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Gaelic football competition

1947–48 National Football League
League details
DatesNovember 1947 – 24 October 1948
League champions
WinnersCavan (1st win)
CaptainJohn Joe O'Reilly
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
← 1946–47 1948–49 →


The 1947–48 National Football League was the 17th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

At one game in Tralee on 9 November 1947, Mayo managed to hold Kerry to a draw despite having to draft in the county secretary and a car driver in as substitutes. The players drafted an official letter of complaint to the County Board.

Cavan won their first and, so far, only league title, winning the replay by 10 points.

Format

Divisions

There were four Sections or Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title. Teams were placed in the divisions along geographical lines:

  • Division One: Western
  • Division Two: Eastern
  • Division Three: Southern
  • Division Four: Northern. The Northern Division doubled as the Dr Lagan Cup. The winners qualified for the semi-finals.

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

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary.

Promotion and relegation

None. All four Divisions had equal status.

Group stage

Division One

Group A Results

Kerry v Mayo
9 November 1947 Round 1 Kerry 1-7 — 1-7 Mayo Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Mayo v Galway
23 November 1947 Round 2 Mayo 1-4 — 0-3 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
Galway v Kerry
7 December 1947 Round 3 Galway 1-5 — 3-6 Kerry Galway
Kerry v Mayo
15 February 1948 Play-Off Kerry 3-6 — 2-6 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin

Group B Results

Sligo v Roscommon
9 November 1947 Round 1 Sligo 2-7 — 2-6 Roscommon Sligo
Leitrim v Sligo
7 December 1947 Round 3 Leitrim 1-4 — 2-5 Sligo Carrick-on-Shannon

Division Final

Sligo v Kerry
11 April 1948 Sligo 2-4 — 3-7 Kerry Sligo Show Grounds, Sligo

Tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 2 1 1 0 3 Qualified for knockout phase
Mayo 2 1 1 0 3
Galway 2 0 0 2 0
Group B
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Sligo 2 2 0 0 4
Roscommon 2 0 1 0 1
Leitrim 2 0 1 0 1

Division Two

Group A

Westmeath v Meath
9 November 1947 Round 1 Westmeath 1-5 — 3-3 Meath Athlone
Meath v Cavan
23 November 1947 Round 2 Meath 3-5 — 4-6 Cavan Navan
Cavan v Westmeath
7 December 1947 Round 1 Cavan 7-5 — 1-1 Westmeath Breffni Park, Cavan

Group B

Louth v Longford
9 November 1947 Round 1 Louth 2-4 — 1-9 Longford Dundalk
Longford v Dublin
23 November 1947 Round 2 Longford 1-6 — 3-5 Dublin Pearse Park, Longford
Dublin v Louth
7 December 1947 Round 3 Dublin 2-9 — 4-3 Louth Croke Park, Dublin

Division Final

Cavan v Dublin
21 March 1948 Cavan 3-17 — 2-4 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cavan 2 2 0 0 4 Qualified for knockout phase
Meath 2 1 0 0 2
Westmeath 2 0 0 2 0
Group B
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 2 1 1 0 3
Longford 2 1 0 1 2
Louth 2 0 1 0 1

Division Three

Group A Results

Tipperary v Limerick
9 November 1947 Round 1 Tipperary 2-6 — 4-9 Limerick Clonmel
Limerick v Clare
23 November 1947 Round 2 Limerick 2-1 — 1-8 Clare Limerick
Clare v Tipperary
7 December 1947 Round 3 Clare 1-6 — 1-6 Tipperary Ennis

Group B Results

Wicklow v Wexford
9 November 1947 Round 1 Wicklow 1-6 — 1-9 Wexford Carnew
Wexford v Carlow
23 November 1947 Round 2 Wexford 11-4 — 2-4 Carlow Gorey

Group C Results

Kildare v Offaly
9 November 1947 Round 1 Kildare 5-7 — 0-2 Offaly Kildare
Offaly v Cork
23 November 1947 Round 2 Offaly 2-7 — 3-5 Cork O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Kildare v Cork
7 December 1947 Round 3 Kildare 1-4 — 3-3 Cork Naas

Division play-offs

Clare v Wexford
29 February 1948 Semi-final Clare 1-8 — 1-5 Wexford Enniscorthy
Cork v Clare
21 March 1948 Final Cork W — L Clare Ennis

Tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 2 1 1 0 3
Limerick 2 1 0 0 2
Tipperary 2 0 1 0 1
Group B
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wexford 2 2 0 0 4
Wicklow 2 1 0 0 2
Carlow 2 0 0 1 0
Group C
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cork 3 3 0 0 6
Kildare 3 2 0 1 4
Laois 2 0 2 0 0
Offaly 2 0 2 0 0
  • The Laois v Offaly fixture was not fulfilled.

Division Four (Dr Lagan Cup)

Antrim v Donegal
23 November 1947 Final Antrim 2-4 — 1-3 Donegal Lurgan

Knockout phase

Semi-final

Cavan2-9 – 2-7Kerry
Croke Park, Dublin
Cork3-5 – 1-10Antrim
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Cavan2-11 – 3-8Cork
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 25,367Referee: John Dowling (Kildare)
Cavan5-9 – 2-8Cork
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 26,567Referee: Martin O'Neill (Wexford)

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