The 1934–35 National Football League was the 8th staging of the National Football League (NFL), a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1934 – 4 August 1935 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (2nd win) |
| Captain | Gerald Courell |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Fermanagh |
← 1933–34 1935–36 → | |
Mayo successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Fermanagh by 21 points, remaining a record for an NFL final in 2017.[1][2]
Format
editThere were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
League Stage
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Northern Division
editFermanagh won.
Southern Division (Munster Football League)
editWaterford withdrew before the competition started.[3]
| 25 November 1934 Round 2 | Tipperary | 4-3 — 0-8 | Cork | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel[7] |
Table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tipperary
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Win Munster Football League; advance to knockout stage |
 Cork
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Clare
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Kerry
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Limerick
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Eastern Division
edit??
Western Division
editMayo won, ahead of Dublin, Louth, Meath, Galway, Laois and Kildare.
Knockout stage
editDivision Two
editLeinster
editWicklow, Kilkenny, Carlow
| 24 March 1935 Round 1 | Carlow | 3-11 — 3-5 | Kilkenny | Muine Bheag[17] |
| 31 March 1935 Round 1 | Wicklow | 3-3 — 0-6 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[18] |
| 4 August 1935 Round 1 | Wicklow | 1-5 — 1-8 | Carlow | Baltinglass[19] |
Midland
editRoscommon, Westmeath
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "London Team's prospects", Irish Independent, 31 October 1934, p. 14
- ^ "Close scoring", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1934, p. 12
- ^ "Cork footballers beat Kerry", Irish Independent, 13 November 1934, p. 14
- ^ "Limerick Collapse", Irish Press, 12 November 1934, p. 8
- ^ "Cork beaten in McGrath Cup", Nenagh Guardian, 1 December 1934, p. 7
- ^ "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ Irish Independent, 22 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "Carlow's easy victory over Kilkenny", Kildare Observer, 3 November 1934, p. 1
- ^ "Carlow's good win", Irish Press, 25 March 1935, p. 10
- ^ "Wicklow on top", Irish Press, 1 April 1935, p. 9
- ^ "Carlow win a thriller", Irish Press, 5 August 1935, p. 10
- ^ "Carlow defeat Cork in Final Division II National Football League", The Kerryman, 2 November 1935, p. 13
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