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1981–82 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1981 – 24 May 1982
League champions
WinnersKerry (14th win)
CaptainJimmy Deenihan
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainDinny Allen


The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay.[1][2]

Format

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Titles

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Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.

Divisions

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  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 8 teams
  • Division Four: 8 teams

Round-robin format

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Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.

Points awarded

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2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Knockout stage qualifiers

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  • Division One: top 4 teams[3]
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three: top team
  • Division Four: top team

Knockout phase structure

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In the Preliminary quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows

  • Preliminary Quarter-final 1: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Four
  • Preliminary Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division Two v First-placed team in Division Three

In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows

  • Quarter-final 1: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 1 v First-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 2: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 2 v Third-placed team in Division One

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 1
  • Semi-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 2

Separation of teams on equal points

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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.

Group stage

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Division One

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Regulation games

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18 October 1981 Cork 2-9 — 0-9 Mayo Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
18 October 1981 Offaly 1-11 — 0-12 Dublin Croke Park[4]
22 November 1981 Roscommon 0-9 — 0-6 Kerry Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon[5]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: P.J. McGrath, Mayo

Play-offs

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7 March 1982 For 3rd Place Cork 2-9 — 1-5 Kerry Killarney[6][3]
14 March 1982 For 2nd Place Cork 1-11 — 0-8 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork[7]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 7 4 2 1 10 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Cork 7 4 0 3 8
Offaly 7 4 0 3 8
Kerry 7 4 0 3 8
Dublin 7 3 1 3 7
Mayo 7 3 1 3 7
Galway 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Roscommon 7 1 1 5 3

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Division Two

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Play-offs

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7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Down 0-11 — 0-8 Meath Dundalk[9]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 7 5 1 1 11 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1982–83 NFL
Down 7 4 2 1 10
Meath 7 4 2 1 10
Tyrone 7 2 3 2 7
Kildare 7 2 2 3 6
Cavan 7 3 0 4 6
Fermanagh 7 1 1 5 3 Relegated to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Monaghan 7 1 1 5 3

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Division Three

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wicklow 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Antrim 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Laois 7 3 1 3 7
Wexford 7 3 1 3 7
Donegal 7 3 0 4 6
Louth 7 3 0 4 6
Tipperary 7 2 1 5 5 Relegated to Division Four of the 1982–83 NFL
Westmeath 7 1 0 6 2

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Division Four

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7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Longford 1-8 — 0-9 Sligo Carrick-on-Shannon[9]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Longford 7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Sligo 7 5 0 2 10
Waterford 7 3 0 4 6
Carlow 7 2 2 3 6
Limerick 7 2 1 4 5
Leitrim 7 1 1 5 3
Kilkenny 7 1 0 6 2

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Knockout stages

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Preliminary quarter-finals

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Kerry4-6 – 1-3Clare
Down3-8 – 0-9Wicklow
Attendance: 2,553

Quarter-finals

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Kerry1-11 – 0-5Derry
Offaly1-9 – 0-12Down
Offaly3-8 – 1-10Down

Semi-finals

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Kerry3-14 – 1-5Armagh
Cork1-15 – 1-10Offaly

Final

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Kerry0-11 – 0-11Cork
Attendance: 30,000[14]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[14]
Kerry1-9 – 0-8Cork
Attendance: 25,000[14]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1982 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com.
  3. ^ a b "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
  4. ^ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 19 October 1981, p. 14
  5. ^ "Kerry suffer first defeat", Cork Examiner, 23 November 1981, p. 14
  6. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1982 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  7. ^ "Confident Cork hold whiphand", Irish Independent, 15 March 1982, p. 11
  8. ^ a b c d "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  9. ^ a b "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
  10. ^ "Handy for Down as Wicklows defence concedes chances".
  11. ^ a b "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
  12. ^ "Goalkeeping error costs Down dearly", Cork Examiner, 5 April 1982, p. 16
  13. ^ a b "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
  14. ^ a b c d "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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