1997–98 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1997–98 National Football League 19 October 1997 – 26 April 1998 33 Offaly Finbarr Cullen Tommy Lyons 1st Derry Kieran McKeever 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 67th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The Kerry v Cavan Round 1 game was played at Downing Stadium in New York City, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1947 All-Ireland Final between the teams at the Polo Grounds.http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041311/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ 2015-07-17 dead http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/1990-1999/1984-(8) GAA Archive 1997 2015-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004534/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/1990-1999/1984-(8) 2015-09-23 dead Kerry photos1997 Kerry v Cavan NFL game in New York PhotosTerrace Talk 1997 The then Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani threw the ball in ahead of the game.https://www.sportsfile.com/id/201229/ Mayor of New York City Rudolph Guiliani throws the ball in before the game watched by Joe McDonagh, President of the GAA and Referee Brian White ahead of the Church and General National Football League match Ray McManus 18 October 1997 Offaly won their first and only league title.http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041311/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/3/ 2015-07-17 dead GAA Archive 1998August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format The teams are in four sections, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in each section contest the NFL quarter-finals.Gaelic Games website Group section Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Mayo football7 6 0 0 13 Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Galway football7 5 2 0 1220px|border Laois football7 4 21 10 Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Leitrim football7 4 1 2 920px|border Louth football7 3 0 4 6Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Fermanagh football7 1 1 5 3 20px|border Carlow football7 11 5 3 20px|border Kilkenny football7 0 0 7 0 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Donegal football7 6 1 0 13 Advance to Knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Derry football7 5 1 1 1120px|border Armagh football7 5 02 10 Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Meath football7 4 1 2 920px|border Longford football7 3 0 4 6Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Westmeath football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Antrim football7 10 6 2 20px|border London football7 0 0 7 0 Group C TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Offaly football7 6 1 0 13 Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Monaghan football7 4 1 2 920px|border Dublin football7 4 03 8 Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Tyrone football7 4 0 3 820px|border Sligo football7 3 2 2 8Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Kerry football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Cavan football7 20 5 4 20px|border Wexford football7 0 0 7 0 Group D TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Down football8 6 0 2 12 Advance to quarter-finals and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Cork football8 6 0 2 1220px|border Kildare football8 6 02 12 Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Clare football8 4 1 3 920px|border Wicklow football8 4 1 3 9Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL20px|border Tipperary football8 4 0 4 8 20px|border Roscommon football8 2 2 4 6 20px|border Limerick football8 11 6 3 20px|border Waterford football8 0 1 7 1 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 5 April 1998 Derry 1-9 – 0-10 Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo 5 April 1998 Offaly 1-11 – 0-10 Galway Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon 5 April 1998 Donegal 2-14 – 1-9 Cork Croke Park, Dublin 5 April 1998 Monaghan 2-6 – 1-8 Down Croke Park, Dublin Semi-finals 12 April 1998 Offaly 3-10 – 1-14 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin 12 April 1998 Derry 1-12 – 0-8 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin Finals 26 April 1998 Final Offaly 0-9 – 0-7 Derry Croke Park, Dublin 22,531 "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Niall Barrett (Cork)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons