The 1977–78 National Football League was the 47th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1977 – 23 April 1978 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (5th win) |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Captain | John P Keane[1] |
| Manager | Johnny Carey |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
Format edit
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Group stage edit
Division One (North) edit
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mayo
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Cavan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
 Roscommon
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 Tyrone
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 Antrim
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 Derry
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Division One (South) edit
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Kildare
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cork
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
 Galway
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
 Kerry
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 Offaly
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Division Two (North) edit
Group A play-offs edit
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Armagh | 2-9 — 2-7 | Down | Castleblaney |
| 29 January 1978 For 2nd Place | Down | 1-11 — 0-5 | Louth | Castleblaney |
Group B play-offs edit
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Donegal | 0-13 — 0-10 | Fermanagh | Ballybofey |
Inter-group play-offs edit
| 19 February 1978 Final | Down | 2-7 — 1-3 | Armagh | Castleblaney |
Group A Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Down
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL |
| Louth
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Westmeath
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
 Antrim
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group B Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Fermanagh
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Leitrim
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Sligo
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Longford
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Division Two (South) edit
Group A play-offs edit
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Laois | 4-8 — 1-12 | Meath | Tullamore |
| E Whelan 2-1, L Scully 1-2, W Brennan 1-1, B Bohane 0-3, Tom Prendergast 0-1 | Mick Fay 0-6, Fergus Fagan 1-1, Cormac Roe 0-2, O O'Brien, P Cromwell, Gerry McEntee 0-1 each | Referee: Johnny Geraghty (Galway) |
Group B play-offs edit
Inter-group play-offs edit
| 5 February 1978 Semi-Final | Laois | 4-16 — 1-7 | Wicklow | Athy |
| Tom Prendergast 3-5, W Brennan 1-4, S Allen 0-3, E Whelan 0-2, B Bohane, F Hennessy 0-1 each | Referee: Martin Meally (Kilkenny) |
| 5 March 1978 Final | Laois | 1-12 — 1-6 | Wexford | Carlow |
| Tom Prendergast 1-2, Billy Bohane 0-5, Willie Brennan, Colm Browne 0-2 each, Liam Scully 0-1 | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Denis Guerin (Dublin) |
Group A Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laois
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL |
| Meath
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tipperary
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Clare
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Limerick
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group B Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wexford
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
 Carlow
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wicklow
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Waterford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
Quarter-finals edit
| Laois | 4-9 – 2-10 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Prendergast 2-1 Willie Brennan 0-5, Mick Moore 1-1, Stevie Allen 1-0, John Costello. Eamonn Whelan 0-1 each |
Semi-finals edit
| Dublin | 0-12 – 0-7 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Doyle 0-3, Brian Mullins, Anton O'Toole 0-2 each, Tommy Drumm, Bernard Brogan, David Hickey, Fran Ryder, Pat O'Neill 0-1 each | W Brennan 0-3, L Scully, S Allen, B Bohane, T Prendergast 0-1 each |
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ Mayo Archive 1978
- ^ "059 Dubs 1978 | a whole new world". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 5 December 1977, p. 11
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151