| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 October 1936 β 11 April 1937 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (4th win) |
| Captain | Paddy Moclair |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Paddy Geraghty |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Longford |
The 1936β37 National Football League was the 10th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Mayo won the league for the fourth year in a row, beating Meath in the final. [1] [2] [3]
Format
There were two divisions β Division 1 and Division 2. [4]
Division 1 was split into two Groups, A (east) and B (west). Group winners played off for the NFL title.
Division 2 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL (Division 2) title.
Division 1
Group A
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meath
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Advance to League Final |
Cavan
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Kildare
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Louth
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Wexford
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Dublin
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Monaghan
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Group B
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mayo
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to League Final |
|
Kerry
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
Galway
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
|
Laois
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Offaly
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Tipperary
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Clare
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Final
Division 2
Group A
Longford won. Other teams in this group: Sligo, Westmeath, Roscommon, Leitrim
Group B
Donegal won. Other teams in this group: Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh
Final
References
- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "A full round of National Football Fixtures", Irish Independent, 5 March 1937, p. 15
- ^ "The Final Tables", Irish Independent, 5 April 1937, p. 12
- ^ "Results in brief", Irish Independent, 8 March 1937, p. 14
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| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 October 1936 β 11 April 1937 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (4th win) |
| Captain | Paddy Moclair |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Paddy Geraghty |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Longford |
The 1936β37 National Football League was the 10th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Mayo won the league for the fourth year in a row, beating Meath in the final. [1] [2] [3]
Format
There were two divisions β Division 1 and Division 2. [4]
Division 1 was split into two Groups, A (east) and B (west). Group winners played off for the NFL title.
Division 2 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL (Division 2) title.
Division 1
Group A
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meath
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Advance to League Final |
|
Cavan
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
|
Kildare
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
|
Louth
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
|
Wexford
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
|
Dublin
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
|
Monaghan
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Group B
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mayo
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to League Final |
|
Kerry
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
|
Galway
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
|
Laois
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
|
Offaly
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
|
Tipperary
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
|
Clare
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Final
Division 2
Group A
Longford won. Other teams in this group: Sligo, Westmeath, Roscommon, Leitrim
Group B
Donegal won. Other teams in this group: Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh
Final
References
- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "A full round of National Football Fixtures", Irish Independent, 5 March 1937, p. 15
- ^ "The Final Tables", Irish Independent, 5 April 1937, p. 12
- ^ "Results in brief", Irish Independent, 8 March 1937, p. 14
|
| This Gaelic football competition-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |