1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1928–29 National Football League was the 3rd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1928 – 1929 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (2nd win) |
| Captain | Joe Barrett |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Jack Higgins |
← 1927–28 1930–31 → | |
Kerry successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Kildare.[1]
Format
There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
Results
North-Eastern Division
Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.
Southern Division
Results
| 14 October 1928 Round 1 | Kerry | 2-3 — 0-3 | Waterford | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[2] |
| 28 October 1928 Round 2 | Limerick | 1-3 — 0-7 | Cork | Newcastle West[3] |
| 28 October 1928 Round 2 | Waterford | 2-3 — 2-1 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan[4] |
| 18 November 1928 Round 4 | Kerry | 4-8 — 2-5 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6] |
| 21 April 1929 Round 7 | Limerick | 1-9 — 1-3 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[10] |
Table
South-Eastern Division
Western Division
Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.
| 28 October 1928 Round | Mayo | 0-7 — 1-4 | Leitrim | Tubbercurry |
| 11 November 1928 Round | Leitrim | 3-5 — 1-2 | Roscommon | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 2 December 1928 Round | Galway | 0-6 — 1-5 | Sligo | Strokestown |