1931–32 National Football League (Ireland)

1931–32 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1931 – 1932
League champions
Winners	Kerry (4th win)
Captain	Johnny Riordan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Jim O'Regan
	← 1930–31 1932–33 →

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.

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	L	Pts	Status
20px Kerry	3	3	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Laois	3	2	1	4
Kildare	3	1	2	2
20px Dublin	3	0	3	0

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
20px Meath	5	3	1	1	7	Advance to Knockout stage
20px Armagh	5	3	1	1	7
20px Louth	5	1	3	1	4
20px Cavan	5	2	0	3	4
20px Antrim	5	2	0	3	4
20px Down	5	1	1	3	3

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	L	Pts	Status
Mayo	3	3	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Galway	3	2	1	4
Sligo	3	1	2	2
Roscommon	3	0	3	0

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Mayo

6 March 1932

Kerry	2-5 – 1-6	Mayo

Killarney

Cork v Meath

Cork	w/o – scr	Meath

Cork ^[34]

Final

Kerry v Cork

5 February 1933

Kerry	5-2 – 3-3	Cork

Killarney ^[35]
Attendance: 2,500 ^[36]

Division Two

Midland Section

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	L	Pts	Status
Tyrone	3	2	1	4	Win Division Two (Northern)
20px Fermanagh	3	2	1	4
20px Donegal	3	1	2	2
20px Derry	3	1	2	2

References

↑ [1]
↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ "Dublin start short", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
↑ "Senior Football", Cork Examiner, 9 March 1931, p. 10
↑ "Leix five points in front", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Match at Tralee", Cork Examiner, 27 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "National League", Cork Examiner, 25 May 1931, p. 10
↑ "Limerick v Clare", The Kerryman, 6 June 1931, p. 7
↑ "Matches in Cork", Cork Examiner, 1 June 1931, p. 10
↑ "National Football League", Cork Examiner, 20 July 1931, p. 10
↑ "Clare's narrow win", Irish Press, 17 November 1931, p. 8
↑ "Cork's victory over Limerick", Irish Independent, 8 February 1932, p. 14
↑ "Strong finish by Waterford", Irish Press, 8 February 1932, p. 8
↑ "Football League", Irish Independent, 8 March 1932, p. 12
↑ "Cork win National League Decider", Irish Press, 03 October 1932, p. 8
↑ "Louth surprised", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
↑ "Excitement at Newry", Irish Independent, 20 April 1931, p. 14
↑ "Clever win by Armagh", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Louth spring surprise", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p.10
↑ "National League", Irish Press, 26 October 1931, p. 8
↑ "Meath defeat Cavan", Kildare Observer, 14 November 1931, p. 5
↑ "Draw at Cavan", Irish Press, 23 November 1931, p. 6
↑ "Cavan defeats Down", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1931, p. 6
↑ "Cavan's chances gone", Irish Press, 7 December 1931, p. 8
↑ "Antrim's hope dashed", Irish Press, 11 January 1932, p. 8
↑ "Meath's easy win", Irish Press, 25 January 1932, p. 8
↑ "Armagh's triumph", Irish Press, 9 February 1932, p. 8
↑ "Gaelic pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 30 April 1932, p. 9
↑ Leitrim Observer, 25 April 1931, p. 7
↑ "Galway win League match against Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 9 May 1931, p. 13
↑ "Mayo beat Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 4 July 1931, p. 13
↑ Irish Independent, 28 July 1931, p. 12
↑ "National League Football", Ballina Herald, 10 October 1931, p. 2
↑ "League Final at Killarney", Irish Independent, 3rd February 1933, p. 12
↑ "Another title for Kerry", Irish Independent, 6 February 1933
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "Visitor's victory", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
↑ "Bracken's crop of goals", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
↑ "Longford win in first half", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "GAA Notes", Longford Leader, 21 November 1931, p. 3
↑ "Midland Final", Cork Examiner, 7 March 1932, p. 10
↑ "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
↑ "Tyrone victorious over Donegal", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
↑ "Fermanagh's victory", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Doyles's good day", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Northern Test match", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Tyrone's fine display", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
↑ "Tyrone Northern champions", Irish Independent, 20 July 1931, p. 9

[1] [1]

[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, 03 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, 3rd 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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1931–32 National Football League (Ireland)

Contents

Format

Division One

Group A

Table

Group B (Munster Football League)

Group C

Table

Group D

Table

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

Final

Division Two

Midland Section

Southern

Northern

Final

Northern Section

Table

References

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