1931–32 National Football League (Ireland)

1931–32 National Football League

League details
Dates	October 1931 – 1932
League champions
Winners	Kerry (4th win)
Captain	Johnny Riordan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Jim O'Regan
← 1930–31 1932–33 →

The 1931–32 National Football League was the 5th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry won their fourth league in a row.^[1][2]

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Division One

Group A

Dublin v Kildare

8 March 1931 Round 1	Dublin	2-4 — 2-10	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin[3]

Laois v Kerry

8 March 1931 Round 1	Laois	1-2 — 2-4	Kerry	Portlaoise[4]

Kildare v Laois

12 April 1931 Round 2	Kildare	0-5 — 0-10	Laois	Athy[5]

Kerry v Kildare

26 April 1931 Round 2	Kerry	2-9 — 1-2	Kildare	Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6]

Dublin v Laois

24 May 1931 Round 3	Dublin	0-6 — 2-2	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin[7]

Kerry v Dublin

15 November 1931 Round 3	Kerry	1-10 — 3-2	Dublin	Listowel

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Kerry	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Laois	3	2	0	1	4
Kildare	3	1	0	2	2
Dublin	3	0	0	3	0

Group B (Munster Football League)

Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare, Limerick

Clare v Limerick

31 May 1931 Round 1	Clare	3-3 — 1-5	Limerick	Shanagolden[8]

Cork v Tipperary

31 May 1931 Round 1	Cork	2-2 — 3-5	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds[9]

Waterford v Limerick

14 July 1931 Round 2	Waterford	0-9 — 2-1	Limerick	Dungarvan[10]

Clare v Waterford

15 November 1931 Round 1	Clare	1-8 — 2-4	Waterford	Kilrush[11]

Limerick v Cork

7 February 1932 Round 1	Limerick	1-3 — 3-1	Cork	Newcastle West[12]

Waterford v Tipperary

7 February 1932 Round 1	Waterford	2-5 — 2-3	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford[13]

Cork v Clare

28 February 1932 Round 5	Cork	2-4 — 1-6	Clare	Ennis

Limerick v Tipperary

6 March 1932 Round 5	Limerick	3-6 — 0-3	Tipperary	Glin[14]

Cork v Clare

2 October 1932 Play-off for 1st place	Cork	5-4 — 0-1	Clare	Cork[15]

Group C

Louth v Down

8 March 1931 Round 1	Louth	0-5 — 0-5	Down	Dundalk[16]

Antrim v Louth

12 April 1931 Round 1	Antrim	1-7 — 1-1	Louth	Corrigan Park, Belfast

Down v Armagh

19 April 1931 Round 2	Down	1-3 — 1-5	Armagh	Newry[17]

Armagh v Antrim

26 April 1931 Round 2	Armagh	2-5 — 0-3	Antrim	Camlough, Newry[18]

Meath v Down

26 April 1931 Round 2	Meath	6-2 — 0-0	Down	Navan

Louth v Cavan

26 April 1931 Round 2	Louth	2-7 — 2-3	Cavan	Drogheda[19]

Louth v Armagh

25 October 1931 Round 1	Louth	1-6 — 1-6	Armagh	Dundalk[20]

Meath v Cavan

8 November 1931 Round 6	Meath	0-7 — 1-3	Cavan	Navan[21]

Cavan v Armagh

15 November 1931 Round 6	Cavan	5-6 — 0-2	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan

Meath v Louth

22 November 1931 Round 6	Meath	0-6 — 2-0	Louth	Navan[22]

Cavan v Down

29 November 1931 Round 6	Cavan	7-5 — 3-0	Down	Breffni Park, Cavan[23]

Antrim v Cavan

6 December 1931 Round 6	Antrim	5-0 — 2-1	Cavan	Belfast[24]

Down v Antrim

10 January 1932 Round 6	Down	2-3 — 0-2	Antrim	Downpatrick[25]

Antrim v Meath

24 January 1932 Round 6	Antrim	0-2 — 2-6	Meath	Corrigan Park, Belfast[26]

Armagh v Meath

7 February 1932 Round 1	Armagh	1-6 — 0-5	Meath	Crossmaglen[27]

Meath v Armagh

24 April 1932 1st Place Play-off	Meath	2-6 — 1-7	Armagh	Drogheda[28]

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Meath	5	3	1	1	7	Advance to Knockout stage
Armagh	5	3	1	1	7
Louth	5	1	3	1	4
Cavan	5	2	0	3	4
Antrim	5	2	0	3	4
Down	5	1	1	3	3

Group D

Mayo v Sligo

19 April 1931 Round 1	Mayo	5-10 — 0-2	Sligo	McHale Park, Castlebar[29]

Galway v Roscommon

3 May 1931 Round 1	Galway	1-6 — 0-2	Roscommon	Tuam[30]

Roscommon v Mayo

28 June 1931 Round 2	Roscommon	2-4 — 3-4	Mayo	Castlerea[31]

Sligo v Roscommon

26 July 1931 Round 3	Sligo	2-5 — 1-3	Roscommon	Tubbercurry, Sligo[32]

Mayo v Galway

4 October 1931 Round 3	Mayo	1-5 — 0-7	Galway	Ballinrobe[33]

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Mayo	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Galway	3	2	0	1	4
Sligo	3	1	0	2	2
Roscommon	3	0	0	3	0

