1936–37 National Football League (Ireland)

1936–37 National Football League
League details
Dates 11 October 1936 – 11 April 1937
League champions
Winners Mayo (4th win)
Captain Paddy Moclair
League runners-up
Runners-up Meath
Captain Paddy Geraghty
Other division winners
Division 2 Longford

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.

Mayo won the league for the fourth year in a row, beating Meath in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

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

Division 1 was split into two Groups. 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

Group A

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 650110Advance to League Final
Cavan 64028
Kildare 64028
Louth 62044
Wexford 62044
Dublin 62044
Monaghan 62044

[5]

Group B

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Mayo 660012Advance to League Final
Kerry 650110
Galway 62135
Laois 62135
Offaly 62135
Tipperary 61143
Clare 61052

Final

Mayo 5-4 – 1-8 Meath
P Munnelly 2-1; J Munnelly 1-2; J Carney, P Laffey 1-0 each; P Flannelly 0-1f

Division 2

Group A

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

Group B

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

Final

Longford 1-7 – 1-3 Donegal
Ardara, Donegal[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mayo results archive
  2. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  3. ↑ Croke Park archive page
  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


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