1945–46 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1945–46 National Football League was the 15th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1945–46 National Football League
League details
DatesNovember 1945 – April 1946
League champions
WinnersMeath (2nd win)
CaptainMatt O'Toole
League runners-up
Runners-upWexford

The NFL returned after the four-year gap due to The Emergency / Second World War. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

League-phase results and tables

Group one (Dr Lagan Cup)

Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 44008Qualified for knockout phase
Louth 42024
Monaghan 42024
Longford 42024
Fermanagh 40040

[5]

Group three

Wexford won, from Waterford, Carlow and Cork

Group four

Cavan won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon

Results
4 November 1945 Round 1 Tipperary 1-7 — 2-1 Kerry Clonmel[6]
4 November 1945 Round 1 Galway 2-11 — 3-4 Clare Galway[7]
18 November 1945 Round 2 Kerry 0-12 — 1-8 Galway Austin Stack Park, Tralee[8]
18 November 1945 Round 2 Clare 0-5 — 3-7 Tipperary Milltown Malbay[9]
3 March 1946 Round 3 Tipperary 3-5 — 2-5 Galway Clonmel[10]
10 March 1946 Round 3[11] Clare scr — scr Kerry

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tipperary 33006Qualified for knockout phase
Galway 31022
Kerry 21012
Clare 20020

Group Six

Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly

Knockout phase

Inter-group play-offs
Wexford1-8 – 1-7Tipperary
Meath3-9 – 2-5Cavan

Semi-final
Meath3-4 – 1-10Antrim
Meath0-11 – 0-9Antrim
Wexford5-6 – 1-2Dublin

Final
Meath2-2 – 0-6Wexford
Bill Halpenny 1-0, Jim Clarke 1-0, Frankie O'Neill 0-1, Paddy Meegan 0-1[17] Des O'Neill 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-2, Nicky Rackard 0-1, Tom O'Leary 0-1[18]
Attendance: 18,215[19]
Referee: J Dowling (Kildare)[20]

References
  1. Mayo results archive
  2. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. Paddy Meegan obituary
  5. "National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 09/03/1946, p. 3
  6. "Our footballers disappoint", The Kerryman, 10/11/1945, p. 4
  7. "Other football league games", Irish Press, 05/11/1945, p. 4
  8. "Galway has promising football material", The Connacht Tribune, 24/11/1945, p. 7
  9. "Other league games", Irish Press, 19/11/1945, p. 4
  10. "Tipperary won despite rally", Irish Independent, 04/03/1946, p. 6
  11. "Five have hopes of reaching final", Irish Press, 06/03/1946, p. 6
  12. "Wexford beat Tipperary", Irish Independent, 07/04/1946, p. 7
  13. "Meath defeat Cavan in inter-group game", Cork Examiner, 01/04/1946, p. 4
  14. "Long whistle saves Meath", Meath Chronicle, 20/04/1946
  15. "Meath's two points win in thrilling game of swaying fortunes", Irish Press. 29/04/1946, p. 8
  16. "Dashing Wexford had easy path to final", Irish Press, 15/04/1946, p. 8
  17. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  18. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  19. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  20. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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