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Gaelic football competition

1928–29 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1928 – 1929
League champions
WinnersKerry (2nd win)
CaptainJoe Barrett
League runners-up
Runners-upKildare
CaptainJack Higgins
← 1927–28 1930–31 →


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.

Kerry successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Kildare.

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Results

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North-Eastern Division

Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.

Southern Division

Results

Kerry v Waterford
14 October 1928 Round 1 Kerry 2-3 — 0-3 Waterford Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Clare v Limerick
14 October 1928 Round 1 Clare 2-6 — 3-5 Limerick Kilrush
Limerick v Cork
28 October 1928 Round 2 Limerick 1-3 — 0-7 Cork Newcastle West
Waterford v Clare
28 October 1928 Round 2 Waterford 2-3 — 2-1 Clare Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Kerry v Tipperary
11 November 1928 Round 3 Kerry 3-6 — 1-4 Tipperary Thurles
Kerry v Limerick
18 November 1928 Round 4 Kerry 4-8 — 2-5 Limerick Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Cork v Waterford
18 November 1928 Round 4 Cork 3-11 — 0-2 Waterford Fermoy
Kerry v Clare
10 March 1929 Round 5 Kerry 5-6 — 2-4 Clare Listowel
Limerick v Tipperary
10 March 1929 Round 5 Limerick 3-6 — 2-4 Tipperary Glin
Clare v Cork
7 April 1929 Round 6 Clare 0-2 — 1-2 Cork Ennis
Tipperary v Waterford
14 April 1929 Round 6 Tipperary 1-3 — 0-5 Waterford Fethard
Kerry v Cork
21 April 1929 Round 7 Kerry 3-7 — 2-4 Cork Cork
Limerick v Waterford
21 April 1929 Round 7 Limerick 1-9 — 1-3 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kerry 5 5 0 0 10 Qualified for Knockout Stage
Cork 5 4 0 1 8

South-Eastern Division

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

Kildare v Meath
28 October 1928 Round 2 Kildare 4-9 — 1-5 Meath Newbridge
Offaly v Longford
2 December 1928 Round 2 Offaly 4-2 — 2-6 Longford Tullamore

Western Division

Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.

Mayo v Sligo
7 October 1928 Round Mayo 0-5 — 1-2 Sligo Castlerea
Mayo v Leitrim
28 October 1928 Round Mayo 0-7 — 1-4 Leitrim Tubbercurry
Leitrim v Roscommon
11 November 1928 Round Leitrim 3-5 — 1-2 Roscommon Carrick-on-Shannon
Galway v Sligo
2 December 1928 Round Galway 0-6 — 1-5 Sligo Strokestown
Galway v Mayo
16 December 1928 Round Galway 0-3 — 2-6 Mayo Tuam

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Kerry2-5 – 1-2Sligo
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Kildare4-5 – 0-5Monaghan
CarrickmacrossAttendance: 4,000

Finals

Kerry1-7 – 2-3Kildare
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 11,000Referee: P Farrell (Roscommon)

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. "1928".
  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

External links

Kerry – 1929 National Football League Champions (2nd title)
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