1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Format

Rob Robin system as usual.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Kerry	7	5	1	1	131	75	1.747	11	Qualify for Knockout stage
Roscommon	7	4	2	1	95	70	1.357	10	Qualify for Knockout stage
Offaly	7	4	1	2	101	62	1.629	9
Galway	7	4	1	2	103	73	1.411	9
Cork	7	4	1	2	98	82	1.195	9
Wicklow	6	2	1	4	72	116	0.621	5
Longford	6	1	1	5	61	120	0.508	3	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Tipperary	7	0	0	7	55	118	0.466	0	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Sligo	7	6	1	0	95	60	1.583	13	Qualify for Knockout stage
Tyrone	7	4	2	1	87	65	1.338	10	Qualify for Knockout stage
Derry	7	4	0	3	81	63	1.286	8
Mayo	7	3	1	3	87	88	0.989	7
Down	7	3	0	4	69	71	0.972	6	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh	7	3	0	4	64	75	0.853	6
Cavan	7	2	0	5	64	83	0.771	4
Westmeath	7	1	0	6	60	102	0.588	2	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Dublin	7	6	0	1	121	63	1.747	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare	7	5	1	1	125	65	1.923	11
Waterford	7	5	0	2	121	77	1.571	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare	7	4	1	2	97	82	1.183	9
Wexford	7	3	0	4	78	94	0.830	6
Limerick	6	2	0	5	79	106	0.745	4
Carlow	6	2	0	5	94	116	0.810	4
Kilkenny	7	0	0	7	44	156	0.282	0

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Antrim	7	6	0	1	98	63	1.556	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Meath	7	5	1	1	117	63	1.857	11
Donegal	7	4	2	1	105	76	1.382	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Laois	7	4	2	1	98	85	1.153	10
Louth	7	2	2	3	98	91	1.077	6
Monaghan	7	1	1	5	66	123	0.537	3
Leitrim	7	1	1	5	50	96	0.521	3
Armagh	7	0	1	6	66	101	0.653	1