1950–51 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1950–51 National Football League October 1950 – 30 September 1951 Meath Paddy Meegan 3rd New York Tom "Gega" O'Connor 1949–50 1951–52 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."26 Counties in action on Sunday", Irish Independent, 4 October 1950, p. 10 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).Mayo results archive, 1951http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(9)# GAA Archive 1949 2015-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714173241/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(9)# 2015-07-14 dead GAA Final Teams"Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan" - HoganStandBallina HeraldSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes New York Times: 30,000 SEE MEATH GAIN 13-10 VICTORY; IRISH TEAMS DISPLAYING THEIR SKILLS AT THE POLO GROUNDS 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 football in the NFL final. Group stage Division I (Dr Lagan Cup) Eastern Section TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Monaghan football3 3 0 0 6 Win Dr Lagan Cup; advance to Knockout Stage20px|border Antrim football3 2 0 1 4 20px|border Armagh football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Down football3 0 0 3 0 Western Section TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Donegal football3 3 0 0 6 20px|border Derry football3 2 0 1 4 20px|border Tyrone football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Fermanagh football3 0 0 3 0 "National Football League Tables" Irish Press, 31 October 1963, p. 8 Division II Tipperary football, Carlow football, Cork football, Wexford football, Waterford football Division III Mayo football won, ahead of Galway football, Clare football, Laois football and Kerry football. Division IV Meath football,Wicklow football, Westmeath football,Kildare football, Louth football and Dublin football. Division V Roscommon football,Longford football, Sligo football,Leitrim football, Offaly football and Cavan football. Knockout stage Quarter-finals 1 April 1951 Meath 2-8 – 1-4 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin 11,741 J Shanley, Dublin Semi-finals 8 April 1951 Cork 0-2 – 1-6 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin 15 April 1951 Meath 2-5 – 2-3 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin J Shanley, Dublin Finals 29 April 1951Home Final Meath 0-6 – 0-3 Mayo Paddy Meegan 0-2, Mattie McDonnell 0-2, Brian Smyth 0-1, Peter McDermott 0-1"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 P Solan 0-2; S Mulderrig 0-1 Croke Park, Dublin 46,197"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Simon Deignan (Cavan)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 30 September 1951Final Meath 1-10 – 0-10 New York Mattie McDonnell 1-0 Tom O'Connor 0-6 Polo Grounds, New York City 30,000 John Dunne (Galway)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons