1947–48 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1947–48 National Football League was the 17th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 1947 – 24 October 1948 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Cavan (1st win) |
| Captain | John Joe O'Reilly |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → | |
At one game in Tralee on 9 November 1947, Mayo managed to hold Kerry to a draw despite having to draft in the county secretary and a car driver in as substitutes. The players drafted an official letter of complaint to the County Board.[1]
Cavan won their first and, so far, only league title, winning the replay by 10 points.[2][3][4]
Format
Divisions
There were four Sections or Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title.[5] Teams were placed in the divisions along geographical lines:
- Division One: Western
- Division Two: Eastern
- Division Three: Southern
- Division Four: Northern. The Northern Division doubled as the Dr Lagan Cup. The winners qualified for the semi-finals.
Round-robin format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary.
Promotion and relegation
None. All four Divisions had equal status.
Group stage
Division One
Group A Results
| 9 November 1947 Round 1 | Kerry | 1-7 — 1-7 | Mayo | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6] |
| 23 November 1947 Round 2 | Mayo | 1-4 — 0-3 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar[7] |
| 15 February 1948 Play-Off | Kerry | 3-6 — 2-6 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin[9] |
Group B Results
| 7 December 1947 Round 3 | Leitrim | 1-4 — 2-5 | Sligo | Carrick-on-Shannon[11] |
Division Final
Tables
Division Two
Group A
| 7 December 1947 Round 1 | Cavan | 7-5 — 1-1 | Westmeath | Breffni Park, Cavan[15] |
Group B
| 23 November 1947 Round 2 | Longford | 1-6 — 3-5 | Dublin | Pearse Park, Longford[17] |
| 7 December 1947 Round 3 | Dublin | 2-9 — 4-3 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin[18] |
Division Final
| 21 March 1948 | Cavan | 3-17 — 2-4 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin[19] |
Tables
Division Three
Group A Results
Group B Results
Group C Results
| 23 November 1947 Round 2 | Offaly | 2-7 — 3-5 | Cork | O'Connor Park, Tullamore[26] |
Division play-offs
| 29 February 1948 Semi-final | Clare | 1-8 — 1-5 | Wexford | Enniscorthy[28] |
Tables
Group A
Group B
Group C
- The Laois v Offaly fixture was not fulfilled.[29]