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1993–94 National Football League (Ireland)


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.[1][2][3]

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:

League Phase

Division One

Play-Offs

Table

[6]

Division Two

Table

Division Three

Play-Offs

Table

Division Four

Play-Offs

Table

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Breffni Park, Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin
Croke Park, Dublin[10]
[Brewster Park] [Enniskillen]

Semi-finals

Croke Park, Dublin[11]
Attendance: 33,153[12]
Croke Park, Dublin[13]
Attendance: 33,153[12]

Final

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Thomas McDermott (Cavan)[12]

References

  1. ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "GAA Archive 1994". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "National Football League Final 1/5/1994 | Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
  4. ^ "Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  5. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1994 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  6. ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24
  7. ^ "Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  8. ^ "Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5
  9. ^ "Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  10. ^ "Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24
  11. ^ "Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
  12. ^ a b c "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  13. ^ "Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31

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