1933–34 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1933–34 National Football League was the 7th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1933 and 1934.

DatesNovember 1933 – 21 October 1934

WinnersMayo (1st win)

CaptainGerald Courell

Runners-upDublin

Quick facts League details, Dates ...

1933–34 National Football League
League details
Dates	November 1933 – 21 October 1934
League champions
Winners	Mayo (1st win)
Captain	Gerald Courell
League runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Mick Keating
← 1932–33 1934–35 →

Mayo won the league after a replayed final.^[1]^[2]

Format

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

Results and Tables

Group I

Results

12 November 1933 Round 1

Sligo

0-7 — 0-3

Westmeath

Tubbercurry^[3]

19 November 1933 Round 1

Roscommon

1-3 — 0-3

Longford

Longford^[4]

3 December 1933 Round 2

Sligo

3-5 — 2-2

Longford

Collooney^[5]

8 April 1934 Round 2

Westmeath

4-7 — 1-2

Roscommon

Athlone^[6]

Group II

Results

5 November 1933 Round 1

Kildare

2-9 — 0-4

Wexford

Naas^[7]

5 November 1933 Round 1

Laois

1-6 — 2-3

Dublin

Portlaoise^[8]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Dublin

1-5 — 0-6

Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin^[9]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Kerry

0-8 — 1-3

Laois

Austin Stack Park, Tralee^[10]

3 December 1933 Round 3

Dublin

1-9 — 2-3

Wexford

Wexford,^[11]

3 December 1933 Round 3

Kildare

w/o — scr

Kerry

Newbridge,^[12]

4 March 1934 Round 4

Kerry

w/o^[13] — scr.

Wexford

8 April 1934 Round 5

Dublin

2-6 — 1-7

Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin^[14]

Table

More information Team, Pld ...

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Dublin	4	3	1	0	7	Qualified for Final
Kildare	4	3	0	1	6
Kerry	4	2	0	2	4
Laois	4	1	1	2	3
Wexford	4	0	0	4	4

^[15]

Division III

Results

12 November 1933 Round 1

Mayo

2-4 — 1-5

Meath

Castlebar^[16]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Galway

1-5 — 1-2

Louth

Tuam^[17]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Cavan

1-6 — 1-6

Mayo

Cavan^[18]

3 December 1933 Round 3

Meath

2-6 — 3-3

Cavan

Navan^[19]

3 December 1933 Round 3

Mayo

2-8 — 0-3

Galway

Castlebar^[20]

8 April 1934 Round 4

Galway

2-6 — 0-7

Cavan

Breffni Park, Cavan^[21]

15 April 1934 Round 4

Mayo

4-3 — 1-3

Louth

Drogheda

Table

More information Team, Pld ...

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Mayo	4	3	1	0	7	Qualified for Final
Galway	4	3	0	1	6
Cavan	3	0	2	1	2
Meath	3	0	1	2	1
Louth	2	0	0	2	0

^[22]

Division IV

Results

5 November 1933 Round 1

Carlow

5-3 — 2-4

Wicklow

Aughrim^[23]

5 November 1933 Round 1

Offaly

4-10 — 1-4

Kilkenny

Kilkenny^[24]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Carlow

3-4 — 0-3

Kilkenny

Carlow^[25]

19 November 1933 Round 2

Offaly

3-8 — 1-3

Wicklow

Tullamore^[26]

3 December 1933 Round 3

Offaly

1-5 — 1-4

Carlow

Tullamore^[27]

Final

13 May 1934
Final

More information Mayo, 2-3 – 1-6 ...

Mayo	2-3 – 1-6	Dublin
Paddy Moclair 2-0, Paddy Munnelly 0-3^[28]		Willie Dowling 1-0, Mickey Wellington 0-4^[29]

MacHale Park, Castlebar

Attendance: 10,000^[30]

Referee: Tom Shevlin (Roscommon)^[31]

21 October 1934
Final Replay

More information Mayo, 2-4 – 1-5 ...

Mayo	2-4 – 1-5	Dublin

Croke Park

Referee: J Kelly (Longford)^[32]

References

[1]
Mayo results archive
[2]
GAA Final Teams
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[21]
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Group I

Results

Group II

Results

Table

Division III

Results

Table

Division IV

Results

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