The 1968–69 National Football League was the 38th staging of the

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(NFL), an annual

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tournament for the

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teams of

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beat Offaly in the home final, and then New York in the two-legged final."Kerry Defeats New York In Gaelic Football Finale" - NYT
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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

* Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin. * All other groups: Single Round-Robin. 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 all four divisions competed for the

title.

Promotion and relegation

None. All divisions had equal status.

Knockout-phase results and tables

Division One

Division One (A) regulation games

Division One (B) play-offs

Division One inter-group play-offs

Division One (A) table

Division One (B) table

Division Two

Division Two (A) play-offs

Division Two inter-group play-offs

Division Two (A) table

Division Two (B) table

Division Three

Division Three (A) regulation games

Division Three (A) play-offs

Division Three inter-group play-offs

Division Three (A) table

Division Three (B) table

Division Four

Division Four (B) play-offs

Division Four inter-group play-offs

Division Four (A) table

Division Four (B) table

Knockout-phase results

Semi-finals

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Finals

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References

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National Football League (Ireland) seasons