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

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 fifth 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 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to League Final
Cavan 6 4 0 2 8
Kildare 6 4 02 8
Louth 6 2 0 4 4
Wexford 6 2 0 4 4
Dublin 6 2 0 4 4
Monaghan 6 20 4 4

[5]

Group B

Table

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 13 5
Laois 6 2 1 3 5
Offaly 6 2 1 3 5
Tipperary 6 1 1 4 3
Clare 6 10 5 2

Final

11 April 1937
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

7 March 1937
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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