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1931–32 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1931–32 National Football League was the 5th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1931–32 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1931 – 1932
League champions
WinnersKerry (4th win)
CaptainJohnny Riordan
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainJim O'Regan

Kerry won their fourth league in a row.[1][2]

Format

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There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Division One

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Group A

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8 March 1931 Round 1 Dublin 2-4 — 2-10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin[3]
8 March 1931 Round 1 Laois 1-2 — 2-4 Kerry Portlaoise[4]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Kildare 0-5 — 0-10 Laois Athy[5]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Kerry 2-9 — 1-2 Kildare Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6]
24 May 1931 Round 3 Dublin 0-6 — 2-2 Laois Croke Park, Dublin[7]
15 November 1931 Round 3 Kerry 1-10 — 3-2 Dublin Listowel

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Kerry 3 3 0 0 6 Advance to Knockout stage
  Laois 3 2 0 1 4
  Kildare 3 1 0 2 2
  Dublin 3 0 0 3 0

Group B (Munster Football League)

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Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare, Limerick

31 May 1931 Round 1 Clare 3-3 — 1-5 Limerick Shanagolden[8]
31 May 1931 Round 1 Cork 2-2 — 3-5 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds[9]
14 July 1931 Round 2 Waterford 0-9 — 2-1 Limerick Dungarvan[10]
15 November 1931 Round 1 Clare 1-8 — 2-4 Waterford Kilrush[11]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Limerick 1-3 — 3-1 Cork Newcastle West[12]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Waterford 2-5 — 2-3 Tipperary Walsh Park, Waterford[13]
28 February 1932 Round 5 Cork 2-4 — 1-6 Clare Ennis
6 March 1932 Round 5 Limerick 3-6 — 0-3 Tipperary Glin[14]
2 October 1932 Play-off for 1st place Cork 5-4 — 0-1 Clare Cork[15]

Group C

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8 March 1931 Round 1 Louth 0-5 — 0-5 Down Dundalk[16]
12 April 1931 Round 1 Antrim 1-7 — 1-1 Louth Corrigan Park, Belfast
19 April 1931 Round 2 Down 1-3 — 1-5 Armagh Newry[17]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Armagh 2-5 — 0-3 Antrim Camlough, Newry[18]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Meath 6-2 — 0-0 Down Navan
26 April 1931 Round 2 Louth 2-7 — 2-3 Cavan Drogheda[19]
25 October 1931 Round 1 Louth 1-6 — 1-6 Armagh Dundalk[20]
8 November 1931 Round 6 Meath 0-7 — 1-3 Cavan Navan[21]
15 November 1931 Round 6 Cavan 5-6 — 0-2 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan
22 November 1931 Round 6 Meath 0-6 — 2-0 Louth Navan[22]
29 November 1931 Round 6 Cavan 7-5 — 3-0 Down Breffni Park, Cavan[23]
6 December 1931 Round 6 Antrim 5-0 — 2-1 Cavan Belfast[24]
10 January 1932 Round 6 Down 2-3 — 0-2 Antrim Downpatrick[25]
24 January 1932 Round 6 Antrim 0-2 — 2-6 Meath Corrigan Park, Belfast[26]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Armagh 1-6 — 0-5 Meath Crossmaglen[27]
24 April 1932 1st Place Play-off Meath 2-6 — 1-7 Armagh Drogheda[28]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Meath 5 3 1 1 7 Advance to Knockout stage
  Armagh 5 3 1 1 7
  Louth 5 1 3 1 4
  Cavan 5 2 0 3 4
  Antrim 5 2 0 3 4
  Down 5 1 1 3 3

Group D

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19 April 1931 Round 1 Mayo 5-10 — 0-2 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar[29]
3 May 1931 Round 1 Galway 1-6 — 0-2 Roscommon Tuam[30]
28 June 1931 Round 2 Roscommon 2-4 — 3-4 Mayo Castlerea[31]
26 July 1931 Round 3 Sligo 2-5 — 1-3 Roscommon Tubbercurry, Sligo[32]
4 October 1931 Round 3 Mayo 1-5 — 0-7 Galway Ballinrobe[33]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Mayo 3 3 0 0 6 Advance to Knockout stage
  Galway 3 2 0 1 4
  Sligo 3 1 0 2 2
  Roscommon 3 0 0 3 0

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Kerry 2-5 – 1-6Mayo
Cork w/o – scrMeath

Final

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Kerry5-2 – 3-3Cork
Attendance: 2,500[36]

