1993–94 National Football League (Ireland)

1993–94 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1993 – 1 May 1994
League champions
Winners	Meath (7th win)
Captain	Robbie O'Malley
Manager	Seán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Armagh
Captain	Ger Houlahan
Manager	Jim McCorry
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 63rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath defeated Armagh in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Format

The 1993/94 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

League Phase

Division One

Play-Offs

20 March 1994 For 3rd Place	Donegal	1-8 — 0-10	Down	Breffni Park^[4]
				Attendance: 5,000

27 March 1994 For 4th Place	Down	2-12 — 0-11	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin^[5]

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Derry	7	6	0	1	12	Advance to quarter-finals
Dublin	7	4	2	1	10
Donegal	7	4	0	3	8
Down	7	3	2	2	8
Kerry	7	4	0	3	8
Kildare	7	2	1	4	5
Clare	7	1	1	5	3	Relegated
Mayo	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated

^[6]

Division Two

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Meath	7	5	0	2	10	Promoted to Division One of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Laois	7	4	2	1	10
Louth	7	4	1	2	9
Cork	7	4	0	3	8
Leitrim	7	4	0	3	8
Galway	7	3	1	3	7
Roscommon	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated
Fermanagh	7	0	0	7	0	Relegated

Division Three

Play-Offs

20 March 1994 For 3rd Place	Tyrone	2-10 — 2-6	Cavan	Brewster Park, Enniskillen^[7]

27 March 1994 For 2nd Place	Tyrone	2-10 — 0-10	Wexford	Croke Park^[8]

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Armagh	7	5	1	1	11	Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Tyrone	7	3	2	2	8	Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL
Wexford	7	4	0	3	8
Cavan	7	4	0	3	8
Antrim	7	3	1	3	7
Tipperary	7	3	1	3	7
Monaghan	7	1	2	4	4	Relegated
Offaly	7	0	3	4	3	Relegated

Division Four

Play-Offs

20 March 1994 For 1st Place	Westmeath	2-10 — 2-8	Longford	Pearse Park, Longford^[9]
				Attendance: 3,000

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Westmeath	8	6	1	1	13	Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Longford	8	6	1	1	13	Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL
Wicklow	8	6	0	2	12
Sligo	8	3	2	3	8
Carlow	8	4	0	4	8
London	8	2	2	4	6
Waterford	8	3	1	4	7
Limerick	8	2	1	5	5
Kilkenny	8	0	0	8	0

Knockout Phase

Quarter-Finals

Armagh v Dublin

3 April 1994

Armagh	2-13 – 1-9	Dublin

Breffni Park, Cavan

Laois v Donegal

3 April 1994

Laois	0-8 – 0-7	Donegal

Croke Park, Dublin

Meath v Down

3 April 1994

Meath	0-13 – 1-9	Down

Croke Park, Dublin^[10]

Westmeath v Derry

3 April 1994

Westmeath	3-6 – 0-11	Derry

Breffni Park, Cavan

Semi-Finals

Meath v Westmeath

17 April 1994

Meath	0-15 – 0-11	Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin ^[11]
Attendance: 33,153^[12]

Armagh v Laois

17 April 1994

Armagh	3-11 – 1-9	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin ^[13]
Attendance: 33,153^[14]

Final

Meath v Armagh

1 May 1994
Final

Meath	2-11 – 0-8	Armagh

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Thomas McDermott (Cavan)^[15]

References

↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ GAA Archive 1994
↑ Photos of final
↑ "Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1994/League
↑ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24
↑ "Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
↑ "Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5
↑ "Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
↑ "Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24
↑ "Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
↑ "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

External links

Meath v Armagh 1994 NFL Final Highlights on YouTube

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