1949–50 National Football League (Ireland)

1949–50 National Football League

League details
Dates	October 1949 – 5 August 1950
League champions
Winners	New York (1st win)
Captain	M. O'Sullivan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan
Captain	John Joe O'Reilly
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 National Football League was the 19th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Cavan beat Meath in the home final, to get revenge for defeat in the 1949 All-Ireland Final. For the first time, New York received a bye to the final, where they defeated the "home" champions.[1][2][3][4][5]

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

Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary, Cork

Division III

Kerry won, ahead of Mayo, Clare, Laois and Galway.

Division IV

Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Westmeath, Wicklow

Division V

Sligo, Longford, Roscommon, Offaly, Cavan

Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
* Cavan	5	5	0	0	10
Roscommon	5	3	0	2	6
Longford	5	2	1	2	5
Offaly	5	2	0	3	4
* Leitrim	5	1	1	3	3
Sligo	5	1	0	4	2

• Leitrim gave walkover to Cavan in the final round

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Finals

16 April 1950
Quarter-Final

Meath	1-10 – 0-8	Derry

Lurgan

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30 April 1950
Semi-Final

Cavan	3-9 – 1-5	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin [7]

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23 April 1950
Semi-Final

Meath	1-7 – 1-7	Wexford

Croke Park, Dublin[8]

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14 May 1950
Semi-Final Replay

Meath	1-11 – 1-6	Wexford

Croke Park, Dublin[9]

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3 June 1950
Home Final

Cavan	2-8 – 1-6	Meath
Peter Donohoe 0-4; Johnny Cusack, Edwin Carolan 1-0 each; Mick Higgins 0-2; Tony Tighe 0-1		Frankie Byrne 0-4; Paddy Meegan 1-0; Mattie McDonnell 0-2

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 38,258

Referee: J Leonard (Dublin)[10]

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5 August 1950
Final

Cavan	0-12 – 2-8	New York

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 31,872

Referee: Moss Colbert (Limerick)[10]

References

1. "1949".
2. "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
3. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
4. New York GAA - Irish Abroad
5. "Cavan's All Ireland Finals". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
6. Cornerback Magazine. http://www.cornerback.ie^[permanent dead link‍]
7. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1950 League". www.terracetalk.com.
8. "Meath-Wexford draw in classic", Irish Press, 24 April 1950, p. 9
9. "Meath beat Wexford to reach League Final", Irish Independent, 15 May 1950, p. 9
10. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151