12 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons