1987–88 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1987–88 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 57th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Meath won the league, beating Dublin in a replayed final.

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

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

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

Promotion and Relegation

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 Results and Tables

Division One

Division One (A) Play-Offs

Table

Division Two

Division Three

Division Three (South)

Promotion Play-Offs

Division Three (North) Table

Division Three (South) Table

Knockout stage

Quarter-Final

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Semi-Final

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Final

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