1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1978–79 National Football League
|image =
|dates = October 1978 – 13 May 1979
|teams =
|team1 = Roscommon
|captain1 = Danny Murray
|manager1 = Tom Heneghan
|titles =1st
|team2 = Cork
|captain2 =
|manager2 =
|two =
|three =
|four =
|previous = 1977–78
|next = 1979–80
}}
The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.[http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/7/ GAA Final Teams][http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(2)/1984-(9) GAA Archive 1979]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/059-dubs-1978 |title=059 Dubs 1978 | a whole new world |access-date=2015-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219233743/http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image/059-dubs-1978 |archive-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead }}[http://historical.glynnsphotography.com/p712122903/h11a020fa#h11a020fa Photo of Danny Murray with cup]
Format
=Knockout stage qualifiers=
- Division One (North): top 3 teams
- Division One (South): top 3 teams
- Division Two (North): winners
- Division Two (South): winners
Group stage
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=Division One (South)=
==Table==
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Notes | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cork.svg {{GG|Cork|football}} | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | rowspan=3|Qualified for Knockout Stages |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kerry.svg {{GG|Kerry|football}} | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}} | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|football}} | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | rowspan=3| |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Laois.svg {{GG|Laois|football}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
==Division Two (North) Final==
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| date = 4 March 1979
| round = Final
| team1 = Armagh
| score = 3-2 — 0-8
| team2 = Sligo
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| report =
| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan
| attendance =
| referee = P. Collins, Westmeath
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==Division Two (South) Final==
Knockout stage
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date =1 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Offaly
|score =3-12 – 1-4
|team2 =Tyrone
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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{{football box
|date =1 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Roscommon
|score =1-12 – 1-11
|team2 =Kerry
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1979/League|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1979 League}}
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{{football box
|date =8 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Kildare
|score =0-11 – 0-7
|team2 =Down
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 12,654
| referee =
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{{football box
|date =8 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Cork
|score =1-8 – 0-7
|team2 =Armagh
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Missed chances so costly for Armagh", Irish Independent, 8 April 1979, p. 14
| attendance = 12,654
| referee = K. Campbell Meath
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date =15 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Roscommon
|score =1-14 – 0-13
|team2 =Offaly
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, DublinPuirseal, Padraig, "Roscommon are spot on", Irish Press, 15 April 1979, p. 16
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| referee =
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{{football box
|date =22 April 1979
|time =
|team1 =Cork
|score =2-9 – 0-4
|team2 =Kildare
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Finals=
{{football box
|date =13 May 1979
Final
|time =
|team1 = Roscommon
|score =0-15 – 1-3
|team2 =Cork
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 29,245"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
| referee = Hugh Duggan (Armagh)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Roscommon Football Team 1979}}
{{National Football League (Ireland)}}
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Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons
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