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1982–83 National Football League (Ireland)

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1982–83 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1982 – 24 April 1983
League champions
WinnersDown (4th win)
CaptainMark Turley
ManagerJames McCartan
League runners-up
Runners-upArmagh
CaptainJim McKerr


The 1982–83 National Football League was the 52nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Down defeated Armagh in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

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Group stage

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Division One

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 7 5 2 0 12 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Down 7 4 3 0 11
Cork 7 4 1 2 9
Dublin 7 3 1 3 7
Kerry 7 3 1 3 7
Offaly 7 3 0 4 6
Derry 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1983–84 NFL
Mayo 7 0 0 7 0

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Division Two

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Play-Off

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30 April 1983 For 6th Place Cavan 1-9 — 1-8 Wicklow Pairc Tailteann, Navan[5]
Referee: P Kavanagh Meath

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kildare 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Stages and promoted to Division One of the 1983–84 NFL
Meath 7 5 1 1 11
Galway 7 4 2 1 10
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 9
Tyrone 7 3 0 4 6
Cavan 7 2 0 5 4
Wicklow 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL
Antrim 7 0 0 7 0

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Division Three

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Louth 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for National League Cup and promoted to Division Two of the 1983–84 NFL
Wexford 7 5 0 2 10
Laois 7 4 1 2 9
Clare 7 4 0 3 8
Donegal 7 3 1 3 7
Monaghan 7 3 0 4 6
Fermanagh 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Four of the 1983–84 NFL
Longford 7 0 0 7 0

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Division Four

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Westmeath 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for National League Cup and promoted to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL
Carlow 7 6 0 1 12
Leitrim 7 4 1 2 9
Limerick 7 2 2 3 6
Sligo 7 3 0 4 6
Tipperary 7 2 1 4 5
Waterford 7 2 0 5 4
Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 0

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Down1-9 – 0-4Kildare
Attendance: 15,123

Armagh2-8 – 1-7Meath
Attendance: 15,123

Finals

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Down1-8 – 0-8Armagh
Attendance: 24,500[9]
Referee: Weeshie Fogarty (Kerry)[10]

National League Cup

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Semi-finals

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Westmeath1-8 – 0-5Wexford

Louth2-10 – 1-5Carlow

Final

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Westmeath1-08 - 1-07 Louth
Tone (0-4), Coyne (1-0), Fahy (0-2f), W. Lowry (0-1), Tynan (0-1) O'Kane (1-0), Dawe (0-3f), McDonnell (0-2), McCarragher (0-1), Quinn (0-1)
Referee: P. Kavanagh (Meath)
GK 1 Matt Scally
RCB 2 Mick McEnroe
FB 3 Pádraig McGowan
LCB 4 Pat Murray
RHB 5 Eddie Tynan
CHB 6 Mick Lowry
LHB 7 Michael Fagan
MF 8 Tommy McCormack
MF 9 Christy Flanagan
RHF 10 Séamus Coyne
CHF 11 Willie Lowry
LHF 12 Rory Fahy
RCF 13 Pat Brady
FF 14 Frank Tone
LCF 15 Michael Greene
Substitutes:
16 Mick Clarke for Brady
17 Séamus Conroy for Flanagan
GK 1 Gerry Farrell (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB 2 Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB 3 Matt McDermott (St Fechin's)
LCB 4 Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB 5 Dessie Callaghan (Newtown Blues)
CHB 6 Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael)
LHB 7 Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 Pat Matthews (Oliver Plunketts)
MF 9 Paul Reneghan (Geraldines)
RHF 10 Tony McCarragher (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF 11 Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines) (c)
LHF 12 Benny McKeever (Clan na Gael)
RCF 13 Ray Quinn (Kilkerley Emmets)
FF 14 J.P. O'Kane (St Joseph's)
LCF 15 Kevin Dawe (Dreadnots)
Substitutes:
16 Pat McConnon (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Matthews

References

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  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ Armagh team photos
  3. ^ GAA Archive 1983[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "How They Stand", Irish Press, 14/03/1983, p. 17
  5. ^ "Kavanagh slip sinks Wicklow", Irish Press, 01/05/1983, p. 16
  6. ^ "How They Stand", Irish Press, 14/03/1983, p. 17
  7. ^ "How They Stand", Irish Press, 14/03/1983, p. 17
  8. ^ "How They Stand", Irish Press, 14/03/1983, p. 17
  9. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  10. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  11. ^ "Tone was right for Westmeath", Irish Independent, 25/04/1983, p. 12