1927–28 National Football League (Ireland)

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1927–28 National Football League
League details
Dates24 April 1927 – 1928
League champions
Winners Kerry (1st win)
Captain Joe Barrett
League runners-up
Runners-up Kildare
Captain Bill "Squires" Gannon

The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1927 and 1928.

Contents

The League was won by Kerry. [1] [2] [3]

Format

There were three divisions – Northern, Southern, and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests. [4] As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.

Results

Northern Division

3 April 1927Round Kildare 3-8 — 1-2 Down
3 April 1927Round Armagh 0-2 — 0-2 Tyrone
18 September 1927Round Armagh 2-9 — 0-12 Cavan Athletic Grounds, Armagh, [5]
30 October 1927Round Down 2-7 — 2-6 Dublin Newry, [6]
13 November 1927Round 2 Louth 4-4 — 0-2 Dublin Drogheda, [7]
27 November 1927Round 2 Louth 2-6 — 1-4 Meath Navan, [8]
27 November 1927Round 2 Monaghan 4-4 — 4-4 Kildare Carrickmacross, [9]
27 November 1927Round Dublin 3-5 — 0-8 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin, [10]
11 December 1927Round Louth 7-4 — 2-0 Down Dundalk, [11]
8 January 1928Round Armagh 3-3 — 2-3 Meath Athletic Grounds, Armagh, [12]

Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 871015Advance to Knockout stage
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 860212
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 74129
Colours of Down.svg Down 73048
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 73137
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 73044
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 61143
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 61143
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 60151

Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field [13]

Southern Division

27 February 1927Round 1 Clare L — W Laois Kilkee
27 February 1927Round 1 Kerry 2-6 — 0-4 Cork Tralee, [14]
27 February 1927Round 1 Tipperary 0-3 — 2-4 Kilkenny Carrick-on-Suir, [15]
20 March 1927Round 2 Wexford 0-4 — 0-4 Kilkenny Barrett Park, New Ross, [16]
20 March 1927Round 2 Laois 0-1 — 1-6 Kerry Portlaoise, [17]
3 April 1927Round 3 Wexford 3-4 — 0-0 Cork Wexford Park, Wexford
3 April 1927Round 3 Kerry 4-0 — 1-5 Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee
24 April 1927Round 4 Cork 2-3 — 0-1 Kilkenny Cork Athletic Grounds, [18]
9 October 1927 Wexford 4-2 — 1-4 Clare Enniscorthy, [19]
9 October 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Tipperary
27 November 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Kilkenny
5 February 1928Round 6 Kerry 2-3 — 0-2 Wexford Austin Stack Park, Tralee, [20]
12 February 1928Round Wexford 1-7 — 1-1 Tipperary Barrett Park, New Ross, [21]

Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 660012Advance to Knockout stage
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 650110
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 63127
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 52034
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 61234
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 61143
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 50050

Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee [22]

Western Division

Mayo won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim.

24 April 1927Round 1 Mayo 2-7 — 1-5 Sligo Claremorris, [23]
8 May 1927Round 2 Mayo 2-5 — 1-6 Roscommon Claremorris, [24]
18 September 1927Round 2 Mayo 0-9 — 0-8 Leitrim Roscommon, [25]

Inter-divisional tests

Kildare 0-8 – 0-5 Mayo
Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry 0-6 – 1-1 Mayo
Castlebar
Kerry 2-4 – 1-6 Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin [26]
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom Shevlin, Roscommon

Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 22004NFL Winners
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 21012NFL runners-up
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 20020

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  2. ↑ Mayo GAA 1927
  3. ↑ Mayo GAA 1928
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  6. ↑ "A Newry Surprise", Irish Independent, 31 October 1927, p. 12,
  7. ↑ "Dublin footballer's big defeat", Irish Independent, 14/11/1927, p. 11,
  8. ↑ "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
  9. ↑ "Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7,
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  12. ↑ "Junior Champions Still going strong", Irish Independent, 09/01/1928, p. 11,
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  14. ↑ "Kerry's easy win", The Kerryman, 05/03/1927, p. 11,
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  16. ↑ "Surprise for Wexford", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
  17. ↑ "Champions in form", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9,
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  21. ↑ "National Football League", Irish Independent, 13/02/1928, p. 11,
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