1935–36 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1935–36 National Football League 13 October 1935 – 19 April 1936 Mayo Gerald Courell 3rd 1934–35 1936–37 The 1935–36 National Football League was the 9th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Mayo successfully defended its league title for the third consecutive season, without a final; the league being decided on points.Mayo results archiveGAA Final TeamsAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format This was the first NFL season not to be decided with a knockout final: the team with the most points were winners. This would not happen again until 2020, when the league finals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Table Mayo finished first with 12 points from eight games. They had wins over Kildare, Louth, Laois, Galway, Tipperary and Cavan, and lost to Dublin and Meath. TeamPldWDLPts20px|border Mayo86 0 2 12 20px|border Dublin85 0 3 10 20px|border Louth850 3 10 20px|border Cavan85 0 3 10 20px|border Laois85 0 3 10 20px|border Meath83 1 4 7 20px|border Galway83 1 4 7 20px|border Kildare82 0 6 2 20px|border Tipperary81 0 7 0 Leinster Football League League Stage 13 October 1935 1 Wexford 3-4 — 1-3 Carlow Muine Bheag"Leinster Football League", Nationalist and Leinster Times, 19 October 1935, p. 8, 27 October 1935 1 Longford 1-5 — 1-5 Offaly Longford"Leinster League", The Evening Herald, 28 October 1935, p. 4, 10 November 1935 2 Longford 1-6 — 0-3 Wexford Enniscorthy"Leinster Football League", The Evening Herald, 11 November 1935, p. 8, 10 November 1935 2 Offaly 6-7 — 1-2 Wicklow Tullamore"Wicklow's Heavy Defeat", The Evening Herald, 11 November 1935, p. 8, 24 November 1935 3 Wexford 2-10 — 1-3 Wicklow Aughrim"Leinster Football League", The Evening Herald, 25 November 1935, p. 8, 24 November 1935 3 Longford 2-7 — 1-1 Carlow Longford"Longford's Surprise", The Evening Herald, 25 November 1935, p. 8, 8 December 1935 4 Wicklow 1-2 — 0-2 Carlow Tullow"Longford's Surprise", The Irish Independent, 9 December 1935, p. 12, 8 December 1935 4 Offaly 3-2 — 1-3 Wexford Wexford Park"Wexford Lose Lead", The Irish Independent, 9 December 1935, p. 12, 8 March 1936 5 Offaly 6-5 — 2-5 Carlow Tullamore"Offaly's Decisive Victory", Offaly Independent, 14 March 1936, p. 2, 8 March 1936 5 Longford 2-18 — 3-1 Wicklow Bray"Longford's Victory", Evening Herald, 9 March 1936, p. 8, Play-Off 29 March 1936 For 1st Place Offaly 3-5 — 1-6 Longford Mullingar"Offaly Champions", The Evening Herald, 30 March 1936, p. 8, Final Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Offaly football5 3 1 0 7 Leinster Football League Champions20px|border Longford football5 3 1 0 7 20px|border Wexford football5 2 02 4 20px|border Wicklow football5 1 03 220px|border Carlow football5 0 04 0 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons