1927–28 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1927 and 1928.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 April 1927 – 1928 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (1st win) |
| Captain | Joe Barrett |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Bill "Squires" Gannon |
← 1925–26 1928–29 → | |
Format
There were three divisions – Northern, Southern, and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests.[4] As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.
Results
Northern Division
| 3 April 1927 Round | Kildare | 3-8 — 1-2 | Down |
| 3 April 1927 Round | Armagh | 0-2 — 0-2 | Tyrone |
| 18 September 1927 Round | Armagh | 2-9 — 0-12 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh,[5] |
| 27 November 1927 Round 2 | Monaghan | 4-4 — 4-4 | Kildare | Carrickmacross,[9] |
| 27 November 1927 Round | Dublin | 3-5 — 0-8 | Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin,[10] |
| 8 January 1928 Round | Armagh | 3-3 — 2-3 | Meath | Athletic Grounds, Armagh,[12] |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | Advance to Knockout stage |
 |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
 |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field[13]
Southern Division
| 27 February 1927 Round 1 | Clare | L — W | Laois | Kilkee |
| 27 February 1927 Round 1 | Tipperary | 0-3 — 2-4 | Kilkenny | Carrick-on-Suir,[15] |
| 20 March 1927 Round 2 | Laois | 0-1 — 1-6 | Kerry | Portlaoise,[17] |
| 3 April 1927 Round 3 | Wexford | 3-4 — 0-0 | Cork | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 3 April 1927 Round 3 | Kerry | 4-0 — 1-5 | Clare | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 24 April 1927 Round 4 | Cork | 2-3 — 0-1 | Kilkenny | Cork Athletic Grounds,[18] |
| 9 October 1927 | Wexford | 4-2 — 1-4 | Clare | Enniscorthy,[19] |
| 9 October 1927 | Kerry | w/o — scr, | Tipperary |
| 27 November 1927 | Kerry | w/o — scr, | Kilkenny |
| 5 February 1928 Round 6 | Kerry | 2-3 — 0-2 | Wexford | Austin Stack Park, Tralee,[20] |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee[22]
Western Division
Mayo won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim.
| 24 April 1927 Round 1 | Mayo | 2-7 — 1-5 | Sligo | Claremorris,[23] |
| 8 May 1927 Round 2 | Mayo | 2-5 — 1-6 | Roscommon | Claremorris,[24] |
Inter-Divisional Tests
| Kildare | 0-8 – 0-5 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 0-6 – 1-1 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 2-4 – 1-6 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | NFL Winners |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | NFL runners-up |
 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- Mayo GAA 1927
- Mayo GAA 1928
- "Inter-Divisional League Tests",Irish Independent, 23/03/1928, p.13
- "National Football League", Irish Independent, 19/09/1927, p. 12,
- "A Newry Surprise", Irish Independent, 31 October 1927, p. 12,
- "Dublin footballer's big defeat", Irish Independent, 14/11/1927, p. 11,
- "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
- "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
- "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/11/1927, p. 9,
- "Louth's good win at Dundalk", Irish Independent, 12 December 1927, p. 13,
- "Junior Champions Still going strong", Irish Independent, 09/01/1928, p. 11,
- "National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
- "Kerry's easy win", The Kerryman, 05/03/1927, p. 11,
- "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/02/1927, p. 13,
- "Surprise for Wexford", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
- "Champions in form", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
- "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 25/04/1927, p. 11,
- "Good game at Enniscorthy", Irish Independent, 10 October 1927, p. 13,
- "National Football League", The Kerryman, 11/02/1928, p. 3,
- "National Football League", Irish Independent, 13/02/1928, p. 11,
- "National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
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- "Kerry conquer Kildare", The Kerryman, 05/05/1928, p. 5
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