The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Down defeated Kildare in the final.GAA Archive 1968Down-Kildare on Twitter
Format
Divisions 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 and the winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.
Round-robin format Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Division One (A) was to be played as a double round-robin, but this was abandoned."Sunday's game will decide the winners", Irish Independent, 24/01/1968, p.14
Points awarded 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
League Phase Results and Tables
Division One
Division One (A) regulation games
Division One (A) play-offs
Division One (B) regulation games
Division One inter-group play-offs
Division One (A) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 2 1 0 5 Qualified for Knockout Phase 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 02 2 3 0 03 0
Division One (B) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 02 2 3 0 03 0
Division Two
Division Two (A) play-offs
Division Two (B) play-offs
Division Two inter-group play-offs
Division Two (A) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 4 Qualified for Knockout Phase 3 1 02 2 3 1 02 2
Division Two (B) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 02 2 3 1 02 2
Division Three
Division Three (B) regulation games
Division Three (B) play-offs
Division Three inter-group play-offs
Division Three (A) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 Qualified for Knockout Phase 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 02 2 3 0 03 0
Division Three (B) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 01 4 3 0 03 0
Division Four
Division Four (A) regulation games
Division Four (B) regulation games
Division Four inter-group play-offs
Division Four (A) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 02 2 3 0 03 0
Division Four (B) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 Qualified for Knockout Phase 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 02 2 3 0 03 0
Knockout Phase Results
Semi-final
Final
References