1925–26 National Football League (Ireland) (original) (raw)

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1925–26 National Football League

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]

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

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• Leinster: 3 teams
• Munster: 1 team
• Connacht: 1 team[5]
• Ulster: 1 team

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Longford	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Wicklow	3	2	0	1	4
Westmeath	3	1	0	2	0
Offaly	3	0	0	3	0

Westmeath forfeited the points from their win v Offaly due to being late on the field[20]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Laois	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Knockout stage
Wexford	3	2	0	1	4
Carlow	2	0	0	2	0
Kilkenny	2	0	0	2	0

Won by Kerry.

An objection was successfully made and a replay ordered.

Leinster League inter-group ties

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• 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

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.

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2. ^ "NFL Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
3. ^ "National League facts | Ireland's Own". Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
4. ^ Laois GAA History, 1920-29
5. ^ "National League", Irish Independent, 07/05/1926, p. 10
6. ^ "Leitrim and Roscommon meet in Senior Football contest",Leitrim Observer, 12 June 1925, p. 1
7. ^ "Railway Cup Semi-final",Irish Independent, 22 June 1925, p. 9
8. ^ Irish Independent, 29 October 1925, p. 9
9. ^ "Kildare v Meath",Kildare Observer, 19 September 1925, p. 5
10. ^ "Dublin's success",Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
11. ^ "Dublin defeat Meath",Cork Examiner, 19 October 1925, p. 5
12. ^ "National Football League",Irish Independent, 27 October 1925, p. 9
13. ^ "Leinster Football League",Cork Examiner, 9 November 1925, p. 6
14. ^ "Leinster Football League",Meath Chronicle, 14 November 1925, p. 7
15. ^ "National Football League", Westmeath Examiner, 18 July 1925, p. 8
16. ^ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
17. ^ "Belated victory", Irish Independent, 26 October 1925, p. 9
18. ^ "Goalkeeper's busy", Irish Independent, 16 November 1925, p. 11
19. ^ "A point victory", Irish Independent, 23 November 1925, p. 11
20. ^ "League Figures" Irish Independent, Friday 20 November 1925
21. ^ Irish Independent, 4 August 1925, p. 9
22. ^ Irish Independent, 20 September 1925, p. 10
23. ^ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
24. ^ Irish Independent, 12 October 1925, p. 11
25. ^ "Kerry's easy victory", The Kerryman, 21 November 1925, p. 2
26. ^ "Kerry defeat Waterford", The Kerryman, 28 November 1925, p. 2
27. ^ "Munster football league", The Kerryman, 5 December 1925, p. 2
28. ^ "Match at Dungarvan", Cork Examiner, 30 November 1925, p. 8
29. ^ "GAA leagues", Irish Independent, 1 March 1926, p. 9
30. ^ "McGrath Cup league", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1926, p. 5
31. ^ "Kerry wins McGrath Cup", The Kerryman, 19 June 1926, p. 5
32. ^ "GAA News", Fermanagh Herald, 14 November 1925, p. 5,
33. ^ "Ulster League Tie", Ulster Herald, 5 December 1925, p. 12,
34. ^ "Ulster Football Surprise", Irish Independent, 30 November 1925, p. 10,
35. ^ "Gaelic Games", Irish Independent, 22 December 1925, p. 10,
36. ^ "Gaelic Games", Irish Independent, 22 December 1925, p. 10,
37. ^ "Irish Independent", Ulster Herald, 19 January 1926, p. 10,
38. ^ "Ulster Tie Drawn", Irish Independent, 01 March 1926, p. 9,
39. ^ "Ulster Football League", Ulster Herald, 20 March 1926, p. 3,
40. ^ "Gaelic Pastimes", Meath Chronicle, 3 April 1926, p. 7,
41. ^ "Ulster Football League", Irish Independent, 3 November 1925, p. 10,
42. ^ "Ulster League Surprise", Irish Independent, 7 December 1925, p. 10,
43. ^ "Ulster League", Irish Independent, 15 December 1925, p. 10,
44. ^ "Ulster Senior League", Irish Independent, 8 March 1926, p. 10,
45. ^ "Champions beaten", Irish Independent, 12/04/1926, p. 9,
46. ^ "Narrow defeat for Antrim", Irish Independent, 26/04/1926, p. 9
47. ^ "Leix defeat Sligo in Semi-final", Irish Independent, 28/06/1926, p. 9
48. ^ "Level scoring", Irish Independent, 30/11/1925, p. 10
49. ^ "Unpleasant incident". Sunday Independent, 13/12/1923, p. 7
50. ^ "Leinster Football League", Irish Independent, 01/02/1926, p. 9
51. ^ "Leix win Group honours", Irish Independent, 21/12/1925, p. 9
52. ^ "Longford not to play", Irish Independent, 26/02/1926, p. 9