1997–98 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1997–98 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 67th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 1997 – 26 April 1998 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Finbarr Cullen |
| Manager | Tommy Lyons |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Captain | Kieran McKeever |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The Kerry v Cavan Round 1 game was played at the Polo Grounds, New York City, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1947 All-Ireland Final. The then Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani threw the ball in ahead of the game.
Offaly won their first and only league title.
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