1936–37 National Football League (Ireland)
Appearance
League details | |
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Dates | 11 October 1936 – 11 April 1937 |
League champions | |
Winners | Mayo (4th win) |
Captain | Paddy Moclair |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Meath |
Captain | Paddy Geraghty |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Longford |
← 1935–36 1937–38 → |
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.
Mayo successfully defended its league title in the final for the fourth consecutive season, against Meath.[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
Group A
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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Meath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Advance to League Final |
Cavan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Kildare | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Louth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Wexford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Dublin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Monaghan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Group B
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mayo | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to League Final |
Kerry | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
Galway | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Laois | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Offaly | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Tipperary | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Clare | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Final
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
References
- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "A full round of National Football Fixtures", Irish Independent, 5 March 1937, p. 15
- ^ "The Final Tables", Irish Independent, 5 April 1937, p. 12
- ^ "Results in brief", Irish Independent, 8 March 1937, p. 14