1934–35 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

1934–35 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1934 – 4 August 1935
League champions
WinnersMayo (2nd win)
CaptainGerald Courell
League runners-up
Runners-upFermanagh

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.

League Stage

Northern Division

Fermanagh won.

Southern Division (Munster Football League)

Waterford withdrew before the competition started.[3]

28 October 1934 Round 1 Clare 0-4 — 1-4 Tipperary Kilrush[4]
11 November 1934 Round 1 Cork 1-8 — 1-5 Kerry UCC GAA, Cork[5]
11 November 1934 Round 1 Limerick 0-2 — 4-2 Clare Foynes[6]
25 November 1934 Round 2 Tipperary 4-3 — 0-8 Cork Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel[7]
10 March 1935 Round 2 Clare w/o — scr. Kerry Kilfenora[8]
24 March 1935 Round 2 Tipperary w/o — scr. Kerry Clonmel[9]
24 March 1935 Round 3 Cork w/o — scr. Clare Cork[10]
Kerry w/o — scr.[11] Limerick
Tipperary w/o — scr.[12] Limerick
Cork w/o — scr.[13] Limerick

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tipperary 44008Win Munster Football League; advance to knockout stage
Cork 43016
Clare 42024
Kerry 42024
Limerick 40040

    Eastern Division

    ??

    Western Division

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

    Knockout stage
    Mayo6-8 – 2-5Tipperary
    Mayo5-8 – 0-2Fermanagh
    Gerald Courell 3-0; Paddy Moclair 2-2; Paddy Munnelly 0-3; Josie Munnelly, Peter Laffey 0-1 each
    Attendance: 2,000[14]
    Referee: J Kelly (Longford)[15]

    Division Two

    Leinster

    Wicklow, Kilkenny, Carlow

    29 October 1934 Round 1 Carlow 5-8 — 0-2 Kilkenny Kilkenny[16]
    24 March 1935 Round 1 Carlow 3-11 — 3-5 Kilkenny Muine Bheag[17]
    31 March 1935 Round 1 Wicklow 3-3 — 0-6 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[18]
    4 August 1935 Round 1 Wicklow 1-5 — 1-8 Carlow Baltinglass[19]

    Midland

    Roscommon, Westmeath

    11 November 1934 Round 1 Longford 1-10 — 1-2 Roscommon

    Final
    27 October 1935 Final Carlow 2-10 — 4-3 Cork Carlow[20]

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


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