# 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.

## Format

Rob Robin system as usual.

## Division One
### Tables
#### Group A

| 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 |

#### Group B

| 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 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Cavan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 83 | 0.771 | 4 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Westmeath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 102 | 0.588 | 2 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |

## Division two
### Tables
#### Group A

| 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 | Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL |
| 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 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Wexford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 94 | 0.830 | 6 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Limerick | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 106 | 0.745 | 4 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Carlow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 116 | 0.810 | 4 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Kilkenny | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 156 | 0.282 | 0 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |

#### Group B

| 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 | Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL |
| 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 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Louth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 98 | 91 | 1.077 | 6 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Monaghan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 123 | 0.537 | 3 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Leitrim | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 96 | 0.521 | 3 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
| Armagh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 101 | 0.653 | 1 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |