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.

1993–94 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1993 – 1 May 1994
League champions
WinnersMeath (7th win)
CaptainRobbie O'Malley
ManagerSeán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-upArmagh
CaptainGer Houlahan
ManagerJim McCorry

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:

  • 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

Play-Offs
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
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 760112Advance to quarter-finals
Dublin 742110
Donegal 74038
Down 73228
Kerry 74038
Kildare 72145
Clare 71153Relegated
Mayo 71062

[6]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 750210Promoted to Division One of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Laois 742110
Louth 74129
Cork 74038
Leitrim 74038
Galway 73137
Roscommon 72054Relegated
Fermanagh 70070

Play-Offs
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
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Armagh 751111Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Tyrone 73228Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL
Wexford 74038
Cavan 74038
Antrim 73137
Tipperary 73137
Monaghan 71244Relegated
Offaly 70343

Play-Offs
20 March 1994 For 1st Place Westmeath 2-10 — 2-8 Longford Pearse Park, Longford[9]
Attendance: 3,000

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Westmeath 861113Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Longford 861113Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL
Wicklow 860212
Sligo 83238
Carlow 84048
London 82246
Waterford 83147
Limerick 82155
Kilkenny 80080

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Armagh2-13 – 1-9Dublin
Laois0-8 – 0-7Donegal
Meath0-13 – 1-9Down
Westmeath3-6 – 0-11Derry
[Brewster Park] [Enniskillen]

Semi-finals
Meath0-15 – 0-11Westmeath
Attendance: 33,153[12]
Armagh3-11 – 1-9Laois
Attendance: 33,153[12]

Final
Meath2-11 – 0-8Armagh
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. "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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