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Mayo

6 March 1932

Kerry	2-5 – 1-6	Mayo

Killarney

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Cork v Meath

Cork	w/o – scr	Meath

Cork[34]

Final

Kerry v Cork

5 February 1933

Kerry	5-2 – 3-3	Cork

Killarney[35] Attendance: 2,500[36]

Division Two

Midland Section

Southern

Kilkenny scratched v Carlow

Wicklow v Carlow

8 March 1931 Round 1	Wicklow	2-2 — 3-1	Carlow	Wicklow[37]

Northern

Westmeath v Offaly

8 March 1931 Round 1	Westmeath	6-3 — 1-1	Offaly	Mullingar[38]

Offaly v Longford

26 April 1931 Round 2	Offaly	0-7 — 2-5	Longford	Tullamore[39]

Longford v Westmeath

15 November 1931 Round 3	Longford	4-2 — 9-9	Westmeath	Longford[40]

Final

Westmeath v Carlow

6 March 1932	Westmeath	1-6 — 1-5	Carlow	Carlow[41]

Northern Section

Derry v Fermanagh

8 March 1931 Round 1	Derry	1-4 — 1-3	Fermanagh	Brandywell, Derry[42]

Tyrone v Donegal

8 March 1931 Round 1	Tyrone	2-2 — 1-2	Donegal	Dungannon[43]

Fermanagh v Tyrone

12 April 1931 Round 2	Fermanagh	3-2 — 1-3	Tyrone	Enniskillen[44]

Donegal v Derry

12 April 1931 Round 2	Donegal	4-7 — 0-2	Derry	Ballybofey[45]

Donegal v Fermanagh

26 April 1931 Round 3	Donegal	0-3 — 0-7	Fermanagh	Ballybofey[46]

Derry v Tyrone

26 April 1931 Round 3	Derry	1-3 — 3-4	Tyrone	Brandywell, Derry[47]

Tyrone v Fermanagh

19 July 1931 1st Place Play-off	Tyrone	2-5 — 2-4	Fermanagh	Dungannon[48]

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Tyrone	3	2	0	1	4	Win Division Two (Northern)
Fermanagh	3	2	0	1	4
Donegal	3	1	0	2	2
Derry	3	1	0	2	2

References

2. GAA Final Teams
3. "Dublin start short", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
4. "Senior Football", Cork Examiner, 9 March 1931, p. 10
5. "Leix five points in front", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
6. "Match at Tralee", Cork Examiner, 27 April 1931, p. 10
7. "National League", Cork Examiner, 25 May 1931, p. 10
8. "Limerick v Clare", The Kerryman, 6 June 1931, p. 7
9. "Matches in Cork", Cork Examiner, 1 June 1931, p. 10
10. "National Football League", Cork Examiner, 20 July 1931, p. 10
11. "Clare's narrow win", Irish Press, 17 November 1931, p. 8
12. "Cork's victory over Limerick", Irish Independent, 8 February 1932, p. 14
13. "Strong finish by Waterford", Irish Press, 8 February 1932, p. 8
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17. "Excitement at Newry", Irish Independent, 20 April 1931, p. 14
18. "Clever win by Armagh", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
19. "Louth spring surprise", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p.10
20. "National League", Irish Press, 26 October 1931, p. 8
21. "Meath defeat Cavan", Kildare Observer, 14 November 1931, p. 5
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23. "Cavan defeats Down", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1931, p. 6
24. "Cavan's chances gone", Irish Press, 7 December 1931, p. 8
25. "Antrim's hope dashed", Irish Press, 11 January 1932, p. 8
26. "Meath's easy win", Irish Press, 25 January 1932, p. 8
27. "Armagh's triumph", Irish Press, 9 February 1932, p. 8
28. "Gaelic pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 30 April 1932, p. 9
29. Leitrim Observer, 25 April 1931, p. 7
30. "Galway win League match against Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 9 May 1931, p. 13
31. "Mayo beat Roscommon", Connacht Tribune, 4 July 1931, p. 13
32. Irish Independent, 28 July 1931, p. 12
33. "National League Football", Ballina Herald, 10 October 1931, p. 2
34. "League Final at Killarney", Irish Independent, 3rd February 1933, p. 12
35. "Another title for Kerry", Irish Independent, 6 February 1933
36. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
37. "Visitor's victory", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
38. "Bracken's crop of goals", Irish Independent, 9 March 1931, p. 12
39. "Longford win in first half", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
40. "GAA Notes", Longford Leader, 21 November 1931, p. 3
41. "Midland Final", Cork Examiner, 7 March 1932, p. 10
42. "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
43. "Tyrone victorious over Donegal", Fermanagh Herald, 14 March 1931, p. 5
44. "Fermanagh's victory", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
45. "Doyles's good day", Irish Independent, 13 April 1931, p. 10
46. "Northern Test match", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
47. "Tyrone's fine display", Irish Independent, 27 April 1931, p. 10
48. "Tyrone Northern champions", Irish Independent, 20 July 1931, p. 9