| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1950 – 30 September 1951 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (3rd win) |
| Captain | Paddy Meegan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
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The 1950–51 National Football League was the 20th staging of the
National Football League, an annual
Gaelic football tournament for the
Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of
Ireland.
Thirty counties participated; Kilkenny and Limerick did not participate. [1]
Meath won the home final and flew to New York for the real final. Despite some players being weakened by smallpox vaccination, they beat New York by a goal and sailed home in triumph on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. John 'Lefty' Devine commentated on the radio, and was criticised for his newly acquired New York accent (he was a native of County Clare). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Format
Teams 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.
Group stage
Division I ( Dr Lagan Cup)
Eastern Section
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Western Section
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Division II
Tipperary, Carlow, Cork, Wexford, Waterford
Division III
Mayo won, ahead of Galway, Clare, Laois and Kerry.
Division IV
Meath, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kildare, Louth and Dublin.
Division V
Roscommon, Longford, Sligo, Leitrim, Offaly and Cavan.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
| Meath | 0-6 – 0-3 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Meegan 0-2, Mattie McDonnell 0-2, Brian Smyth 0-1, Peter McDermott 0-1 [9] | P Solan 0-2; S Mulderrig 0-1 |
References
- ^ "26 Counties in action on Sunday", Irish Independent, 4 October 1950, p. 10
- ^ Mayo results archive, 1951
- ^ "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan" - HoganStand
- ^ Ballina Herald[ permanent dead link]
- ^ New York Times: 30,000 SEE MEATH GAIN 13-10 VICTORY; IRISH TEAMS DISPLAYING THEIR SKILLS AT THE POLO GROUNDS
- ^ "National Football League Tables" Irish Press, 31 October 1963, 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
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