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|league = 1951–52 National Football League |
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|dates = October 1951 – 30 September 1952 |
|dates =6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952 |
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|team1 = Cork |
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|captain2 = [[Tom "Gega" O'Connor]] |
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|previous =[[1950–51 National Football League (Ireland)|1950–51]] |
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==Format == |
==Format == |
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Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays {{GG|New York|football}} in the NFL final. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===Division I=== |
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===Division II=== |
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===Division III=== |
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{{GG|Cork|football}} won, ahead of {{GG|Galway|football}}, {{GG|Clare|football}}, {{GG|Mayo|football}} and {{GG|Kerry|football}}. |
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===Division IV=== |
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===Finals=== |
===Finals=== |
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Revision as of 23:14, 7 August 2015
| League details | |
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| Dates | 6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Cork (1st win) |
| Captain | Éamonn Young |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
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The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.[1][2][3][4]
Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays New York in the NFL final.
Results
Division I
Division II
Division III
Cork won, ahead of Galway, Clare, Mayo and Kerry.
Division IV
Finals
References
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