1996–97 National Football League (Ireland)

Irish football league April 2022 1996–97 National Football League 13 October 1996 – 4 May 1997 33 Kerry Mike Hassett Páidí Ó Sé 16th Cork Niall Cahalane Larry Tompkins Louth Down Offaly 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 66th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Format The teams are in four divisions, 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 winn and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.http://homepage.eircom.net/~gaelicgames/foot/l96-7/play_offs.html 1996-7 Football League play-offs & Final homepage.eircom.net Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals: The top 4 teams in Division 1 The top 2 teams in Division 2 The first-placed teams in Divisions 3 and 4 Promotion and relegation At the point at which the league was played, promotion and relegation was to be as follows: Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Three. Division Three: top 2 teams promoted to Division Two. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Four. Division Four: top 2 teams promoted to Division Three. After the season had finished, it was decided to move to a 'mixed-ability' league for a one-season experiment in the 1997–98 NFL season, which meant that there was no relegation or promotion in 1996–97.O'Riordan, Tom, "New format turns league on its head", Irish Independent, 27 August 1997, p. 21 Results and tables Division 1 TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kildare football7 5 0 2 10 Advance to Knockout stage20px|border Kerry football7 5 0 2 1020px|border Derry football7 4 12 9 20px|border Cork football7 3 2 2 820px|border Tyrone football7214520px|border Meath football7 2 1 4 5 20px|border Cavan football7 2 1 4 520px|border Donegal football7 12 4 4 Division 2 Play-Off 31 March 1997 For 6th Place Mayo 0-7 — 0-4 Clare Tuamhttps://www.mayogaablog.com/?page_id=490 1997 Division 2 TeamPldWDLPtsStatusalt=|border|20x20px Louth football7 5 0 2 10 Advance to Knockout stagealt=|border|20x20px Laois football7 5 0 2 10 Laois advanced to Knock out stage as Division 2 Runner Up20px|border Dublin football7 3 22 8 20px|border Leitrim football7 3 13 720px|border Armagh football7 2 32 720px|border Mayo football7 2 23 620px|border Clare football7 30 4 6 20px|border Monaghan football7 10 6 2 Division 3 TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Down football7 5 2 0 12 Advance to knockout stage20px|border Roscommon football7 5 11 11 20px|border Wicklow football7 5 02 10 20px|border Westmeath football7 4 0 3 820px|border Galway football7 3 1 3 720px|border Antrim football7 2 05 420px|border Longford football7 1 15 320px|border Sligo football7 0 1 6 1 Division 4 Offaly football won, with Fermanagh football finishing second. Knockout stage Quarter-finals 6 April 1997 Laois football 4-10 – 1-13 Derry football Hugh Emerson 3 goals 6 April 1997 Kerry football 1-18 – 0-10 Down football Dublin 7 April 1997 3:15 p.m. Kildare football 0-9 – 0-8 Offaly football Navan 6 April 1997https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/corkery-pulls-right-strings-1.59773 Corkery pulls right strings Irish Times 7 April 1997 Cork football 1-12 - 0-11 Louth football Corkery (1-7, 1pen, 4f), Corcoran (0-2), Dorgan (0-1), C. O'Sullivan (0-1), O. O'Sullivan (0-1) Butterly (0-4), White (0-2, 1f), Curran (0-2), S. O'Hanlon (0-1), Kelly (0-1), Donaldson (0-1) O'Moore Park Portlaoise S. Prior (Leitrim) GK1 Kevin O'Dwyer (O'Donovan Rossa)RCB2 Ronan McCarthy (Douglas)FB3 Mark O'Connor (Bantry Blues)LCB4 Owen Sexton (Kilbrittain)RHB5 Ciarán O'Sullivan (Urhan)CHB6 Niall Cahalane (Castlehaven) (c)LHB7 Martin Cronin (Nemo Rangers)MF8 Damien O'Neill (Bantry Blues)MF9 Liam Honohan (Bishopstown)RHF10 Michael O'Donovan (Mallow)CHF11 Steven O'Brien (Nemo Rangers)LHF12 Brian Corcoran (Erin's Own)RCF13 Ollie O'Sullivan (Garnish)FF14 Colin Corkery (Nemo Rangers)LCF15 Aidan Dorgan (Grenagh)Substitutes: 16 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Na Piarsaigh) for Honohan 17 John Buckley (Knocknagree) for Ollie O'Sullivan 18 Mark Farr (Dohenys) for O'Connor GK1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)RCB2 Nicky Malone (Lann Léire)FB3 Gareth O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams)LCB4 Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels)RHB5 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)CHB6 John Donaldson (Stabannon Parnells)LHB7 Stephen Melia (O'Dwyers, Dublin)MF8 Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) (c)MF9 Ken Reilly (Stabannon Parnells)RHF10 Alan Rooney (St Mary's)CHF11 David Reilly (Stabannon Parnells)LHF12 Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)RCF13 Stefan White (Clan na Gael)FF14 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)LCF15 Pat Butterly (Stabannon Parnells)Substitutes: 16 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) for A. Rooney 17 Brendan Kerin (St Mary's) for D. Reilly 18 Alan Doherty (St Mary's) for Butterly Semi-finals 20 April 1997 Kerry football 2-13 – 1-10 Laois football Croke Park, Dublin 21 April 1997 Cork football 2-10 – 1-9 Kildare football Croke Park, Dublin Final 4 May 1997 Kerry 3-7 – 1-8 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 28,795 "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Pat Casserly (Westmeath) References External links w6rqD8L2H54 Kerry v Cavan 1997 All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final 5riS3ApInGM Kerry v Cork 1997 NFL Final National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons Category:Long stubs with short prose