The 1968–69 National Football League was the 38th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
Kerry beat Offaly in the home final, and then New York in the two-legged final.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Divisions [ edit ] Division One: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4. Division Two: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4. Division Three: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4. Division Four: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4. The top 2 in each group progressed to the Division Semi-finals. The winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.
Round-robin format [ edit ] Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin. All other groups: Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away. Points awarded [ edit ] 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Promotion and relegation [ edit ] None. All divisions had equal status.
Knockout-phase results and tables [ edit ] Division One [ edit ] Division One (A) regulation games [ edit ] Division One (B) play-offs [ edit ] Division One inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Division One (A) table [ edit ] Division One (B) table [ edit ]
Division Two [ edit ] Division Two (A) play-offs [ edit ] Division Two inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Division Two (A) table [ edit ] Division Two (B) table [ edit ]
Division Three [ edit ] Division Three (A) regulation games [ edit ] Division Three (A) play-offs [ edit ] Division Three inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Division Three (A) table [ edit ] Division Three (B) table [ edit ]
Division Four [ edit ] Division Four (B) play-offs [ edit ] Division Four inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Knockout-phase results [ edit ] Semi-finals [ edit ] Kerry win 39–30 on aggregate.
References [ edit ] ^ GAA Final Teams ^ GAA Archive 1969 [permanent dead link ] ^ Terrace Talk 1969 ^ "Kerry Defeats New York In Gaelic Football Finale" - NYT ^ "Dublin in fine form", Irish Press, 10/03/1969, p. 16 ^ "GAA facts", Irish Press, 17/03/1969, p. 13 ^ "GAA facts", Irish Press, 17/03/1969, p. 13 ^ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 31/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "GAA in brief", Irish Press, 03/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "Donegal dash Kerry's National League hopes", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15 ^ "Cavan oust Sligo: now meet Donegal", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 13 ^ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 31/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "Chambers' goal made Clare safe", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15 ^ "Galway win with late Keenan point", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15 ^ "Roscommon reap decisive success from switches", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "Galway had to fight", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16 ^ "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16 ^ "Mick O'Connell saves Kerry with a late point", Cork Examiner, 14/04/1969, p. 10 ^ "GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13 ^ "GAA facts at a glance", Irish Press, 28/04/1969, p. 15 ^ "Easy for Kildare", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15 ^ "Kildare sparkle", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12 ^ "Kildare-Offaly tie ends level", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16 ^ "GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13 ^ "Kerry for league final", Irish Independent, 12/05/1969, p. 12 ^ "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 ^ "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 ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151