1948–49 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1948–49 National Football League was the 18th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1948 – 10 April 1949 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (8th win) |
| Captain | Tommy Byrne |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Louth |
← 1947–48 1949–50 → | |
Mayo won the NFL with a narrow defeat of Louth in the final.[1][2][3][4]
Format
Instead of geographic groupings, teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the semi-finals.
League Phase
Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)
| 17 October 1948 Round | Down | 3-10 — 3-6 | Antrim | Newcastle[7] |
Division II
Group A Results
| 31 October 1948 Round 2 | Kerry | 3-7 — 1-11 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[11] |
Group B Results
| 17 October 1948 Round 1 | Roscommon | 4-6 — 1-11 | Sligo | Strokestown[13] |
| 14 November 1948 Round 3 | Leitrim | 2-5 — 3-8 | Roscommon | Ballinamore[15] |
Tables
Group A
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Division III
Group A
Westmeath, Cavan, Meath
Group B
Louth, Dublin, Longford
Division III Final
| Louth | 2-5 – 2-4 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
Division IV
Group A
Limerick, Tipperary, Clare
Section B
Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow
Section C
Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Cork
Group C Results
| 17 October 1948 Round 1 | Laois | 3-3 — 2-4 | Cork | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Play-Off
| 6 February 1949 | Wexford | 3-4 — 0-9 | Kildare | Wexford Park, Wexford[19] |
Knockout Phase
Final
| Mayo | 1-8 – 1-6 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| P Carney 0-4 (4f); T Acton 1-0; S Mulderrig, H Dixon, P Solan, M Flanagan 0-1 each | Jim Quigley 0-4, Frank Fagan 1-1, Stephen White 0-1[21] |
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References
- Mayo results archive, 1949
- "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- A nice surprise for Louth - Irish Independent
- "Down Master Monaghan", Irish Independent, 4 October 1948, p. 7,
- "Antrim had close call", Irish Independent, 11 October 1948, p. 7,
- "Down's surprise for Antrim", Irish Independent, 18 October 1948, p. 6,
- "Bad Finish beat Armagh", Irish Independent, 25 October 1948, p. 7,
- "Down win Dr. Lagan Cup", Cork Examiner, 1 November 1948, p. 6,
- "Carney stars in Mayo victory", Irish Independent, 18/10/1948, p. 6,
- "Kerry leave it late against Galway", Cork Examiner, 01/11/1948, p. 6,
- "Mayo again crush Kerry", The Ballina Herald, 27/11/1948, p. 6,
- "Roscommon in scoring mood", Irish Independent, 18/10/1948, p. 6,
- "Leitrim shock for Sligo", Irish Independent, 01/11/1948, p. 7,
- "Group honours for Roscommon", Irish Independent, 15/11/1948, p. 7,
- "Roscommon a well beaten side", Irish Independent, 07/03/1949, p. 7
- "Easy for Louth at Longford", Irish Independent, 01/11/1948, p. 7,
- "Louth's one point win in Croke Park thriller", Irish Independent, 07/03/1949, p. 7
- "Wexford beat Kildare in close game", Irish Independent, 7 February 1949, p.7
- "Louth combination too much for Down individualism", Irish Independent, 28/03/1949, p. 7
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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