1949–50 National Football League (Ireland)

1949–50 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1949 – 5 August 1950
League champions
WinnersNew York (1st win)
CaptainM. O'Sullivan
League runners-up
Runners-upCavan
CaptainJohn Joe O'Reilly

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

Meath1-10 – 0-8Derry
Cavan3-9 – 1-5Kerry
Meath1-7 – 1-7Wexford
Meath1-11 – 1-6Wexford
Cavan2-8 – 1-6Meath
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
Attendance: 38,258
Referee: J Leonard (Dublin)[10]
Cavan0-12 – 2-8New York
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. ^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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