The 1947–48 National Football League was the 17th staging of the National Football League , an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
At one game in Tralee on 9 November 1947, Mayo managed to hold Kerry to a draw despite having to draft in the county secretary and a car driver in as substitutes. The players drafted an official letter of complaint to the County Board.[1]
Cavan won their first and, so far, only league title, winning the replay by 10 points.[2] [3] [4]
Format [ ] Divisions [ ] There were four Sections or Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title.[5]
Division One: Western
Division Two: Eastern
Division Three: Southern
Division Four: Northern. The Northern Division doubled as the Dr Lagan Cup . The winners qualified for the semi-finals. 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 [ ] Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Separation of teams on equal points [ ] In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary.
Promotion and Relegation [ ] None. All four Divisions had equal status.
Group stage [ ] Division One [ ] Group A Results [ ] Mayo v Galway 23 November 1947 Round 2 Mayo 1-4 — 0-3 Galway McHale Park , Castlebar [7]
Galway v Kerry 7 December 1947 Round 3 Galway 1-5 — 3-6 Kerry Galway [8]
Group B Results [ ] Sligo v Roscommon 9 November 1947 Round 1 Sligo 2-7 — 2-6 Roscommon Sligo [10]
Division Final [ ] Sligo v Kerry 11 April 1948 Sligo 2-4 — 3-7 Kerry , Sligo [12]
Tables [ ] Division Two [ ] Group A [ ] Westmeath v Meath 9 November 1947 Round 1 Westmeath 1-5 — 3-3 Meath Athlone [13]
Meath v Cavan 23 November 1947 Round 2 Meath 3-5 — 4-6 Cavan Navan [14]
Group B [ ] Louth v Longford 9 November 1947 Round 1 Louth 2-4 — 1-9 Longford Dundalk [16]
Division Final [ ] Tables [ ] Division Three [ ] Group A Results [ ] Tipperary v Limerick 9 November 1947 Round 1 Tipperary 2-6 — 4-9 Limerick Clonmel [20]
Limerick v Clare 23 November 1947 Round 2 Limerick 2-1 — 1-8 Clare Limerick [21]
Clare v Tipperary 7 December 1947 Round 3 Clare 1-6 — 1-6 Tipperary Ennis [22]
Group B Results [ ] Wicklow v Wexford 9 November 1947 Round 1 Wicklow 1-6 — 1-9 Wexford Carnew [23]
Wexford v Carlow 23 November 1947 Round 2 Wexford 11-4 — 2-4 Carlow Gorey [24]
Group C Results [ ] Kildare v Offaly 9 November 1947 Round 1 Kildare 5-7 — 0-2 Offaly Kildare [25]
Kildare v Cork 7 December 1947 Round 3 Kildare 1-4 — 3-3 Cork Naas [27]
Division Play-Offs [ ] Cork v Clare 21 March 1948 Final Cork W — L Clare Ennis
Tables [ ] Group A [ ] Group B [ ] Group C [ ] The Laois v Offaly fixture was not fulfilled.[29] Antrim v Donegal 23 November 1947 Final Antrim 2-4 — 1-3 Donegal Lurgan [30]
Knockout Phase [ ] Semi-Final [ ] Final [ ] References [ ]
^ "We demand that you do this and do it here and now" . 27 November 2010.^ "60 years on. Remembering 1948, game by game" - HoganStand ^ "Donohue's point earns Cavan replay" - Irish Independent ^ GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine ^ "National League fixtures", Irish Independent, 07/10/1947, p. 7
^ "1947" .^ "1947" .^ "When Kerry took the lead 'twas a one-way affair", Irish Press, 08/12/1947, p. 8
^ "1948" .^ "Roscommon held by Sligo", Irish Press, 10/11/1947, p. 10
^ "Sligo too good", Irish Press, 08/12/1947, p. 8
^ "Sligo yield when Kerry put on pressure", Cork Examiner, 12/04/1948, p. 6
^ "Meath flattered", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
^ "Meath shook Cavan but failed to hold lead", Irish Press, 24/11/1947. p. 9
^ "Champions romp to easy victory", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
^ "Longford laid Louth low", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
^ "Rally told", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 9
^ "Dublin take group honours", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
^ "Cavan too good for Dublin", Cork Examiner, 22/03/1948, p. 6
^ "Forwards won for Limerick", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
^ "Clare withstood Limerick rally", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
^ "Tipp came very near a double at Ennis", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
^ "Wexford win poor game", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
^ "Twas Wexford all the time", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
^ "Kildare rout Offaly", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
^ "Cork's point victory", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
^ "Crafty forwards help Cork to group honours", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
^ "Clare's effective rally against Wexford", Cork Examiner, 01/03/1948. p. 6
^ "Point will win group for football champions", Irish Independent, 03/12/1947, p. 6
^ "Antrim win the Dr. Lagan Cup", Irish Press, 24/11/1947. p. 9
^ "Cavan master Kerry after 60 minutes' hard battling", The Kerryman, 15 May 1948, p. 7
^ "Antrim caught napping with late goals", Irish Independent, 17 May 1948, 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
Clare
Limerick
Tipperary
Wexford
Carlow
Cork
Kildare
Laois
Offaly