1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)

1930–31 National Football League
League details
Dates 29 June 1930 – May 1931
League champions
Winners Kerry (3rd win)
Captain Miko Doyle
League runners-up
Runners-up Cavan
Captain Jim Smith

The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point.[1][2][3] After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.[4]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 22 teams. Split into four regional groups
  • Division Two: 10 teams. Split into two regional sections

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

Knockout stage qualifiers

  • Division One title: top team in each group qualified for the semi-final
  • Division Two (Midland) title: top team in each group qualified for the final
  • Division Two (Northern) title: group winners win the title

Division One

Group A

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 43107Advance to Knockout stage
Dublin 43016
Kildare 42115
Laois 41032
Wexford 40040

Group B

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Waterford 43107Advance to Knockout stage
Cork 43016
Clare 42024
Limerick 30121
Tipperary 30030

Group C

Group D

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Galway 44008Advance to Knockout stage
Mayo 43016
Roscommon 42024
Leitrim 41032
Sligo 40040

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

Kerry 2-5 – 1-1 Galway
Cavan 7-5 – 0-3 Waterford

Final

Kerry 1-3 – 1-2 Cavan
John Joe Landers 1-0, Tim Landers 0-1, Miko Doyle 0-1 Terry Coyle 1-0, Jack Smallhorne 0-1, Louis Blessing 0-1
Attendance: 15,000[40]

Division two

Midland

Northern Section

Southern Section

Final

Tables

Northern

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Donegal 33006Win Division Two (Northern)
Tyrone 32014
Fermanagh 31022
Derry 30130

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References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Dublin's success at Newbridge", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  6. ↑ "Dublin's good win", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  7. ↑ "Won by a point", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  8. ↑ "Four scores in poor game", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11
  9. ↑ "Kerry defeat Dublin in National Football League", The Kerryman, 13 December 1930, p. 12
  10. ↑ "Won by a point", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  11. ↑ "Home County weak", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  12. ↑ "In The South", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  13. ↑ "National League", Irish Independent, 8 April 1930, p. 14
  14. ↑ "Football League", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10
  15. ↑ "Dungarvan tie decides honours", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
  16. ↑ "In The North", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  17. ↑ "Armagh outplayed", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  18. ↑ "Homesters win well", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  19. ↑ "Level scoring", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  20. ↑ "A win for Cavan", Cork Examiner, 6 October 1930, p. 12
  21. ↑ "National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 8 November 1930, p. 9
  22. ↑ "Do Louth need a rest?", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11
  23. ↑ "Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12
  24. ↑ "Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12
  25. ↑ "Smith's first match", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
  26. ↑ "A lucky draw", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
  27. ↑ "Croke Park", Irish Independent, 5 December 1930, p,13
  28. ↑ "Antrim's narrow defeat at Navan", Irish Independent, 15 December 1930, p. 11
  29. ↑ "Cavan ready Divisional winners", Meath Chronicle, 24 January 1931, p. 9
  30. ↑ "Connacht Senior Football League", Connaught Telegraph, 3 May 1930, p. 4
  31. ↑ "Galway play and win", Irish Independent, 12 May 1930, p. 11
  32. ↑ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5968
  33. ↑ "Leitrim's success", Irish Independent, 22 July 1930, p. 13
  34. ↑ "Connacht League", Irish Independent, 22 September 1930, p. 10
  35. ↑ "GAA games", Irish Independent, 3 October 1930, p. 14
  36. ↑ "Galway's defeat of Sligo", Connacht Tribune, 11 October 1930, p. 11
  37. ↑ "Kerry's win", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12
  38. ↑ "Second Semi-Final", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12
  39. ↑ "Depleted Kerry Team", The Kerryman, 7 March 1931, p.10
  40. ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  41. ↑ "One-sided match", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  42. ↑ "Decisions unpopular", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  43. ↑ "National League", Meath Chronicle, 6 September 1930, p. 9
  44. ↑ "Midland - Group A", Irish Independent, 25 March 1930, p. 12
  45. ↑ "Wicklow very weak", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  46. ↑ "Kilkenny and Carlow draw", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10
  47. ↑ "A poor contest", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
  48. ↑ "Donegal's first match in National League", Donegal News, 29 March 1930, p. 3
  49. ↑ "Narrow victory", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
  50. ↑ "Exciting match", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  51. ↑ "Close struggle in Derry", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
  52. ↑ "National League Fixture", Donegal News, 6 September 1930, p. 3
  53. ↑ "Donegal defeat Fermanagh", Irish Independent, 6 October 1930, p. 12
  54. ↑ "National League success", Donegal News, 11 October 1930, p. 5
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