1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1981–82 National Football League October 1981 – 24 May 1982 Kerry Jimmy Deenihan Mick O'Dwyer 14th Cork Dinny Allen 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay.Final Teams https://www.gaa.ie/error/404?404;https://gaa-prd-fe-en__d524:80/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/6/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150716215305/https://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/6/ 2015-07-16 gaa.ie enhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/468/1982-Kerry-Vs-Cork Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1982 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Cork www.terracetalk.com Format Titles Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title. Divisions Division One: 8 teams Division Two: 8 teams Division Three: 8 teams Division Four: 8 teams Round-robin format Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. Points awarded 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. Knockout stage qualifiers Division One: top 4 teams"League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15 Division Two: top 2 teams Division Three: top team Division Four: top team Knockout phase structure In the Preliminary quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows Preliminary Quarter-final 1: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Four Preliminary Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division Two v First-placed team in Division Three In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows Quarter-final 1: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 1 v First-placed team in Division Two Quarter-final 2: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 2 v Third-placed team in Division One The semi-final match-ups are: Semi-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 1 Semi-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 2 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. Group stage Division One Regulation games 18 October 1981 Cork 2-9 — 0-9 Mayo Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork 18 October 1981 Offaly 1-11 — 0-12 Dublin Croke Park"Results at a glance", Irish Press, 19 October 1981, p. 14 22 November 1981 Roscommon 0-9 — 0-6 Kerry Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon"Kerry suffer first defeat", Cork Examiner, 23 November 1981, p. 14 1,500 P.J. McGrath, Mayo Play-offs 7 March 1982 For 3rd Place Cork 2-9 — 1-5 Kerry Killarneyhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1982/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1982 League www.terracetalk.com 14 March 1982 For 2nd Place Cork 1-11 — 0-8 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork"Confident Cork hold whiphand", Irish Independent, 15 March 1982, p. 11 Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Armagh football7 4 2 1 10 Qualified for Knockout Stages20px|border Cork football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Offaly football7 4 03 8 20px|border Kerry football7 4 0 3 820px|border Dublin football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Mayo football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Galway football7 21 4 5 Relegated to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Roscommon football7 1 1 5 3 "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9 Division Two Play-offs 7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Down 0-11 — 0-8 Meath Dundalk"GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football7 5 1 1 11 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Down football7 4 21 10 20px|border Meath football7 4 2 1 10 20px|border Tyrone football7 2 3 2 720px|border Kildare football7 2 2 3 6 20px|border Cavan football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Fermanagh football7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Monaghan football7 1 1 5 3 Division Three Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Wicklow football7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Antrim football7 5 11 11 Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Laois football7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Wexford football7 3 1 3 720px|border Donegal football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Louth football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Tipperary football7 21 5 5 Relegated to Division Four of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Westmeath football7 1 0 6 2 Division Four 7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Longford 1-8 — 0-9 Sligo Carrick-on-Shannon Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Clare football7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Longford football7 5 02 10 Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL20px|border Sligo football7 5 0 2 10 20px|border Waterford football7 3 0 4 620px|border Carlow football7 2 2 3 6 20px|border Limerick football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Leitrim football7 11 5 3 20px|border Kilkenny football7 1 0 6 2 Knockout stages Preliminary quarter-finals 14 March 1982 Kerry 4-6 – 1-3 Clare Ennis 14 March 1982 Down 3-8 – 0-9 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin"Handy for Down as Wicklows defence concedes chances". 2,553 Quarter-finals 21 March 1982 Kerry 1-11 – 0-5 Derry Croke Park, Dublin"GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13 21 March 1982 Offaly 1-9 – 0-12 Down Croke Park, Dublin 4 April 1982Replay Offaly 3-8 – 1-10 Down Croke Park, Dublin"Goalkeeping error costs Down dearly", Cork Examiner, 5 April 1982, p. 16 Semi-finals 11 April 1982 Kerry 3-14 – 1-5 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin"GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13 11 April 1982 Cork 1-15 – 1-10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin Final 25 April 1982Final Kerry 0-11 – 0-11 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 30,000"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) 24 May 1982Final Replay Kerry 1-9 – 0-8 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 25,000 Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) References External links mtC0Voi0_98 Cork v Kerry 1982 NFL Final hPfzF2jDh4c Cork v Kerry 1982 NFL Final Replay National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons