1931–32 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1931–32 National Football League was the 5th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1931–32 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1931 – 1932
League champions
WinnersKerry (4th win)
CaptainJohnny Riordan
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainJim O'Regan

Kerry won their fourth league in a row.[1][2]

Format

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

Division One

Group A
8 March 1931 Round 1 Dublin 2-4 — 2-10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin[3]
8 March 1931 Round 1 Laois 1-2 — 2-4 Kerry Portlaoise[4]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Kildare 0-5 — 0-10 Laois Athy[5]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Kerry 2-9 — 1-2 Kildare Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6]
24 May 1931 Round 3 Dublin 0-6 — 2-2 Laois Croke Park, Dublin[7]
15 November 1931 Round 3 Kerry 1-10 — 3-2 Dublin Listowel

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 33006Advance to Knockout stage
Laois 32014
Kildare 31022
Dublin 30030

Group B (Munster Football League)

Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare, Limerick

31 May 1931 Round 1 Clare 3-3 — 1-5 Limerick Shanagolden[8]
31 May 1931 Round 1 Cork 2-2 — 3-5 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds[9]
14 July 1931 Round 2 Waterford 0-9 — 2-1 Limerick Dungarvan[10]
15 November 1931 Round 1 Clare 1-8 — 2-4 Waterford Kilrush[11]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Limerick 1-3 — 3-1 Cork Newcastle West[12]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Waterford 2-5 — 2-3 Tipperary Walsh Park, Waterford[13]
28 February 1932 Round 5 Cork 2-4 — 1-6 Clare Ennis
6 March 1932 Round 5 Limerick 3-6 — 0-3 Tipperary Glin[14]
2 October 1932 Play-off for 1st place Cork 5-4 — 0-1 Clare Cork[15]

Group C
8 March 1931 Round 1 Louth 0-5 — 0-5 Down Dundalk[16]
12 April 1931 Round 1 Antrim 1-7 — 1-1 Louth Corrigan Park, Belfast
19 April 1931 Round 2 Down 1-3 — 1-5 Armagh Newry[17]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Armagh 2-5 — 0-3 Antrim Camlough, Newry[18]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Meath 6-2 — 0-0 Down Navan
26 April 1931 Round 2 Louth 2-7 — 2-3 Cavan Drogheda[19]
25 October 1931 Round 1 Louth 1-6 — 1-6 Armagh Dundalk[20]
8 November 1931 Round 6 Meath 0-7 — 1-3 Cavan Navan[21]
15 November 1931 Round 6 Cavan 5-6 — 0-2 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan
22 November 1931 Round 6 Meath 0-6 — 2-0 Louth Navan[22]
29 November 1931 Round 6 Cavan 7-5 — 3-0 Down Breffni Park, Cavan[23]
6 December 1931 Round 6 Antrim 5-0 — 2-1 Cavan Belfast[24]
10 January 1932 Round 6 Down 2-3 — 0-2 Antrim Downpatrick[25]
24 January 1932 Round 6 Antrim 0-2 — 2-6 Meath Corrigan Park, Belfast[26]
7 February 1932 Round 1 Armagh 1-6 — 0-5 Meath Crossmaglen[27]
24 April 1932 1st Place Play-off Meath 2-6 — 1-7 Armagh Drogheda[28]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 53117Advance to Knockout stage
Armagh 53117
Louth 51314
Cavan 52034
Antrim 52034
Down 51133

Group D
19 April 1931 Round 1 Mayo 5-10 — 0-2 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar[29]
3 May 1931 Round 1 Galway 1-6 — 0-2 Roscommon Tuam[30]
28 June 1931 Round 2 Roscommon 2-4 — 3-4 Mayo Castlerea[31]
26 July 1931 Round 3 Sligo 2-5 — 1-3 Roscommon Tubbercurry, Sligo[32]
4 October 1931 Round 3 Mayo 1-5 — 0-7 Galway Ballinrobe[33]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Mayo 33006Advance to Knockout stage
Galway 32014
Sligo 31022
Roscommon 30030

Semi-Finals
Kerry 2-5 – 1-6Mayo
Cork w/o – scrMeath

Final
Kerry5-2 – 3-3Cork
Attendance: 2,500[36]

