1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1978–79 National Football League October 1978 – 13 May 1979 Roscommon Danny Murray Tom Heneghan 1st Cork 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.GAA Final TeamsGAA Archive 1979August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://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 Photo of Danny Murray with cup Format Knockout stage qualifiers Division One (North): top 3 teams Division One (South): top 3 teams Division Two (North): winners Division Two (South): winners Group stage July 2015 Division One (South) Table TeamPldWDLPtsNotes20px|border Cork football5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages20px|border Kerry football5 4 0 1 8 20px|border Kildare football5 3 02 6 20px|border Galway football5 1 2 2 420px|border Dublin football5 1 1 3 3 20px|border Laois football5 0 0 5 0 "How They Stand", Irish Independent, 11/12/1978, p. 16 Division Two (North) Final 4 March 1979 Final Armagh 3-2 — 0-8 Sligo Breffni Park, Cavan P. Collins, Westmeath Division Two (South) Final 25 March 1979 Final Offaly 2-8 — 1-7 Wexford Athy Knockout stage Quarter-finals 1 April 1979 Offaly 3-12 – 1-4 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin 1 April 1979 Roscommon 1-12 – 1-11 Kerry Croke Park, Dublinhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1979/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1979 League 8 April 1979 Kildare 0-11 – 0-7 Down Croke Park, Dublin 12,654 8 April 1979 Cork 1-8 – 0-7 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin"Missed chances so costly for Armagh", Irish Independent, 8 April 1979, p. 14 12,654 K. Campbell Meath Semi-finals 15 April 1979 Roscommon 1-14 – 0-13 Offaly Croke Park, DublinPuirseal, Padraig, "Roscommon are spot on", Irish Press, 15 April 1979, p. 16 22 April 1979 Cork 2-9 – 0-4 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin Finals 13 May 1979Final Roscommon 0-15 – 1-3 Cork Croke Park, Dublin 29,245"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Hugh Duggan (Armagh)"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