League details | |
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Dates | October 1978 β 13 May 1979 |
League champions | |
Winners | Roscommon (1st win) |
Captain | Danny Murray |
Manager | Tom Heneghan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cork |
The 1978β79 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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Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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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 |
4 March 1979 Final | Armagh | 3-2 — 0-8 | Sligo | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Referee: P. Collins, Westmeath |