1950–51 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1950–51 National Football League was the 20th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1950 – 30 September 1951 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (3rd win) |
| Captain | Paddy Meegan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
← 1949–50 1951–52 → | |
Thirty counties participated; Kilkenny and Limerick did not participate.[1]
Meath won the home final and flew to New York for the real final. Despite some players being weakened by smallpox vaccination, they beat New York by a goal and sailed home in triumph on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. John 'Lefty' Devine commentated on the radio, and was criticised for his newly acquired New York accent (he was a native of County Clare).[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays New York in the NFL final.
