1936–37 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

1936–37 National Football League
League details
Dates11 October 1936 – 11 April 1937
League champions
WinnersMayo (4th win)
CaptainPaddy Moclair
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainPaddy Geraghty
Other division winners
Division 2Longford

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, A (east) and B (west). 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

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]

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
Mayo5-4 – 1-8Meath
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
Longford1-7 – 1-3Donegal

References
  1. Mayo results archive
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  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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