Division two

Southern

Kilkenny scratched v Carlow

8 March 1931 Round 1 Wicklow 2-2 — 3-1 Carlow Wicklow[37]

Northern
8 March 1931 Round 1 Westmeath 6-3 — 1-1 Offaly Mullingar[38]
26 April 1931 Round 2 Offaly 0-7 — 2-5 Longford Tullamore[39]
15 November 1931 Round 3 Longford 4-2 — 9-9 Westmeath Longford[40]

Final
6 March 1932 Westmeath 1-6 — 1-5 Carlow Carlow[41]

Northern Section
8 March 1931 Round 1 Derry 1-4 — 1-3 Fermanagh Brandywell, Derry[42]
8 March 1931 Round 1 Tyrone 2-2 — 1-2 Donegal Dungannon[43]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Fermanagh 3-2 — 1-3 Tyrone Enniskillen[44]
12 April 1931 Round 2 Donegal 4-7 — 0-2 Derry Ballybofey[45]
26 April 1931 Round 3 Donegal 0-3 — 0-7 Fermanagh Ballybofey[46]
26 April 1931 Round 3 Derry 1-3 — 3-4 Tyrone Brandywell, Derry[47]
19 July 1931 1st Place Play-off Tyrone 2-5 — 2-4 Fermanagh Dungannon[48]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tyrone 32014Win Division Two (Northern)
Fermanagh 32014
Donegal 31022
Derry 31022

References
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. "Dublin start short", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  4. "Senior Football", Cork Examiner, 9 March 1931, p. 10
  5. "Leix five points in front", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  6. "Match at Tralee", Cork Examiner, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  7. "National League", Cork Examiner, 25 May 1931, p. 10
  8. "Limerick v Clare", The Kerryman, 6 June 1931, p. 7
  9. "Matches in Cork", Cork Examiner, 1 June 1931, p. 10
  10. "National Football League", Cork Examiner, 20 July 1931, p. 10
  11. "Clare's narrow win", Irish Press, 17 November 1931, p. 8
  12. "Cork's victory over Limerick", Irish Independent, 8 February 1932, p. 14
  13. "Strong finish by Waterford", Irish Press, 8 February 1932, p. 8
  14. "Football League", Irish Independent, 8 March 1932, p. 12
  15. "Cork win National League Decider", Irish Press, 3 October 1932, p. 8
  16. "Louth surprised", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  17. "Excitement at Newry", Irish Independent, 20 April 1931, p. 14
  18. "Clever win by Armagh", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  19. "Louth spring surprise", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p.10
  20. "National League", Irish Press, 26 October 1931, p. 8
  21. "Meath defeat Cavan", Kildare Observer, 14 November 1931, p. 5
  22. "Draw at Cavan", Irish Press, 23 November 1931, p. 6
  23. "Cavan defeats Down", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1931, p. 6
  24. "Cavan's chances gone", Irish Press, 7 December 1931, p. 8
  25. "Antrim's hope dashed", Irish Press, 11 January 1932, p. 8
  26. "Meath's easy win", Irish Press, 25 January 1932, p. 8
  27. "Armagh's triumph", Irish Press, 9 February 1932, p. 8
  28. "Gaelic pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 30 April 1932, p. 9
  29. Leitrim Observer, 25 April 1931, p. 7
  30. "Galway win League match against Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 9 May 1931, p. 13
  31. "Mayo beat Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 4 July 1931, p. 13
  32. Irish Independent, 28 July 1931, p. 12
  33. "National League Football", Ballina Herald, 10 October 1931, p. 2
  34. "League Final at Killarney", Irish Independent, 3 February 1933, p. 12
  35. "Another title for Kerry", Irish Independent, 6 February 1933
  36. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  37. "Visitor's victory", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  38. "Bracken's crop of goals", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
  39. "Longford win in first half", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  40. "GAA Notes", Longford Leader, 21 November 1931, p. 3
  41. "Midland Final", Cork Examiner, 7 March 1932, p. 10
  42. "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
  43. "Tyrone victorious over Donegal", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
  44. "Fermanagh's victory", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  45. "Doyles's good day", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
  46. "Northern Test match", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  47. "Tyrone's fine display", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
  48. "Tyrone Northern champions", Irish Independent, 20 July 1931, p. 9
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