1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

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

For the second year in a row, Kerry defeated Kildare in the final.[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 1Kerry2-3 — 0-3WaterfordAustin Stack Park, Tralee[2]
14 October 1928 Round 1Clare2-6 — 3-5LimerickKilrush
28 October 1928 Round 2Limerick1-3 — 0-7CorkNewcastle West[3]
28 October 1928 Round 2Waterford2-3 — 2-1ClareFraher Field, Dungarvan[4]
11 November 1928 Round 3Kerry3-6 — 1-4TipperaryThurles[5]
18 November 1928 Round 4Kerry4-8 — 2-5LimerickAustin Stack Park, Tralee[6]
18 November 1928 Round 4Cork3-11 — 0-2WaterfordFermoy
10 March 1929 Round 5Kerry5-6 — 2-4ClareListowel
10 March 1929 Round 5Limerick3-6 — 2-4TipperaryGlin
7 April 1929 Round 6Clare0-2 — 1-2CorkEnnis[7]
14 April 1929 Round 6Tipperary1-3 — 0-5WaterfordFethard[8]
21 April 1929 Round 7Kerry3-7 — 2-4CorkCork[9]
21 April 1929 Round 7Limerick1-9 — 1-3WaterfordGaelic Grounds, Limerick[10]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kerry 550010Qualified for Knockout Stage
Cork 54018

South-Eastern Division

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

28 October 1928 Round 2Kildare4-9 — 1-5MeathNewbridge
2 December 1928 Round 2Offaly4-2 — 2-6LongfordTullamore[11]

Western Division

Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.

7 October 1928 RoundMayo0-5 — 1-2SligoCastlerea
28 October 1928 RoundMayo0-7 — 1-4LeitrimTubbercurry
11 November 1928 RoundLeitrim3-5 — 1-2RoscommonCarrick-on-Shannon
2 December 1928 RoundGalway0-6 — 1-5SligoStrokestown
16 December 1928 RoundGalway0-3 — 2-6MayoTuam[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
  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. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5977
  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
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