1934–35 National Football League (Ireland)

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1934–35 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1934 – 4 August 1935
League champions
Winners	Mayo (2nd win)
Captain	Gerald Courell
League runners-up
Runners-up	Fermanagh
← 1933–34 1935–36 →

The 1934–35 National Football League was the 8th staging of the National Football League (NFL), a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Fermanagh by 21 points, remaining a record for an NFL final in 2017.

Format

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

League Stage

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Northern Division

Fermanagh won.

Southern Division (Munster Football League)

Waterford withdrew before the competition started.

Clare v Tipperary

28 October 1934 Round 1

Clare

0-4 — 1-4

Tipperary

Kilrush

Cork v Kerry

11 November 1934 Round 1

Cork

1-8 — 1-5

Kerry

UCC GAA, Cork

Limerick v Clare

11 November 1934 Round 1

Limerick

0-2 — 4-2

Clare

Foynes

Tipperary v Cork

25 November 1934 Round 2

Tipperary

4-3 — 0-8

Cork

Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

Clare v Kerry

10 March 1935 Round 2

Clare

w/o — scr.

Kerry

Kilfenora

Tipperary v Kerry

24 March 1935 Round 2

Tipperary

w/o — scr.

Kerry

Clonmel

Cork v Clare

24 March 1935 Round 3

Cork

w/o — scr.

Clare

Cork

Kerry v Limerick

Kerry

w/o — scr.

Limerick

Tipperary v Limerick

Tipperary

w/o — scr.

Limerick

Cork v Limerick

Cork

w/o — scr.

Limerick

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Tipperary	4	4	0	8	Win Munster Football League; advance to knockout stage
Cork	4	3	1	6
Clare	4	2	2	4
Kerry	4	2	2	4
Limerick	4	0	4	0

Eastern Division

Western Division

Mayo won, ahead of Dublin, Louth, Meath, Galway, Laois and Kildare.

Knockout stage

6 June 1935
Semi-final

Mayo	6-8 – 2-5	Tipperary

Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

4 August 1935
Final

Mayo	5-8 – 0-2	Fermanagh
Gerald Courell 3-0; Paddy Moclair 2-2; Paddy Munnelly 0-3; Josie Munnelly, Peter Laffey 0-1 each

MacHale Park, CastlebarAttendance: 2,000Referee: J Kelly (Longford)

Division Two

Leinster

Wicklow, Kilkenny, Carlow

Carlow v Kilkenny

29 October 1934 Round 1

Carlow

5-8 — 0-2

Kilkenny

Kilkenny

Carlow v Kilkenny

24 March 1935 Round 1

Carlow

3-11 — 3-5

Kilkenny

Muine Bheag

Wicklow v Kilkenny

31 March 1935 Round 1

Wicklow

3-3 — 0-6

Kilkenny

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Wicklow v Carlow

4 August 1935 Round 1

Wicklow

1-5 — 1-8

Carlow

Baltinglass

Midland

Roscommon, Westmeath

Longford v Roscommon

11 November 1934 Round 1

Longford

1-10 — 1-2

Roscommon

Final

Carlow v Cork

27 October 1935 Final

Carlow

2-10 — 4-3

Cork

Carlow

References

Mayo results archive
GAA Final Teams
"London Team's prospects", Irish Independent, 31 October 1934, p. 14
"Close scoring", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1934, p. 12
"Cork footballers beat Kerry", Irish Independent, 13 November 1934, p. 14
"Limerick Collapse", Irish Press, 12 November 1934, p. 8
"Cork beaten in McGrath Cup", Nenagh Guardian, 1 December 1934, p. 7
"Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
"Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
Irish Independent, 22 March 1935, p. 14
"Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
"Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
"Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"Carlow's easy victory over Kilkenny", Kildare Observer, 3 November 1934, p. 1
"Carlow's good win", Irish Press, 25 March 1935, p. 10
"Wicklow on top", Irish Press, 1 April 1935, p. 9
"Carlow win a thriller", Irish Press, 5 August 1935, p. 10
"Carlow defeat Cork in Final Division II National Football League", The Kerryman, 2 November 1935, p. 13

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