1936–37 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1936–37 National Football League was the 10th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1936–37 National Football League
League details
Dates11 October 1936 – 11 April 1937
League champions
WinnersMayo (4th win)
CaptainPaddy Moclair
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainPaddy Geraghty
Other division winners
Division 2Longford

Mayo successfully defended its league title in the final for the fourth consecutive season, against Meath.[1][2][3]

Format

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There were two divisions – Division 1 and Division 2.[4]

Division 1 was split into two Groups, A (east) and B (west). Group winners played off for the NFL title.

Division 2 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL (Division 2) title.

Division 1

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Group A

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Meath 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to League Final
  Cavan 6 4 0 2 8
  Kildare 6 4 0 2 8
  Louth 6 2 0 4 4
  Wexford 6 2 0 4 4
  Dublin 6 2 0 4 4
  Monaghan 6 2 0 4 4

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Group B

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Table

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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
  Mayo 6 6 0 0 12 Advance to League Final
  Kerry 6 5 0 1 10
  Galway 6 2 1 3 5
  Laois 6 2 1 3 5
  Offaly 6 2 1 3 5
  Tipperary 6 1 1 4 3
  Clare 6 1 0 5 2

Final

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Mayo5-4 – 1-8Meath
P Munnelly 2-1; J Munnelly 1-2; J Carney, P Laffey 1-0 each; P Flannelly 0-1f

Division 2

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Group A

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Longford won. Other teams in this group: Sligo, Westmeath, Roscommon, Leitrim

Group B

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Donegal won. Other teams in this group: Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh

Final

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Longford1-7 – 1-3Donegal

References

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  1. ^ Mayo results archive
  2. ^ GAA Final Teams
  3. ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ "A full round of National Football Fixtures", Irish Independent, 5 March 1937, p. 15
  5. ^ "The Final Tables", Irish Independent, 5 April 1937, p. 12
  6. ^ "Results in brief", Irish Independent, 8 March 1937, p. 14