1946–47 National Football League (Ireland)

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The 1946–47 National Football League was the 16th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

DatesNovember 1946 – April 1947
WinnersDerry (1st win)
CaptainPat Keenan
Manager"Master" John Fay
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1946–47 National Football League
League details
DatesNovember 1946 – April 1947
League champions
WinnersDerry (1st win)
CaptainPat Keenan
Manager"Master" John Fay
League runners-up
Runners-upClare
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Due to the extremely harsh winter, so many games had to be called off that the NFL was played off as a four-team tournament with Derry, Longford, Wicklow and Clare competing. Derry won their first league title. Although they had traditionally worn red, they wore white jerseys with a red band in the final, and have kept those colours since.[1][2][3][4]

Results

Semi-final

Derry, champions
More information Clare, 2-6 – 1-6 ...
Clare2-6 1-6Wicklow
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More information Derry, 2-11 – 2-3 ...
Derry2-11 2-3Longford
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Final

More information Derry, 2-9 – 2-5 ...
Derry2-9 2-5Clare
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Referee: F Brophy (Dublin)[6]

References

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