1934–35 National Football League (Ireland)

1934–35 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1934 – 4 August 1935
League champions
Winners Mayo (2nd win)
Captain Gerald Courell
League runners-up
Runners-up Fermanagh

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.

Mayo won the league for the second year in a row, defeating Fermanagh in the final by 21 points, still the record for an NFL final.[1][2]

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Results

Division Two

Leinster

Wicklow, Kilkenny, Carlow

Midland

Roscommon, Westmeath

Final

Northern Division

Fermanagh won.

Southern Division (Munster Football League)

Waterford withdrew before the competition started.[8]

Table

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

    ??

    Western Division

    Mayo won, ahead of Dublin, Louth, Meath, Galway, Laois and Kildare.

    Finals

    6 June 1935
    Semi-Final
    Mayo 6-8 2-5 Tipperary

    4 August 1935
    Final
    Mayo 5-8 0-2 Fermanagh
    Gerald Courell 3-0; Paddy Moclair 2-2; Paddy Munnelly 0-3; Josie Munnelly, Peter Laffey 0-1 each
    MacHale Park, Castlebar
    Attendance: 2,000[19]
    Referee: J Kelly (Longford)[20]

    References

    1. Mayo results archive
    2. GAA Final Teams
    3. "Carlow's easy victory over Kilkenny", Kildare Observer, 3 November 1934, p. 1
    4. "Carlow's good win", Irish Press, 25 March 1935, p. 10
    5. "Wicklow on top", Irish Press, 1 April 1935, p. 9
    6. "Carlow win a thriller", Irish Press, 5 August 1935, p. 10
    7. "Carlow defeat Cork in Final Division II National Football League", The Kerryman, 2 November 1935, p. 13
    8. "London Team's prospects", Irish Independent, 31 October 1934, p. 14
    9. "Close scoring", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1934, p. 12
    10. "Cork footballers beat Kerry", Irish Independent, 13 November 1934, p. 14
    11. "Limerick Collapse", Irish Press, 12 November 1934, p. 8
    12. "Cork beaten in McGrath Cup", Nenagh Guardian, 1 December 1934, p. 7
    13. "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    14. "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    15. Irish Independent, 22 March 1935, p. 14
    16. "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    17. "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    18. "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    19. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
    20. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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