The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.[1][2][3][4]
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Format
Knockout stage qualifiers
- Division One (North): top 3 teams
- Division One (South): top 3 teams
- Division Two (North): winners
- Division Two (South): winners
Group stage
Division One (South)
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Kerry
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
 Kildare
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
 Galway
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 Dublin
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 Laois
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Division Two (North) Final
| 4 March 1979 Final | Armagh | 3-2 — 0-8 | Sligo | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| Referee: P. Collins, Westmeath |
Division Two (South) Final
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
References
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ GAA Archive 1979[permanent dead link]
- ^ "059 Dubs 1978 | a whole new world". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Photo of Danny Murray with cup
- ^ "How They Stand", Irish Independent, 11/12/1978, p. 16
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1979 League".
- ^ "Missed chances so costly for Armagh", Irish Independent, 8 April 1979, p. 14
- ^ Puirseal, Padraig, "Roscommon are spot on", Irish Press, 15 April 1979, p. 16
- ^ "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
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