1993–94 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1993–94 National Football League October 1993 – 1 May 1994 Meath Robbie O'Malley Seán Boylan 7th Armagh Ger Houlahan Jim McCorry 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 63rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Meath defeated Armagh in the final.http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041300/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ 2015-07-17 dead http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/1990-1999/1984-(4) GAA Archive 1994 2015-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211310/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/1990-1999/1984-(4) 2015-09-23 dead http://inpho.ie/assignment/National-Football-League-Final-1-5-1994/i9YzY9WlpjY9fB6rswmQhg..a National Football League Final 1/5/1994 | Inpho Photography inpho.ie Format The 1993/94 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, while the bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated. Eight teams contested the NFL quarter-finals: The top four teams in Division 1 The top two teams in Division 2 The winners of Division 3 The winners of Division 4 League Phase Division One Play-Offs 20 March 1994 For 3rd Place Donegal 1-8 — 0-10 Down Breffni Park"Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5 5,000 27 March 1994 For 4th Place Down 2-12 — 0-11 Kerry Croke Park, Dublinhttps://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1994/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1994 League www.terracetalk.com Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals20px|border Dublin football7 4 2 1 1020px|border Donegal football7 4 03 8 20px|border Down football7 3 2 2 820px|border Kerry football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Kildare football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Clare football7 11 5 3 Relegated20px|border Mayo football7 1 0 6 2 "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24 Division Two Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Meath football7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division One of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to quarter-finals20px|border Laois football7 4 2 1 10 20px|border Louth football7 4 1 2 9 20px|border Cork football7 4 0 3 820px|border Leitrim football7 4 0 3 820px|border Galway football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Roscommon football7 2 0 5 4 Relegated 20px|border Fermanagh football7 0 0 7 0 Division Three Play-Offs 20 March 1994 For 3rd Place Tyrone 2-10 — 2-6 Cavan Brewster Park, Enniskillen"Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5 27 March 1994 For 2nd Place Tyrone 2-10 — 0-10 Wexford Croke Park"Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Armagh football7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase20px|border Tyrone football7 3 2 2 8Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL20px|border Wexford football7 4 03 8 20px|border Cavan football7 4 0 3 820px|border Antrim football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Tipperary football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Monaghan football7 12 4 4 Relegated20px|border Offaly football7 0 3 4 3 Division Four Play-Offs 20 March 1994 For 1st Place Westmeath 2-10 — 2-8 Longford Pearse Park, Longford"Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5 3,000 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Westmeath football8 6 1 1 13Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase20px|border Longford football8 6 1 1 13 Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL 20px|border Wicklow football8 6 02 12 20px|border Sligo football8 3 2 3 820px|border Carlow football8 4 0 4 8 20px|border London football8 2 2 4 6 20px|border Waterford football8 31 4 7 20px|border Limerick football8 21 5 5 20px|border Kilkenny football8 0 0 8 0 Knockout phase Quarter-finals 3 April 1994 Armagh 2-13 – 1-9 Dublin Breffni Park, Cavan 3 April 1994 Laois 0-8 – 0-7 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin 3 April 1994 Meath 0-13 – 1-9 Down Croke Park, Dublin"Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24 3 April 1994 Westmeath 3-6 – 0-11 Derry [Brewster Park] [Enniskillen] Semi-finals 17 April 1994 Meath 0-15 – 0-11 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin"Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31 33,153"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 17 April 1994 Armagh 3-11 – 1-9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin"Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31 33,153 Final 1 May 1994 Final Meath 2-11 – 0-8 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin Thomas McDermott (Cavan) References External links 1cDjq6dLqIk Meath v Armagh 1994 NFL Final Highlights National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons