1934–35_National_Football_League_(Ireland)

1934–35 National Football League (Ireland)

1934–35 National Football League (Ireland)

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The 1934–35 National Football League was the 8th staging of the National Football League (NFL), a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

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Mayo won the league for the second year in a row, defeating Fermanagh in the final by 21 points, still the record for an NFL final.[1][2]

Format

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

League Stage

Northern Division

Fermanagh won.

Southern Division (Munster Football League)

Waterford withdrew before the competition started.[3]

28 October 1934 Round 1 Clare 0-4 — 1-4 Tipperary Kilrush[4]
11 November 1934 Round 1 Cork 1-8 — 1-5 Kerry UCC GAA, Cork[5]
11 November 1934 Round 1 Limerick 0-2 — 4-2 Clare Foynes[6]
25 November 1934 Round 2 Tipperary 4-3 — 0-8 Cork Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel[7]
10 March 1935 Round 2 Clare w/o — scr. Kerry Kilfenora[8]
24 March 1935 Round 2 Tipperary w/o — scr. Kerry Clonmel[9]
24 March 1935 Round 3 Cork w/o — scr. Clare Cork[10]
Kerry w/o — scr.[11] Limerick
Tipperary w/o — scr.[12] Limerick
Cork w/o — scr.[13] Limerick

Table

More information Team, Pld ...

    Eastern Division

    ??

    Western Division

    Mayo won, ahead of Dublin, Louth, Meath, Galway, Laois and Kildare.

    Knockout stage

    More information Mayo, 6-8 – 2-5 ...
    More information Mayo, 5-8 – 0-2 ...
    Attendance: 2,000[14]
    Referee: J Kelly (Longford)[15]

    Division Two

    Leinster

    Wicklow, Kilkenny, Carlow

    29 October 1934 Round 1 Carlow 5-8 — 0-2 Kilkenny Kilkenny[16]
    24 March 1935 Round 1 Carlow 3-11 — 3-5 Kilkenny Muine Bheag[17]
    31 March 1935 Round 1 Wicklow 3-3 — 0-6 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[18]
    4 August 1935 Round 1 Wicklow 1-5 — 1-8 Carlow Baltinglass[19]

    Midland

    Roscommon, Westmeath

    11 November 1934 Round 1 Longford 1-10 — 1-2 Roscommon

    Final

    27 October 1935 Final Carlow 2-10 — 4-3 Cork Carlow[20]

    References

    1. [1]
      Mayo results archive
    2. [2]
      GAA Final Teams
    3. [3]
      "London Team's prospects", Irish Independent, 31 October 1934, p. 14
    4. [4]
      "Close scoring", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1934, p. 12
    5. [5]
      "Cork footballers beat Kerry", Irish Independent, 13 November 1934, p. 14
    6. [6]
      "Limerick Collapse", Irish Press, 12 November 1934, p. 8
    7. [7]
      "Cork beaten in McGrath Cup", Nenagh Guardian, 1 December 1934, p. 7
    8. [8]
      "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    9. [9]
      "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    10. [10]
      Irish Independent, 22 March 1935, p. 14
    11. [11]
      "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    12. [12]
      "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    13. [13]
      "Big Ulster game", Irish Independent, 6 March 1935, p. 14
    14. [14]
      "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
    15. [15]
      "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
    16. [16]
      "Carlow's easy victory over Kilkenny", Kildare Observer, 3 November 1934, p. 1
    17. [17]
      "Carlow's good win", Irish Press, 25 March 1935, p. 10
    18. [18]
      "Wicklow on top", Irish Press, 1 April 1935, p. 9
    19. [19]
      "Carlow win a thriller", Irish Press, 5 August 1935, p. 10
    20. [20]
      "Carlow defeat Cork in Final Division II National Football League", The Kerryman, 2 November 1935, p. 13


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