The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual

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tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Down defeated Kildare in the final.

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. 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

Division One (B) table

Division Two

Division Two (A) play-offs

Division Two (B) play-offs

Division Two inter-group play-offs

Division Two (A) table

Division Two (B) table

Division Three

Division Three (B) regulation games

Division Three (B) play-offs

Division Three inter-group play-offs

Division Three (A) table

Division Three (B) table

Division Four

Division Four (A) regulation games

Division Four (B) regulation games

Division Four inter-group play-offs

Division Four (A) table

Division Four (B) table

Knockout Phase Results

Semi-final

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Final

References

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