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Gaelic football competition
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
Kerry v Laois
Dublin v Wexford
Laois v Kildare
Wexford v Kildare
Kerry v Kildare
Kerry v Wexford
Dublin v Kerry
Table
Group B
Clare v Limerick
Tipperary v Cork
Cork v Clare
Limerick v Waterford
Tipperary v Waterford
Waterford v Clare
Table
Group C
Antrim v Monaghan
Meath v Armagh
Louth v Antrim
Monaghan v Cavan
Cavan v Armagh
Cavan v Louth
Louth v Armagh
Meath v Monaghan
Down v Cavan
Cavan v Antrim
Louth v Meath
Down v Monaghan
Meath v Antrim
Cavan v Meath
Group D
Sligo v Mayo
Galway v Roscommon
Galway v Mayo
Leitrim v Sligo
Roscommon v Mayo
Galway v Leitrim
Mayo v Leitrim
Galway v Sligo
Table
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
15 February 1931 Tuam
15 February 1931 Cavan
Final
1 March 1931
Kerry 1-3 – 1-2 Cavan
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 , Dublin Attendance: 15,000
Division two
Midland
Northern Section
Offaly v Westmeath
Longford v Offaly
Westmeath v Longford
Southern Section
Carlow v Wicklow
Wicklow v Kilkenny
Kilkenny v Carlow
Final
Westmeath v Kilkenny
Tables
Northern Section
Southern Section
Northern
Donegal v Tyrone
Fermanagh v Derry
Tyrone v Fermanagh
Derry v Donegal
Tyrone v Derry
Donegal v Fermanagh
Table
References
http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(6)/1984-(1)
GAA Final Teams
"Kerry V kildare 1931 All-Ireland Gaelic football Final at croke Park Dublin" . www.1st-stop-county-kerry.com . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
"Up Kerry! Up the IRA!" . 5 March 2013.
"Dublin's success at Newbridge", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Dublin's good win", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"Won by a point", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"Four scores in poor game", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11
"Kerry defeat Dublin in National Football League", The Kerryman, 13 December 1930, p. 12
"Won by a point", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Home County weak", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"In The South", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"National League", Irish Independent, 8 April 1930, p. 14
"Football League", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10
"Dungarvan tie decides honours", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
"In The North", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Armagh outplayed", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Homesters win well", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"Level scoring", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"A win for Cavan", Cork Examiner, 6 October 1930, p. 12
"National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 8 November 1930, p. 9
"Do Louth need a rest?", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11
"Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12
"Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12
"Smith's first match", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
"A lucky draw", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
"Croke Park", Irish Independent, 5 December 1930, p,13
"Antrim's narrow defeat at Navan", Irish Independent, 15 December 1930, p. 11
"Cavan ready Divisional winners", Meath Chronicle, 24 January 1931, p. 9
"Connacht Senior Football League", Connaught Telegraph, 3 May 1930, p. 4
"Galway play and win", Irish Independent, 12 May 1930, p. 11
"1930" .
"Leitrim's success", Irish Independent, 22 July 1930, p. 13
"Connacht League", Irish Independent, 22 September 1930, p. 10
"GAA games", Irish Independent, 3 October 1930, p. 14
"Galway's defeat of Sligo", Connacht Tribune, 11 October 1930, p. 11
"Kerry's win", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12
"Second Semi-final", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12
"Depleted Kerry Team", The Kerryman, 7 March 1931, p.10
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"One-sided match", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Decisions unpopular", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"National League", Meath Chronicle, 6 September 1930, p. 9
"Midland - Group A", Irish Independent, 25 March 1930, p. 12
"Wicklow very weak", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"Kilkenny and Carlow draw", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10
"A poor contest", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13
"Donegal's first match in National League", Donegal News, 29 March 1930, p. 3
"Narrow victory", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10
"Exciting match", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"Close struggle in Derry", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10
"National League Fixture", Donegal News, 6 September 1930, p. 3
"Donegal defeat Fermanagh", Irish Independent, 6 October 1930, p. 12
"National League success", Donegal News, 11 October 1930, p. 5
Kerry – 1931 National Football League Champions (4th title)
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