1971–72 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
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| Dates | October 1971 – 14 May 1972 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (10th win) |
| Captain | Mick Gleeson |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Captain | Ray Prendergast |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Longford |
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The 1971–72 National Football League was the 41st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Mayo in the final for the second year in a row.
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).
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