1947–48 National Football League (Ireland)

1947–48 National Football League
League details
Dates	November 1947 – 24 October 1948
League champions
Winners	Cavan (1st win)
Captain	John Joe O'Reilly
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 National Football League was the 17th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

At one game in Tralee on 9 November 1947, Mayo managed to hold Kerry to a draw despite having to draft in the county secretary and a car driver in as substitutes. The players drafted an official letter of complaint to the County Board.^[1]

Cavan won their first and, so far, only league title, winning the replay by 10 points.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Format

Divisions

There were four Sections or Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title.^[5] Teams were placed in the divisions along geographical lines:

Division One: Western
Division Two: Eastern
Division Three: Southern
Division Four: Northern. The Northern Division doubled as the Dr Lagan Cup. The winners qualifed for the semi-finals.

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary.

Promotion and Relegation

None. All four Divisions had equal status.

Group stage

Division One

Group A Results

9 November 1947 Round 1	Kerry	1-7 — 1-7	Mayo	Austin Stack Park, Tralee^[6]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Mayo	1-4 — 0-3	Galway	McHale Park, Castlebar^[7]

7 December 1947 Round 3	Galway	1-5 — 3-6	Kerry	Galway^[8]

15 February 1948 Play-Off	Kerry	3-6 — 2-6	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin^[9]

Group B Results

9 November 1947 Round 1	Sligo	2-7 — 2-6	Roscommon	Sligo^[10]

7 December 1947 Round 3	Leitrim	1-4 — 2-5	Sligo	Carrick-on-Shannon^[11]

Division Final

11 April 1948	Sligo	2-4 — 3-7	Kerry	Sligo Show Grounds, Sligo^[12]

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Kerry	2	1	1	0	3	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Mayo	2	1	1	0	3
Galway	2	0	0	2	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	Pts
Sligo	2	2	0	4
Roscommon	2	0	1	1
Leitrim	2	0	1	1

Division Two

Group A

9 November 1947 Round 1	Westmeath	1-5 — 3-3	Meath	Athlone^[13]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Meath	3-5 — 4-6	Cavan	Navan^[14]

7 December 1947 Round 1	Cavan	7-5 — 1-1	Westmeath	Breffni Park, Cavan^[15]

Group B

9 November 1947 Round 1	Louth	2-4 — 1-9	Longford	Dundalk^[16]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Longford	1-6 — 3-5	Dublin	Pearse Park, Longford^[17]

7 December 1947 Round 3	Dublin	2-9 — 4-3	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin^[18]

Division Final

21 March 1948	Cavan	3-17 — 2-4	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin^[19]

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Cavan	2	2	0	4	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Meath	2	1	0	2
Westmeath	2	0	2	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Dublin	2	1	1	0	3
Longford	2	1	0	1	2
Louth	2	0	1	0	1

Division Three

Group A Results

9 November 1947 Round 1	Tipperary	2-6 — 4-9	Limerick	Clonmel^[20]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Limerick	2-1 — 1-8	Clare	Limerick^[21]

7 December 1947 Round 3	Clare	1-6 — 1-6	Tipperary	Ennis^[22]

Group B Results

9 November 1947 Round 1	Wicklow	1-6 — 1-9	Wexford	Carnew^[23]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Wexford	11-4 — 2-4	Carlow	Gorey^[24]

Group C Results

9 November 1947 Round 1	Kildare	5-7 — 0-2	Offaly	Kildare^[25]

23 November 1947 Round 2	Offaly	2-7 — 3-5	Cork	O'Connor Park, Tullamore^[26]

7 December 1947 Round 3	Kildare	1-4 — 3-3	Cork	Naas^[27]

Division Play-Offs

29 February 1948 Semi-Final	Clare	1-8 — 1-5	Wexford	Enniscorthy^[28]

21 March 1948 Final	Cork	W — L	Clare	Ennis

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	Pts
Clare	2	1	1	3
Limerick	2	1	0	2
Tipperary	2	0	1	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Wexford	2	2	0	4
Wicklow	2	1	0	2
Carlow	2	0	1	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Cork	3	3	0	0	6
Kildare	3	2	0	1	4
Laois	2	0	2	0	0
Offaly	2	0	2	0	0

The Laois v Offaly fixture was not fulfilled.^[29]

Division Four (Dr Lagan Cup)

23 November 1947 Final	Antrim	2-4 — 1-3	Donegal	Lurgan^[30]

Knockout Phase

Semi-Final

Cavan v Kerry

9 May 1948

Cavan	2-9 – 2-7	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin^[31]

Cork v Antrim

16 May 1948

Cork	3-5 – 1-10	Antrim

Croke Park, Dublin^[32]

Final

Cavan v Cork

20 June 1948
Final

Cavan	2-11 – 3-8	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 25,367^[33]
Referee: John Dowling (Kildare)^[34]

Cavan v Cork

24 October 1948
Final Replay

Cavan	5-9 – 2-8	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 26,567^[35]
Referee: Martin O'Neill (Wexford)^[36]

References

↑
↑ "60 years on. Remembering 1948, game by game" - HoganStand
↑ "Donohue's point earns Cavan replay" - Irish Independent
↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ "National League fixtures", Irish Independent, 07/10/1947, p. 7
↑ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5914
↑ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5914
↑ "When Kerry took the lead 'twas a one-way affair", Irish Press, 08/12/1947, p. 8
↑ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5909
↑ "Roscommon held by Sligo", Irish Press, 10/11/1947, p. 10
↑ "Sligo too good", Irish Press, 08/12/1947, p. 8
↑ "Sligo yield when Kerry put on pressure", Cork Examiner, 12/04/1948, p. 6
↑ "Meath flattered", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
↑ "Meath shook Cavan but failed to hold lead", Irish Press, 24/11/1947. p. 9
↑ "Champions romp to easy victory", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
↑ "Longford laid Louth low", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
↑ "Rally told", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 9
↑ "Dublin take group honours", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
↑ "Cavan too good for Dublin", Cork Examiner, 22/03/1948, p. 6
↑ "Forwards won for Limerick", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
↑ "Clare withstood Limerick rally", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
↑ "Tipp came very near a double at Ennis", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
↑ "Wexford win poor game", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
↑ "Twas Wexford all the time", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
↑ "Kildare rout Offaly", Irish Press,10/11/1947. p. 8
↑ "Cork's point victory", Irish Press,24/11/1947. p. 10
↑ "Crafty forwards help Cork to group honours", Irish Press,08/12/1947. p. 8
↑ "Clare's effective rally against Wexford", Cork Examiner, 01/03/1948. p. 6
↑ "Point will win group for football champions", Irish Independent, 03/12/1947, p. 6
↑ "Antrim win the Dr. Lagan Cup", Irish Press, 24/11/1947. p. 9
↑ "Cavan master Kerry after 60 minutes' hard battling", The Kerryman, 15 May 1948, p. 7
↑ "Antrim caught napping with late goals", Irish Independent, 17 May 1948, p. 8
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

Cavan – 1947–48 National Football League Champions (1st title)

1 S. Morris 2 W. Doonan 3 B. O'Reilly 4 P. Smith 5 O. R. McGovern 6 J. J. O'Reilly (c) 7 S. Deignan 8 P. J. Duke 9 P. Brady 10 A. Tighe 11 M. Higgins 12 J. J. Cassidy 13 J. Stafford 14 P. Donohoe 15 E. Carolan

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