League details | |
---|---|
Dates | 1939 β 1940 |
League champions | |
Winners | Galway (1st win) |
Captain | John Dunne |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Meath |
Captain | Matt Gilsenan |
The 1939β40 National Football League was the 13th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
After winning six NFL titles in a row, Mayo did not play in the league this season, on the grounds that petrol rationing (due to The Emergency / Second World War) would make playing in the NFL prohibitively expensive. They were also protesting events during the 1939 All-Ireland semi-final replay. In their absence, Galway won the League. [1] [2] [3]
There were four divisions β Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
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29 October 1939 Round 1 | Laois | 3-8 — 4-5 | Galway | Portlaoise [5] |
12 November 1939 Round 2 | Laois | 2-4 — 1-6 | Kerry | Portlaoise [6] |
12 November 1939 Round 2 | Galway | 2-6 — 0-7 | Offaly | Ballinasloe [7] |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Galway | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Laois | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Kerry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Wexford finished top, ahead of Carlow, Waterford and Tipperary.
Meath finished top, ahead of Dublin, Louth and Monaghan.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sligo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Donegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Leitrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roscommon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Longford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Tyrone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cork finished top, ahead of Clare and Limerick.
League details | |
---|---|
Dates | 1939 β 1940 |
League champions | |
Winners | Galway (1st win) |
Captain | John Dunne |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Meath |
Captain | Matt Gilsenan |
The 1939β40 National Football League was the 13th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
After winning six NFL titles in a row, Mayo did not play in the league this season, on the grounds that petrol rationing (due to The Emergency / Second World War) would make playing in the NFL prohibitively expensive. They were also protesting events during the 1939 All-Ireland semi-final replay. In their absence, Galway won the League. [1] [2] [3]
There were four divisions β Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (January 2023) |
29 October 1939 Round 1 | Laois | 3-8 — 4-5 | Galway | Portlaoise [5] |
12 November 1939 Round 2 | Laois | 2-4 — 1-6 | Kerry | Portlaoise [6] |
12 November 1939 Round 2 | Galway | 2-6 — 0-7 | Offaly | Ballinasloe [7] |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Galway | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Laois | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Kerry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Wexford finished top, ahead of Carlow, Waterford and Tipperary.
Meath finished top, ahead of Dublin, Louth and Monaghan.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sligo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Donegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Leitrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roscommon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Longford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for knockout phase |
Tyrone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cork finished top, ahead of Clare and Limerick.