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.

The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, while the bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

Eight teams contested the NFL quarter-finals:

• The top four teams in Division 1
• The top two teams in Division 2
• The winners of Division 3
• The winners of Division 4

League Phase

Division One

Play-Offs

Donegal v Down

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

Down v Kerry

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

[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

Division Three

Play-Offs

Tyrone v Cavan

20 March 1994 For 3rd Place

Tyrone

2-10 — 2-6

Cavan

Brewster Park, Enniskillen[7]

Tyrone v Wexford

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

Division Four

Play-Offs

Westmeath v Longford

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

3 April 1994

Armagh	2-13 – 1-9	Dublin

Breffni Park, Cavan

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3 April 1994

Laois	0-8 – 0-7	Donegal

Croke Park, Dublin

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3 April 1994

Meath	0-13 – 1-9	Down

Croke Park, Dublin[10]

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3 April 1994

Westmeath	3-6 – 0-11	Derry

[Brewster Park] [Enniskillen]

Semi-finals

17 April 1994

Meath	0-15 – 0-11	Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin[11]

Attendance: 33,153[12]

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17 April 1994

Armagh	3-11 – 1-9	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin[13]

Attendance: 33,153[12]

Final

1 May 1994
Final

Meath	2-11 – 0-8	Armagh

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Thomas McDermott (Cavan)[12]

References

1. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "GAA Archive 1994". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "National Football League Final 1/5/1994 | Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
4. "Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
5. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1994 League". www.terracetalk.com.
6. "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24
7. "Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
8. "Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5
9. "Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
10. "Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24
11. "Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
12. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
13. "Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31

External links

• Meath v Armagh 1994 NFL Final Highlights on YouTube