The 1949–50 National Football League was the 19th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
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League details | |
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Dates | October 1949 – 5 August 1950 |
League champions | |
Winners | New York (1st win) |
Captain | M. O'Sullivan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cavan |
Captain | John Joe O'Reilly |
← 1948–49 1950–51 → |
Cavan beat Meath in the home final, to get revenge for defeat in the 1949 All-Ireland Final. For the first time, New York received a bye to the final, where they defeated the "home" champions.[1][2][3][4][5]
Format
editTeams 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.
Results
editDivision I
editDivision II
editCarlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary, Cork
Division III
editKerry won, ahead of Mayo, Clare, Laois and Galway.
Division IV
editDublin, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Westmeath, Wicklow
Division V
editSligo, Longford, Roscommon, Offaly, Cavan
Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
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* Cavan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Roscommon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Longford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Offaly | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
* Leitrim | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Sligo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
- Leitrim gave walkover to Cavan in the final round
Finals
editCavan | 2-8 – 1-6 | Meath |
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Peter Donohoe 0-4; Johnny Cusack, Edwin Carolan 1-0 each; Mick Higgins 0-2; Tony Tighe 0-1 | Frankie Byrne 0-4; Paddy Meegan 1-0; Mattie McDonnell 0-2 |
References
edit- ^ "1949".
- ^ "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ New York GAA - Irish Abroad
- ^ "Cavan's All Ireland Finals". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Cornerback Magazine. http://www.cornerback.ie[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1950 League". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Meath-Wexford draw in classic", Irish Press, 24 April 1950, p. 9
- ^ "Meath beat Wexford to reach League Final", Irish Independent, 15 May 1950, p. 9
- ^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151