1925–26 National Football League (Ireland)
1925–26 National Football LeagueLeague details |
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Dates |
1925 – 19 September 1926 |
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League champions |
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Winners |
Laois (1st win) |
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Captain |
Dick Miller |
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League runners-up |
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Runners-up |
Dublin |
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The 1925–26 National Football League was the 1st staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
The inaugural NFL was won by Laois, captained by Dick Miller. They defeated Sligo in the semi-final after a lost game was ordered replayed, and beat Dublin in a low-scoring final despite losing two players, Paddy Lenihan and Bill Keeley, to emigration shortly before the final.[1][2][3]
Format
The league was organised on a provincial basis with a separate league for each province: three leagues for Leinster due to the large number of counties. The six league winners played a knockout tournament to decide the National Football League. It is mentioned that the three Leinster Group winners played off (Longford scratching, Laois beating Dublin) for a gold medal, but this does not seem to have formed part of the league proper.[4]
Knockout stage qualifiers
- Leinster: 3 teams
- Munster: 1 team
- Connacht: 1 team[5]
- Ulster: 1 team
Group Stage
Results
Leinster I
Results
Table
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
Status |
Dublin |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
Kildare |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Louth |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Meath |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Leinster II
Results
Table
Westmeath forfeited the points from their win v Offaly due to being late on the field[20]
Leinster III
Results
Table
Won by Kerry.
North-West Group
Regulation games
Play-Offs
North-East Group
Regulation games
Play-Offs
Final
Final Standings
North-West Group
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North-East Group
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Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
An objection was successfully made and a replay ordered.
Final
Leinster League Inter-group Ties
- The game was initially awarded to Longford as Dublin failed to finish owing to a disputed decision. Later, the Leinster Council declared the result void and ordered a replay.[49]
- Match was abandoned with seven minutes remaining. The game was awarded to Dublin
- Longford did not play in protest at the fact that Game 1 replay versus Dublin was awarded to Dublin
Table
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
Status |
Laois |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Leinster League winners |
Dublin |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Longford |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Laois won the Leinster Football League. This would appear to have been a separate competition, and this ties did not form part of the National Football League proper.
References
- ↑ Leinster’s National Football League Winning Teams
- ↑ NFL Facts and Figures
- ↑
- ↑ Laois GAA History, 1920-29
- ↑ "National League", Irish Independent, 07/05/1926, p. 10
- ↑ "Leitrim and Roscommon meet in Senior Football contest",Leitrim Observer, 12 June 1925, p. 1
- ↑ "Railway Cup Semi-Final",Irish Independent, 22 June 1925, p. 9
- ↑ Irish Independent, 29 October 1925, p. 9
- ↑ "Kildare v Meath",Kildare Observer, 19 September 1925, p. 5
- ↑ "Dublin's success",Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
- ↑ "Dublin defeat Meath",Cork Examiner, 19 October 1925, p. 5
- ↑ "National Football League",Irish Independent, 27 October 1925, p. 9
- ↑ "Leinster Football League",Cork Examiner, 9 November 1925, p. 6
- ↑ "Leinster Football League",Meath Chronicle, 14 November 1925, p. 7
- ↑ "National Football League", Westmeath Examiner, 18 July 1925, p. 8
- ↑ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
- ↑ "Belated victory", Irish Independent, 26 October 1925, p. 9
- ↑ "Goalkeeper's busy", Irish Independent, 16 November 1925, p. 11
- ↑ "A point victory", Irish Independent, 23 November 1925, p. 11
- ↑ “League Figures” Irish Independent, Friday 20 November 1925
- ↑ Irish Independent, 4 August 1925, p. 9
- ↑ Irish Independent, 20 September 1925, p. 10
- ↑ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
- ↑ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
- ↑ "Kerry's easy victory", The Kerryman, 21 November 1925, p. 2
- ↑ "Kerry defeat Waterford", The Kerryman, 28 November 1925, p. 2
- ↑ "Munster football league", The Kerryman, 5 December 1925, p. 2
- ↑ "Match at Dungarvan", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1925, p. 8
- ↑ "GAA leagues", Irish Independent, 1 March 1926, p. 9
- ↑ "McGrath Cup league", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1926, p. 5
- ↑ "Kerry wins McGrath Cup", The Kerryman, 19 June 1926, p. 5
- ↑ "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 November 1925, p. 5,
- ↑ "Ulster League Tie", Ulster Herald, 5 December 1925, p. 12,
- ↑ "Ulster Football Surprise", Irish Independent, 30 November 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Gaelic Games", Irish Independent, 22 December 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Gaelic Games", Irish Independent, 22 December 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Irish Independent", Ulster Herald, 19 January 1926, p. 10,
- ↑ "Ulster Tie Drawn", Irish Independent, 01 March 1926, p. 9,
- ↑ "Ulster Football League", Ulster Herald, 20 March 1926, p. 3,
- ↑ "Gaelic Pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 3 April 1926, p. 7,
- ↑ "Ulster Football League", Irish Independent, 3 November 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Ulster League Surprise", Irish Independent, 7 December 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Ulster League", Irish Independent, 15 December 1925, p. 10,
- ↑ "Ulster Senior League", Irish Independent, 8 March 1926, p. 10,
- ↑ "Champions beaten", Irish Independent, 12/04/1926, p. 9,
- ↑ "Narrow defeat for Antrim", Irish Independent, 26/04/1926, p. 9
- ↑ "Leix defeat Sligo in Semi-Final", Irish Independent, 28/06/1926, p. 9
- ↑ "Level scoring", Irish Independent, 30/11/1925, p. 10
- ↑ “Unpleasant incident”. Sunday Independent, 13/12/1923, p. 7
- ↑ "Leinster Football League", Irish Independent, 01/02/1926, p. 9
- ↑ "Leix win Group honours", Irish Independent, 21/12/1925, p. 9
- ↑ "Longford not to play", Irish Independent, 26/02/1926, p. 9
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- Finals
- Records and statistics
- Winning players
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