1945–46 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1945–46 National Football League was the 15th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 1945 – April 1946 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (2nd win) |
| Captain | Matt O'Toole |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
← 1940–41 1946–47 → | |
The NFL returned after the four-year gap due to The Emergency / Second World War. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.[1][2][3][4]
Format
There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
League-phase results and tables
Group one (Dr Lagan Cup)
Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim
Group two
Table
Group three
Group four
Cavan won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon
Group five
Results
| 18 November 1945 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-12 — 1-8 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[8] |
| 18 November 1945 Round 2 | Clare | 0-5 — 3-7 | Tipperary | Milltown Malbay[9] |
Table
Group Six
Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly
Knockout phase
Inter-group play-offs
Semi-final
Final
| Meath | 2-2 – 0-6 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Halpenny 1-0, Jim Clarke 1-0, Frankie O'Neill 0-1, Paddy Meegan 0-1[17] | Des O'Neill 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-2, Nicky Rackard 0-1, Tom O'Leary 0-1[18] |
