1932–33 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1932–33 National Football League was the 6th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1932 and 1933.

1932–33 National Football League
League details
DatesApril 1932 – September 1933
League champions
WinnersMeath (1st win)
CaptainBill Shaw
League runners-up
Runners-upCavan
CaptainJim Smith

Meath won the league, with captain Bill Shaw (Summerhill) scoring a last-minute point to win the final.[1][2][3][4]

Format

There were three divisions – Western, 'A', and Midland. The winners of the Western Division met the winners of Division 'A' in the semi-final, while the winners of the Midland Division proceeded to the final.[5]

There was also a Special Division, but the winners of this did not progress to the knockout stages.[6]

Main League

Results

Louth and Armagh both withdrew.[7]

16 October 1932 Round 1 Cavan 3-7 — 1-4 Longford Longford,[8]
20 November 1932 Round 2 Westmeath 3-4 — 1-4 Longford Athlone,[9]
4 December 1932 Round 3 Cavan 1-8 — 0-5 Westmeath Breffni Park, Cavan[10]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cavan 22004Qualified for Final
Westmeath 21012
Longford 20020

Results
30 October 1932 Round 1 Kerry 3-3 — 1-3 Laois Portlaoise[11]
13 November 1932 Round 1 Kerry 0-9 — 0-7 Dublin Austin Stack Park, Tralee[12]
27 November 1932 Round 2 Meath 1-4 — 0-2 Dublin Navan[13]
19 February 1933 Round 2 Meath 1-8 — 0-6 Laois Portlaoise[14]
5 March 1933 Round 3 Dublin 2-8 — 0-6 Laois Croke Park, Dublin[15]
19 March 1933 Round 3 Meath 1-4 — 0-2 Kerry Navan[16]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 33006Qualified for Semi-Final
Kerry 32014
Dublin 31022
Laois 30030

Western Division

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

Results
2 April 1933 Round Mayo 4-9 — 1-5 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon[17]
23 April 1933 Round Sligo 3-6 — 2-4 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon[18]
7 May 1933 Round Mayo 3-6 — 1-5 Galway Castlebar[19]
21 May 1933 Round Mayo 1-12 — 0-4 Sligo Castlebar[20]

Finals
Meath2-7 – 1-3Mayo
Meath0-10 – 1-6Cavan
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Martin O'Neill (Wexford)[21]

Special Division

Special Division (Eastern Section)

Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow,

Special Division (Southern Section)

Cork, Waterford, Clare, Limerick

22 January 1933 Final Cork 4-5 — 2-3 Limerick Glin[22]

Final
Wexford3-5 – 1-8Cork

References
  1. "Bill Shaw, Summerhill". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. "GAA Archive 1933". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  4. Mayo GAA Blog 1933
  5. "Puzzling Form in National Football League", Irish Independent, 30/11/1932. p.13
  6. "Problems of the Football Leagues", Irish Press, 18/11/1932, p. 8
  7. "Gaelic Games from far and near", Irish Press, 02/11/1932, p. 8
  8. "Cavan's decisive victory", The Cork Examiner, 17/10/1932, p. 10,
  9. "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 21/11/1932, p. 10,
  10. "Cavan rise to it", The Irish Press, 05/12/1932, p. 8,
  11. "Kerry succeed", The Kerryman, 05/11/1932, p. 10,
  12. "Kerry again defeat Dublin", The Kerryman, 19/11/1932, p. 3,
  13. "Dublin get a shock at Navan", The Irish Press, 28/11/1932, p. 8,
  14. "National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 21/02/1933, p. 10,
  15. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  16. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  17. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  18. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  19. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  20. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
  21. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  22. "Thrills at Glin", The Irish Press, 23 January 1933, p. 19,
  23. "All Hurling and Football Results for 1933", The Irish Press, 21/12/1933, p. 10,
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