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 successfully defended the Mayo title in the final for the second consecutive season.
[1][2][3][4][5] 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 event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).