1952–53 National Football League (Ireland)
Football competition
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The 1952–53 National Football League was the 22nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 1952 – 9 May 1953 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (1st win) |
| Captain | Mossy Whelan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cavan |
| Captain | Mick Higgins |
← 1951–52 1953–54 → | |
Dublin defeated Cavan in the final, wearing St Vincents' white and blue shirts — not just to prevent a colour clash, but because fourteen of their team were Vincents' men (the exception being goalkeeper Tony O'Grady of the Air Corps club).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reach the semi-final.
