1936–37 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1936–37 National Football League was the 10th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo won the league for the fourth year in a row, beating Meath in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Format edit

There were two divisions – Division 1 and Division 2.^[4]

Division 1 was split into two Groups, A (east) and B (west). Group winners played off for the NFL title.

Division 2 was split into two Groups. Group winners played off for the NFL (Division 2) title.

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Meath	6	5	1	10	Advance to League Final
Cavan	6	4	2	8
Kildare	6	4	2	8
Louth	6	2	4	4
Wexford	6	2	4	4
Dublin	6	2	4	4
Monaghan	6	2	4	4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Mayo	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to League Final
Kerry	6	5	0	1	10
Galway	6	2	1	3	5
Laois	6	2	1	3	5
Offaly	6	2	1	3	5
Tipperary	6	1	1	4	3
Clare	6	1	0	5	2

11 April 1937
Final

Mayo	5-4 – 1-8	Meath
P Munnelly 2-1; J Munnelly 1-2; J Carney, P Laffey 1-0 each; P Flannelly 0-1f

Longford won. Other teams in this group: Sligo, Westmeath, Roscommon, Leitrim

Donegal won. Other teams in this group: Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh

7 March 1937
Final

Longford	1-7 – 1-3	Donegal

^ Mayo results archive
^ GAA Final Teams
^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "A full round of National Football Fixtures", Irish Independent, 5 March 1937, p. 15
^ "The Final Tables", Irish Independent, 5 April 1937, p. 12
^ "Results in brief", Irish Independent, 8 March 1937, p. 14

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