1970–71 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Mayo in the final.

Format 
1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

Divisions
 Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
 Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles
 Teams in Division One competed for the National Football League title.
 Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

Knockout stage structure
In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
 Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)
 Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Separation of teams on equal points

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.

Group stage

Division One

Results

Division One (A) Play-Offs

Division One (B) Play-Offs

Tables

Group A

Division two

Tables

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Division One

Division two

References

National Football League
National Football League
Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons