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1930–31 National Football League
League details
Dates29 June 1930 – May 1931
League champions
WinnersKerry (3rd win)
CaptainMiko Doyle
League runners-up
Runners-upCavan
CaptainJim Smith
1928–29 1931–32


The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point. After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 22 teams. Split into four regional groups
  • Division Two: 10 teams. Split into two regional sections

Round-robin format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

Knockout stage qualifiers

  • Division One title: top team in each group qualified for the semi-final
  • Division Two (Midland) title: top team in each group qualified for the final
  • Division Two (Northern) title: group winners win the title

Division One

Group A

Kildare v Dublin
23 March 1930 Round 1 Kildare 1-1 — 2-3 Dublin Newbridge
Referee: M. Delaney Laois
Kerry v Laois
23 March 1930 Round 1 Kerry 3-8 — 2-0 Laois Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Dublin v Wexford
6 April 1930 Round 2 Dublin 4-5 — 2-2 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
Laois v Kildare
6 April 1930 Round 2 Laois 3-2 — 2-6 Kildare Portlaoise
Referee: Sean Robbins Offaly
Wexford v Kildare
5 October 1930 Round 3 Wexford 1-4 — 3-5 Kildare Wexford
Kerry v Kildare
16 November 1930 Kerry 0-2 — 0-2 Kildare Naas
Kerry v Wexford
16 November 1930 Kerry w/o — scr. Wexford
Dublin v Kerry
7 December 1930 Round 4 Dublin 0-3 — 0-8 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Delaney Laois

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 4 3 1 0 7 Advance to Knockout stage
Dublin 4 3 0 1 6
Kildare 4 2 1 1 5
Laois 4 1 0 3 2
Wexford 4 0 0 4 0

Group B

Clare v Limerick
23 March 1930 Round 1 Clare 2-7 — 2-6 Limerick Kilrush
Tipperary v Cork
23 March 1930 Round 1 Tipperary 3-3 — 2-8 Cork Clonmel
Cork v Clare
6 April 1930 Round 2 Cork 3-5 — 1-2 Clare Cork
Limerick v Waterford
6 April 1930 Round 2 Limerick 1-5 — 1-5 Waterford Glin
Tipperary v Waterford
9 November 1930 Round 2 Tipperary 1-2 — 3-6 Waterford Clonmel
Waterford v Clare
7 December 1930 Round 4 Waterford 2-7 — 1-2 Clare Dungarvan

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Waterford 4 3 1 0 7 Advance to Knockout stage
Cork 4 3 0 1 6
Clare 4 2 0 2 4
Limerick 3 0 1 2 1
Tipperary 3 0 0 3 0

Group C

Antrim v Monaghan
23 March 1930 Round 1 Antrim 0-2 — 1-2 Monaghan Corrigan Park, Belfast
Meath v Armagh
23 March 1930 Round 1 Meath 2-8 — 1-2 Armagh Navan
Louth v Antrim
6 April 1930 Round 2 Louth 2-3 — 0-3 Antrim Drogheda
Referee: J. Curran Meath
Monaghan v Cavan
6 April 1930 Round 2 Monaghan 0-6 — 0-6 Cavan Clones
Cavan v Armagh
5 October 1930 Round 2 Cavan 0-11 — 0-9 Armagh Armagh
Cavan v Louth
2 November 1930 Round 3 Cavan W — L Louth Breffni Park, Cavan
Louth v Armagh
16 November 1930 Louth 1-2 — 0-7 Armagh Dundalk
Meath v Monaghan
23 November 1930 Meath 1-6 — 0-0 Monaghan Navan
Down v Cavan
23 November 1930 Down 1-7 — 2-5 Cavan Newry
Cavan v Antrim
7 December 1930 Round 2 Cavan 5-6 — 0-3 Antrim Breffni Park, Cavan
Louth v Meath
7 December 1930 Round 4 Louth 2-3 — 2-3 Meath Drogheda
Down v Monaghan
7 December 1930 Round 4 Down w/o — scr Monaghan
Meath v Antrim
14 December 1930 Round 2 Meath 1-4 — 0-3 Antrim Navan
Cavan v Meath
18 January 1931 1st Place Play-Off Cavan 2-6 — 0-2 Meath Breffni Park, Cavan

Group D

Sligo v Mayo
26 April 1930 Round 1 Sligo 1-2 — 4-4 Mayo Tubbercurry, Sligo
Galway v Roscommon
11 May 1930 Round 1 Galway 2-1 — 0-3 Roscommon Ballinasloe
Galway v Mayo
29 June 1930 Round 1 Galway 0-7 — 0-1 Mayo Tuam
Leitrim v Sligo
20 July 1930 Round 1 Leitrim 3-0 — 0-5 Sligo Ballinamore, Leitrim
Roscommon v Mayo
20 July 1930 Round 1 Roscommon 0-3 — 1-7 Mayo Castlerea
Galway v Leitrim
21 September 1930 Round 3 Galway 3-6 — 0-4 Leitrim Roscommon
Mayo v Leitrim
1930 Round 4 Mayo w/o — scr Leitrim
Galway v Sligo
5 October 1930 Round 4 Galway 2-8 — 0-2 Sligo Tuam

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Galway 4 4 0 0 8 Advance to Knockout stage
Mayo 4 3 0 1 6
Roscommon 4 2 0 2 4
Leitrim 4 1 0 3 2
Sligo 4 0 0 4 0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Kerry2-5 – 1-1Galway
Tuam
Cavan7-5 – 0-3Waterford
Cavan

Final

Kerry1-3 – 1-2Cavan
John Joe Landers 1-0, Tim Landers 0-1, Miko Doyle 0-1 Terry Coyle 1-0, Jack Smallhorne 0-1, Louis Blessing 0-1
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 15,000

Division two

Midland

Northern Section

Offaly v Westmeath
23 March 1930 Round 1 Offaly 1-3 — 4-7 Westmeath Tullamore
Longford v Offaly
6 April 1930 Round 2 Longford 0-2 — 0-3 Offaly Longford
Westmeath v Longford
31 August 1930 Round 3 Westmeath 5-5 — 2-7 Longford Mullingar
Referee: Sean O'Neill Dublin

Southern Section

Carlow v Wicklow
23 March 1930 Round 1 Carlow 2-6 — 2-0 Wicklow Muine Bheag
Wicklow v Kilkenny
6 April 1930 Round 2 Wicklow 0-2 — 1-4 Kilkenny Arklow
Kilkenny v Carlow
9 November 1930 Round 3 Kilkenny 1-1 — 1-1 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Final

Westmeath v Kilkenny
7 December 1930 Final Westmeath 7-4 — 1-0 Kilkenny Mullingar

Tables

Northern Section
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Westmeath 2 2 0 0 4 Win Division Two (Midland)
Offaly 2 1 0 1 2
Longford 2 0 0 2 0
Southern Section
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kilkenny 2 1 1 0 3
Carlow 2 1 1 0 3
Wicklow 2 0 0 2 0

Northern

Donegal v Tyrone
23 March 1930 Round 1 Donegal 2-6 — 1-1 Tyrone Erne Park, Ballyshannon
Referee: T McGlynn Donegal
Fermanagh v Derry
23 March 1930 Round 1 Fermanagh 1-4 — 1-1 Derry Enniskillen
Tyrone v Fermanagh
6 April 1930 Round 2 Tyrone 3-1 — 2-2 Fermanagh Dungannon
Derry v Donegal
6 April 1930 Round 2 Derry 1-4 — 2-6 Donegal Brandywell, Derry
Tyrone v Derry
31 August 1930 Round 3 Tyrone 3-2 — 0-3 Derry Dungannon
Donegal v Fermanagh
5 October 1930 Round 3 Donegal 1-5 — 0-2 Fermanagh Ballyshannon

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Donegal 3 3 0 0 6 Win Division Two (Northern)
Tyrone 3 2 0 1 4
Fermanagh 3 1 0 2 2
Derry 3 0 0 3 0

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