1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)

1928–29 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1928 – 1929
League champions
WinnersKerry (2nd win)
CaptainJoe Barrett
League runners-up
Runners-upKildare
CaptainJack Higgins


The 1928–29 National Football League was the 3rd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Kildare.[1]

Format

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

Results

North-Eastern Division

Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.

Southern Division

Results

14 October 1928 Round 1 Kerry 2-3 — 0-3 Waterford Austin Stack Park, Tralee[2]
14 October 1928 Round 1 Clare 2-6 — 3-5 Limerick Kilrush
28 October 1928 Round 2 Limerick 1-3 — 0-7 Cork Newcastle West[3]
28 October 1928 Round 2 Waterford 2-3 — 2-1 Clare Fraher Field, Dungarvan[4]
11 November 1928 Round 3 Kerry 3-6 — 1-4 Tipperary Thurles[5]
18 November 1928 Round 4 Kerry 4-8 — 2-5 Limerick Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6]
18 November 1928 Round 4 Cork 3-11 — 0-2 Waterford Fermoy
10 March 1929 Round 5 Kerry 5-6 — 2-4 Clare Listowel
10 March 1929 Round 5 Limerick 3-6 — 2-4 Tipperary Glin
7 April 1929 Round 6 Clare 0-2 — 1-2 Cork Ennis[7]
14 April 1929 Round 6 Tipperary 1-3 — 0-5 Waterford Fethard[8]
21 April 1929 Round 7 Kerry 3-7 — 2-4 Cork Cork[9]
21 April 1929 Round 7 Limerick 1-9 — 1-3 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[10]

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kerry 5 5 0 0 10 Qualified for Knockout Stage
Cork 5 4 0 1 8

South-Eastern Division

Kildare won, from Laois,Dublin, Meath and Wexford.

28 October 1928 Round 2 Kildare 4-9 — 1-5 Meath Newbridge
2 December 1928 Round 2 Offaly 4-2 — 2-6 Longford Tullamore[11]

Western Division

Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.

7 October 1928 Round Mayo 0-5 — 1-2 Sligo Castlerea
28 October 1928 Round Mayo 0-7 — 1-4 Leitrim Tubbercurry
11 November 1928 Round Leitrim 3-5 — 1-2 Roscommon Carrick-on-Shannon
2 December 1928 Round Galway 0-6 — 1-5 Sligo Strokestown
16 December 1928 Round Galway 0-3 — 2-6 Mayo Tuam[12]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Kerry2-5 – 1-2Sligo
Kildare4-5 – 0-5Monaghan
Attendance: 4,000

Finals

Kerry1-7 – 2-3Kildare
Attendance: 11,000[16]
Referee: P Farrell (Roscommon)[17]

References

  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "National Football League", The Kerryman, 20/10/1928, p. 11,
  3. ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
  4. ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
  5. ^ "Kerry avenge Championship defeat", The Kerryman, 17/11/1928, p. 15,
  6. ^ "Another Kerry victory", The Kerryman, 24/11/1928, p. 13,
  7. ^ "Cork's strong finish", Irish Independent, 8 April 1929, p. 11,
  8. ^ "Tipperary defeat Waterford in National League football", Cork Examiner, 18 April 1929, p. 13,
  9. ^ "Kerry conquers Cork", The Kerryman, 27/04/1929, p. 5,
  10. ^ "Better next time", Irish Independent, 22 April 1929, p. 11,
  11. ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 3 December 1928, p. 13
  12. ^ "1928".
  13. ^ "Kerry win National League Semi-final", The Kerryman, 23/11/1929, p. 13
  14. ^ "Crop of goals", Irish Independent, 05/08/1929, p. 12
  15. ^ "Kerry still supreme", Irish Independent, 02/12/1929, p. 13
  16. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  17. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151