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1932–33 National Football League
League details
DatesApril 1932 – September 1933
League champions
WinnersMeath (1st win)
CaptainBill Shaw
League runners-up
Runners-upCavan
CaptainJim Smith
← 1931–32 1933–34 →

The 1932–33 National Football League was the 6th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1932 and 1933.

Meath won the league, with captain Bill Shaw (Summerhill) scoring a last-minute point to win the final.

Format

There were three divisions – Western, 'A', and Midland. The winners of the Western Division met the winners of Division 'A' in the semi-final, while the winners of the Midland Division proceeded to the final.

There was also a Special Division, but the winners of this did not progress to the knockout stages.

Main League

Midland Division

Results

Louth and Armagh both withdrew.

Cavan v Longford
16 October 1932 Round 1 Cavan 3-7 — 1-4 Longford Longford,
Westmeath v Longford
20 November 1932 Round 2 Westmeath 3-4 — 1-4 Longford Athlone,
Cavan v Westmeath
4 December 1932 Round 3 Cavan 1-8 — 0-5 Westmeath Breffni Park, Cavan

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cavan 2 2 0 0 4 Qualified for Final
Westmeath 2 1 0 1 2
Longford 2 0 0 2 0

Division 'A'

Results

Kerry v Laois
30 October 1932 Round 1 Kerry 3-3 — 1-3 Laois Portlaoise
Kerry v Dublin
13 November 1932 Round 1 Kerry 0-9 — 0-7 Dublin Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Meath v Dublin
27 November 1932 Round 2 Meath 1-4 — 0-2 Dublin Navan
Meath v Laois
19 February 1933 Round 2 Meath 1-8 — 0-6 Laois Portlaoise
Dublin v Laois
5 March 1933 Round 3 Dublin 2-8 — 0-6 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
Meath v Kerry
19 March 1933 Round 3 Meath 1-4 — 0-2 Kerry Navan

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 3 3 0 0 6 Qualified for Semi-Final
Kerry 3 2 0 1 4
Dublin 3 1 0 2 2
Laois 3 0 0 3 0

Western Division

Mayo won, ahead of Sligo, Galway, Leitrim and Roscommon.

Results

Mayo v Leitrim
2 April 1933 Round Mayo 4-9 — 1-5 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon
Sligo v Leitrim
23 April 1933 Round Sligo 3-6 — 2-4 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon
Mayo v Galway
7 May 1933 Round Mayo 3-6 — 1-5 Galway Castlebar
Mayo v Sligo
21 May 1933 Round Mayo 1-12 — 0-4 Sligo Castlebar

Finals

Meath2-7 – 1-3Mayo
Navan
Meath0-10 – 1-6Cavan
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 11,100Referee: Martin O'Neill (Wexford)

Special Division

Special Division (Eastern Section)

Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow,

Special Division (Southern Section)

Cork, Waterford, Clare, Limerick

Cork v Limerick
22 January 1933 Final Cork 4-5 — 2-3 Limerick Glin

Final

Wexford3-5 – 1-8Cork
Wexford

References

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