1993–94 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1993 – 1 May 1994 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (7th win) |
| Captain | Robbie O'Malley |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Armagh |
| Captain | Ger Houlahan |
| Manager | Jim McCorry |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
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
[edit]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:
- The top four teams in Division 1
- The top two teams in Division 2
- The winners of Division 3
- The winners of Division 4
League Phase
[edit]Division One
[edit]Play-Offs
[edit]| 20 March 1994 For 3rd Place | Donegal | 1-8 — 0-10 | Down | Breffni Park[4] |
| Attendance: 5,000 |
| 27 March 1994 For 4th Place | Down | 2-12 — 0-11 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin[5] |
Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Derry
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals |
 Dublin
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
 Donegal
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Down
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Kerry
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Kildare
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Clare
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Relegated |
 Mayo
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division Two
[edit]Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meath
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Promoted to Division One of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to quarter-finals |
 Laois
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Louth
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Cork
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Leitrim
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Galway
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Roscommon
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Relegated |
 Fermanagh
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Division Three
[edit]Play-Offs
[edit]| 20 March 1994 For 3rd Place | Tyrone | 2-10 — 2-6 | Cavan | Brewster Park, Enniskillen[7] |
| 27 March 1994 For 2nd Place | Tyrone | 2-10 — 0-10 | Wexford | Croke Park[8] |
Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase |
 Tyrone
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL |
 Wexford
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cavan
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Antrim
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tipperary
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Monaghan
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Relegated |
 Offaly
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Division Four
[edit]Play-Offs
[edit]| 20 March 1994 For 1st Place | Westmeath | 2-10 — 2-8 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford[9] |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeath
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase |
| Longford
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL |
| Wicklow
|
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
 Sligo
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
 Carlow
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| London
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Waterford
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Limerick
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
 Kilkenny
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Knockout phase
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "GAA Archive 1994". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "National Football League Final 1/5/1994 | Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
- ^ "Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1994 League". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24
- ^ "Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
- ^ "Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5
- ^ "Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
- ^ "Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24
- ^ "Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
- ^ a b c "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31