Division two

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Midland Section

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Southern

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Kilkenny scratched v Carlow

8 March 1931 Round 1 Wicklow 2-2 — 3-1 Carlow Wicklow[37]

Northern

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8 March 1931 Round 1 Westmeath 6-3 — 1-1 Offaly Mullingar[38]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Offaly 0-7 — 2-5 Longford Tullamore[39]
15 November 1931 Round 3 Longford 4-2 — 9-9 Westmeath Longford[40]

Final

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6 March 1932 Westmeath 1-6 — 1-5 Carlow Carlow[41]

Northern Section

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8 March 1931 Round 1 Derry 1-4 — 1-3 Fermanagh Brandywell, Derry[42]
8 March 1931 Round 1 Tyrone 2-2 — 1-2 Donegal Dungannon[43]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Fermanagh 3-2 — 1-3 Tyrone Enniskillen[44]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Donegal 4-7 — 0-2 Derry Ballybofey[45]
26 April 1931 Round 3 Donegal 0-3 — 0-7 Fermanagh Ballybofey[46]
26 April 1931 Round 3 Derry 1-3 — 3-4 Tyrone Brandywell, Derry[47]
19 July 1931 1st Place Play-off Tyrone 2-5 — 2-4 Fermanagh Dungannon[48]

Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Tyrone 3 2 0 1 4 Win Division Two (Northern)
  Fermanagh 3 2 0 1 4
  Donegal 3 1 0 2 2
  Derry 3 1 0 2 2

References

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  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ GAA Final Teams
  3. ^ "Dublin start short", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  4. ^ "Senior Football", Cork Examiner, 9 March 1931, p. 10
  5. ^ "Leix five points in front", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  6. ^ "Match at Tralee", Cork Examiner, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  7. ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 25 May 1931, p. 10
  8. ^ "Limerick v Clare", The Kerryman, 6 June 1931, p. 7
  9. ^ "Matches in Cork", Cork Examiner, 1 June 1931, p. 10
  10. ^ "National Football League", Cork Examiner, 20 July 1931, p. 10
  11. ^ "Clare's narrow win", Irish Press, 17 November 1931, p. 8
  12. ^ "Cork's victory over Limerick", Irish Independent, 8 February 1932, p. 14
  13. ^ "Strong finish by Waterford", Irish Press, 8 February 1932, p. 8
  14. ^ "Football League", Irish Independent, 8 March 1932, p. 12
  15. ^ "Cork win National League Decider", Irish Press, 3 October 1932, p. 8
  16. ^ "Louth surprised", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  17. ^ "Excitement at Newry", Irish Independent, 20 April 1931, p. 14
  18. ^ "Clever win by Armagh", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  19. ^ "Louth spring surprise", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p.10
  20. ^ "National League", Irish Press, 26 October 1931, p. 8
  21. ^ "Meath defeat Cavan", Kildare Observer, 14 November 1931, p. 5
  22. ^ "Draw at Cavan", Irish Press, 23 November 1931, p. 6
  23. ^ "Cavan defeats Down", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1931, p. 6
  24. ^ "Cavan's chances gone", Irish Press, 7 December 1931, p. 8
  25. ^ "Antrim's hope dashed", Irish Press, 11 January 1932, p. 8
  26. ^ "Meath's easy win", Irish Press, 25 January 1932, p. 8
  27. ^ "Armagh's triumph", Irish Press, 9 February 1932, p. 8
  28. ^ "Gaelic pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 30 April 1932, p. 9
  29. ^ Leitrim Observer, 25 April 1931, p. 7
  30. ^ "Galway win League match against Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 9 May 1931, p. 13
  31. ^ "Mayo beat Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 4 July 1931, p. 13
  32. ^ Irish Independent, 28 July 1931, p. 12
  33. ^ "National League Football", Ballina Herald, 10 October 1931, p. 2
  34. ^ "League Final at Killarney", Irish Independent, 3 February 1933, p. 12
  35. ^ "Another title for Kerry", Irish Independent, 6 February 1933
  36. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  37. ^ "Visitor's victory", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  38. ^ "Bracken's crop of goals", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  39. ^ "Longford win in first half", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  40. ^ "GAA Notes", Longford Leader, 21 November 1931, p. 3
  41. ^ "Midland Final", Cork Examiner, 7 March 1932, p. 10
  42. ^ "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
  43. ^ "Tyrone victorious over Donegal", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
  44. ^ "Fermanagh's victory", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  45. ^ "Doyles's good day", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  46. ^ "Northern Test match", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  47. ^ "Tyrone's fine display", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  48. ^ "Tyrone Northern champions", Irish Independent, 20 July 1931, p. 9
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