1985–86 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1985–86 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ford National Football League, was the 55th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Laois won their second title to bridge a sixty-year gap.

[1][2][3] 1985-86 saw a change in format of the National League.

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.