1927–28 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1927 and 1928.

1927–28 National Football League
League details
Dates24 April 1927 – 1928
League champions
WinnersKerry (1st win)
CaptainJoe Barrett
League runners-up
Runners-upKildare
CaptainBill "Squires" Gannon

The League was won by Kerry.[1][2][3]

Format

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

The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests.[4] As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.

Results

Northern Division
3 April 1927 Round Kildare 3-8 — 1-2 Down
3 April 1927 Round Armagh 0-2 — 0-2 Tyrone
18 September 1927 Round Armagh 2-9 — 0-12 Cavan Athletic Grounds, Armagh,[5]
30 October 1927 Round Down 2-7 — 2-6 Dublin Newry,[6]
13 November 1927 Round 2 Louth 4-4 — 0-2 Dublin Drogheda,[7]
27 November 1927 Round 2 Louth 2-6 — 1-4 Meath Navan,[8]
27 November 1927 Round 2 Monaghan 4-4 — 4-4 Kildare Carrickmacross,[9]
27 November 1927 Round Dublin 3-5 — 0-8 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin,[10]
11 December 1927 Round Louth 7-4 — 2-0 Down Dundalk,[11]
8 January 1928 Round Armagh 3-3 — 2-3 Meath Athletic Grounds, Armagh,[12]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kildare 871015Advance to Knockout stage
Louth 860212
Armagh 74129
Down 73048
Cavan 73137
Meath 73044
Monaghan 61143
Dublin 61143
Tyrone 60151

Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field[13]

Southern Division
27 February 1927 Round 1 Clare L — W Laois Kilkee
27 February 1927 Round 1 Kerry 2-6 — 0-4 Cork Tralee,[14]
27 February 1927 Round 1 Tipperary 0-3 — 2-4 Kilkenny Carrick-on-Suir,[15]
20 March 1927 Round 2 Wexford 0-4 — 0-4 Kilkenny Barrett Park, New Ross,[16]
20 March 1927 Round 2 Laois 0-1 — 1-6 Kerry Portlaoise,[17]
3 April 1927 Round 3 Wexford 3-4 — 0-0 Cork Wexford Park, Wexford
3 April 1927 Round 3 Kerry 4-0 — 1-5 Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee
24 April 1927 Round 4 Cork 2-3 — 0-1 Kilkenny Cork Athletic Grounds,[18]
9 October 1927 Wexford 4-2 — 1-4 Clare Enniscorthy,[19]
9 October 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Tipperary
27 November 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Kilkenny
5 February 1928 Round 6 Kerry 2-3 — 0-2 Wexford Austin Stack Park, Tralee,[20]
12 February 1928 Round Wexford 1-7 — 1-1 Tipperary Barrett Park, New Ross,[21]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 660012Advance to Knockout stage
Laois 650110
Wexford 63127
Cork 52034
Kilkenny 61234
Clare 61143
Tipperary 50050

Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee[22]

Western Division

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

24 April 1927 Round 1 Mayo 2-7 — 1-5 Sligo Claremorris,[23]
8 May 1927 Round 2 Mayo 2-5 — 1-6 Roscommon Claremorris,[24]
18 September 1927 Round 2 Mayo 0-9 — 0-8 Leitrim Roscommon,[25]

Inter-Divisional Tests
Kildare0-8 – 0-5Mayo
Kerry0-6 – 1-1Mayo
Kerry2-4 – 1-6Kildare
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom Shevlin, Roscommon

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 22004NFL Winners
Kildare 21012NFL runners-up
Mayo 20020

References
  2. Mayo GAA 1927
  3. Mayo GAA 1928
  4. "Inter-Divisional League Tests",Irish Independent, 23/03/1928, p.13
  5. "National Football League", Irish Independent, 19/09/1927, p. 12,
  6. "A Newry Surprise", Irish Independent, 31 October 1927, p. 12,
  7. "Dublin footballer's big defeat", Irish Independent, 14/11/1927, p. 11,
  8. "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
  9. "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
  10. "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/11/1927, p. 9,
  11. "Louth's good win at Dundalk", Irish Independent, 12 December 1927, p. 13,
  12. "Junior Champions Still going strong", Irish Independent, 09/01/1928, p. 11,
  13. "National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
  14. "Kerry's easy win", The Kerryman, 05/03/1927, p. 11,
  15. "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/02/1927, p. 13,
  16. "Surprise for Wexford", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
  17. "Champions in form", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
  18. "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 25/04/1927, p. 11,
  19. "Good game at Enniscorthy", Irish Independent, 10 October 1927, p. 13,
  20. "National Football League", The Kerryman, 11/02/1928, p. 3,
  21. "National Football League", Irish Independent, 13/02/1928, p. 11,
  22. "National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
  23. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979
  24. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979
  25. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979
  26. "Kerry conquer Kildare", The Kerryman, 05/05/1928, p. 5
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