1932–33 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football tournament in Ireland
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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.
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
Midland Division
Results
Louth and Armagh both withdrew.[7]
| 4 December 1932 Round 3 | Cavan | 1-8 — 0-5 | Westmeath | Breffni Park, Cavan[10] |
Table
Division 'A'
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] |
| 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] |
Table
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] |