1990–91 National Football League (Ireland)
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1990–91 National Football League
|image =
|dates = October 1990 – 5 May 1991
|teams =
|team1 = Dublin
|captain1 = Tommy Carr
|manager1 = Paddy Cullen
|titles =7th
|team2 = Kildare
|captain2 =
|manager2 = Mick O'Dwyer
|two =
|three =
|four =
|previous = 1989–90
|next = 1991–92
}}
The 1990–91 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 60th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Dublin defeated Kildare in the final.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ |title=GAA Final Teams |access-date=2015-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041300/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ |archive-date=2015-07-17 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.crokepark.ie/GAA-Museum---Tours/Library---Archive/GAA-Years/1990-1999/1991----Fox-Tipped-the-Scales- GAA Archive 1991]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://inpho.ie/assignment/National-Football-League-Final-Dublin-v-Kildare-1991/W1aW-FMcoX_46cI1z243gg..a Photos of final]
Format
1990-91 was the final season of this league structure. The league was re-formatted for 1991-92."New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
=Divisions=
- Division One: 8 teams
- Division Two: 8 teams
- Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)
=Round-robin format=
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
=Points awarded=
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
=Titles=
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
=Knockout stage qualifiers=
- Division One: first 4 teams
- Division Two: first 2 teams
- Division Three (North): first team
- Division Three (South): first team
=Knockout phase structure=
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows
- Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
- Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
- Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
- Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two
The semi-final match-ups are
- Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
- Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
=Promotion and relegation=
Owing to the re-structure of the league, promotion and relegation did not take place in the same manner as it did under the same structure in other years.
- Division One: No relegation. All 8 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL.
- Division Two: top 7 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Bottom team placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
- Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
- Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
=Separation of teams on equal points=
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.
League Phase Tables and Results
=Division One=
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Status | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}} | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | rowspan=4|Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kerry.svg {{GG|Kerry|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Roscommon.svg {{GG|Roscommon|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Armagh.svg {{GG|Armagh|football}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | rowspan=4|Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|football}} | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Down.svg {{GG|Down|football}} | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cork.svg {{GG|Cork|football}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
=Division Two=
==Division Two play-offs==
{{football box collapsible
| date = 31 March 1991
| round = For 2nd Place
| team1 = Kildare
| score = 3-11 — 2-8
| team2 = Leitrim
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| report =
| stadium = Navan"Results", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 14
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==Table==
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Status | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tyrone.svg {{GG|Tyrone|football}} | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | rowspan=2|Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}} | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Leitrim.svg {{GG|Leitrim|football}} | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | rowspan=5|Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Derry.svg {{GG|Derry|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Mayo.svg {{GG|Mayo|football}} | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Longford.svg {{GG|Longford|football}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Antrim.svg {{GG|Antrim|football}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cavan.svg {{GG|Cavan|football}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | rowspan=1|Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL |
=Division Three=
==Division Three promotion play-off==
{{football box collapsible
| date = 31 March 1991
| round =
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1-13 — 0-10
| team2 = Wexford
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| report =
| stadium = Navan"Galway win dull encounter", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 53
| attendance =
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==Division Three (North) table==
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Status | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|football}} | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | rowspan=1|Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#F8DE7E;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|football}} | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | rowspan=1|Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Louth.svg {{GG|Louth|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | rowspan=6|Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Laois.svg {{GG|Laois|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Monaghan.svg {{GG|Monaghan|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Westmeath.svg {{GG|Westmeath|football}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Sligo.svg {{GG|Sligo|football}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
==Division Three (South) table==
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Status | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|football}} | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | rowspan=1|Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Wexford.svg {{GG|Wexford|football}} | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | rowspan=7|Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tipperary.svg {{GG|Tipperary|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Limerick.svg {{GG|Limerick|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Carlow.svg {{GG|Carlow|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Waterford.svg {{GG|Waterford|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Clare.svg {{GG|Clare|football}} | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg {{GG|Kilkenny|football}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Knockout stages
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date = 14 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Dublin
|score = 2-10 – 0-11
|team2 =Wicklow
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Dubs stroll through Garden", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 14 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Donegal
|score = 1-16 – 0-16
|team2 =Offaly
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan"Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 14 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Kildare
|score = 1-7 – 0-9
|team2 =Kerry
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1991/League|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1991 League}}
| attendance =
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{{football box
|date = 14 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Roscommon
|score = 1-9 – 0-11
|team2 =Tyrone
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan"Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date = 21 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Dublin
|score = 1-18 – 0-11
|team2 =Roscommon
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Cullen's deadly destroyers", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 21 April 1991
|time =
|team1 =Kildare
|score = 0-14 – 1-10
|team2 =Donegal
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Micko's men march on", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date = 5 May 1991
Final
|time =
|team1 =Dublin
|score = 1-9 – 0-10
|team2 =Kildare
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 50,000
| referee = Damian Campbell Tempo Maguires County Fermanagh
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Dublin NFL Team 1991}}
{{National Football League (Ireland)}}
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