1937–38 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1937–38 National Football League was the 11th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1937–38 National Football League
League details
Dates24 October 1937 – 3 July 1938
League champions
WinnersMayo (5th win)
CaptainPaddy Moclair
League runners-up
Runners-upWexford
CaptainPeter Hayes

Mayo won the league for the fifth year in a row, beating Meath in the final. This season was notable for featuring the first commentary by Mícheál Ó hEithir, who, along with four others, did a test commentary on Dublin v. Louth in May 1938. Dr Kiernan was so impressed by Ó hEithir's performance that he allowed him to commentate on the entire second half.[1] ɗ[2][3][4]

Format

There were two divisions – Division 1 and Division 2.

Division 1 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL title.

Results and tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wexford 650110Advance to play-off
Louth 650110
Kildare 64028
Cavan 61234
Dublin 61234
Meath 62044
Monaghan 60242

[5]

Group A play-off
Wexford1-4 – 1-4Louth
Wexford1-10 – 1-3Louth

Group B
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Galway 64028Advance to play-off
Mayo 65018
Kerry 64028
Laois 63137
Longford 62134
Offaly 62044
Clare 60060
  • Mayo deducted 2 points for fielding a suspended player[6]

Group B play-offs
Kerry1-12 – 3-1Galway
Mayo2-8 – 0-7Kerry

Division 1 Final
Mayo3-9 – 1-3Wexford
P Flannelly 0-5 (3f); J Munnelly 1-2; PJ Judge 1-1; P Moclair 1-0; J Laffey 0-1
Attendance: 5,000[9]

Division 2

Teams in Division 2 were Wicklow, Carlow, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary

References
  1. "02 June-Mícheál Ó hEithir". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. Mayo results archive
  3. GAA Final Teams
  4. "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. "Five finish All Square in National Football League", Irish Press, 11 April 1938, p. 13
  6. "Football League Draw", Irish Independent, 18 April 1938, p.13
  7. "Kerry for National League Group Final", The Kerryman, 7 May 1938, p. 13
  8. "All-Ireland Champions beaten at all points", The Kerryman, 21 May 1938, p. 13
  9. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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