1994–95 National Football League (Ireland)

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1994–95 National Football League
1994–95 National Football League Final.JPG
League details
Dates October 1994 – 14 May 1995
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Derry (3rd win)
Captain Tony Scullion
Manager Mickey Moran
League runners-up
Runners-up Donegal
Manager Brian McEniff
Other division winners
Division 2 Clare
Division 3 Cavan
Division 4 Monaghan

The 1994–95 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 64th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

The tournament introduced two experimental rules: consecutive handpasses were banned, and players had to stay 10 m (11 yd) from the free-kick taker. This later evolved into the current 13 m (14 yd) exclusion zone.[1] Derry defeated Donegal in the final.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals:

  • The top 4 teams in Division 1
  • The top 2 teams in Division 2
  • The first-placed team in Division 3
  • The first-placed team in Division 4

Results and tables

Division One

Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals
20px Derry 7 4 1 2 9
20px Kerry 7 4 0 3 8
20px Donegal 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 4 0 3 8
20px Meath 7 3 0 4 6
20px Dublin 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated
20px Down 7 1 0 6 2

Division Two

Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Clare 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 5 0 2 10
20px Louth 7 5 0 2 10
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 3 2 2 8
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 3 1 3 7
20px Armagh 7 2 2 3 6
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 1 1 5 3 Relegated
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 0 1 6 1

Division 3

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Cavan 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted and advance to quarter-finals
20px Westmeath 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 5 0 2 10
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 3 1 3 7
20px Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 6
20px Antrim 7 3 0 4 6
20px Longford 7 1 2 4 4 Relegated
20px Tipperary 7 0 0 7 0

Division 4

Monaghan won, with Sligo finishing second.

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals

1995
Laois 2-8 – 1-6 Monaghan

1995
Derry 1-11 – 0-11 Cavan

1995
Tyrone 3-7 – 0-7 Kerry

1995
Donegal 2-11 – 3-7 Clare

Semi-Finals

23 April 1995
Donegal 1-14 – 2-8 Laois

23 April 1995
Derry 1-8 – 2-3 Tyrone

Final

14 May 1995
Derry 0-12 – 0-8 Donegal
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,392[9]
Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary) [10]

References

  1. ↑ GAA's previous experimental rules - Irish Independent
  2. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  3. ↑ GAA Archive 1995
  4. ↑ Photo of final
  5. ↑ Gaelic Games website
  6. ↑ "Kerry pack killer punch", Irish Independent, 27/03/1995, p. 26
  7. ↑ "Donegal tops as Lilywhites flag",Irish Independent, 03/04/1995, p. 27
  8. ↑ "Tyrone's wee bit of class", Irish Independent, 03/04/1995, p. 27
  9. ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  10. ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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