The 1950–51 National Football League was the 20th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1950 – 30 September 1951 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (3rd win) |
| Captain | Paddy Meegan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
← 1949–50 1951–52 → | |
Thirty counties participated; Kilkenny and Limerick did not participate.[1]
Meath won the home final and flew to New York for the real final. Despite some players being weakened by smallpox vaccination, they beat New York by a goal and sailed home in triumph on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. John 'Lefty' Devine commentated on the radio, and was criticised for his newly acquired New York accent (he was a native of County Clare).[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Format
editTeams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays New York in the NFL final.
Group stage
editDivision I (Dr Lagan Cup)
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Eastern Sectionedit
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Western Sectionedit
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Division II
editTipperary, Carlow, Cork, Wexford, Waterford
Division III
editMayo won, ahead of Galway, Clare, Laois and Kerry.
Division IV
editMeath,Wicklow, Westmeath,Kildare, Louth and Dublin.
Division V
editKnockout stage
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinals
edit| Meath | 0-6 – 0-3 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Meegan 0-2, Mattie McDonnell 0-2, Brian Smyth 0-1, Peter McDermott 0-1[9] | P Solan 0-2; S Mulderrig 0-1 |
References
edit- ^ "26 Counties in action on Sunday", Irish Independent, 4 October 1950, p. 10
- ^ Mayo results archive, 1951
- ^ "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan" - HoganStand
- ^ Ballina Herald[permanent dead link]
- ^ New York Times: 30,000 SEE MEATH GAIN 13-10 VICTORY; IRISH TEAMS DISPLAYING THEIR SKILLS AT THE POLO GROUNDS
- ^ "National Football League Tables" Irish Press, 31 October 1963, p. 8
- ^ "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
- ^ "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
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