1970–71 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Mayo in the final.

Format

1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

Divisions

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

Points awarded

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

Titles

In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

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.

Group stage

Division One

Results

Division One (A) Play-Offs
Division One (B) Play-Offs

Tables

Group A

Division two

Tables

Group A
Group B

Knockout stage

Division One

Division two