1938–39 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1938–39 National Football League November 1938 – 14 May 1939 Mayo Paddy Moclair 6th Meath Matt Gilsenan 1937–38 1939–40 The 1938–39 National Football League was the 12th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. 30 counties participated in the league, with Kilkenny and Fermanagh being the non-participants."New draws in National Football League", Irish Independent, 25 October 1938, p. 16 Mayo won the league for the sixth consecutive season, beating Meath in the final.Mayo results archivehttp://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/16/ GAA Final Teams 13 July 2015 16 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716222829/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/16/ dead http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(6)/1984-(7) Croke Park archive page 2015-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211332/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(6)/1984-(7) 2015-09-23 dead Format There were seven groups. Group A had originally been drawn with five teams. When Mayo entered, they were added to Group A, which was then split into two sections for the round-robin stage."New draws in National Football League", Irish Independent, 25 October 1938, p. 16 The winners of Groups A, B and C qualified automatically for the semi-final.,"How They Stand Now", Irish Independent, 27 February 1939, p. 13"What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10 The winners of Groups D, E, F and G played off for the remaining semi-final place Results and Tables Group A Section One play-offs 12 March 1939Semi-final Mayo 4-3 – 0-5 Galway Castlebar"Full steam ahead for another title", Irish Press, 13 March 1939, p. 17 26 March 1939Final Mayo 1-6 – 0-6 Kerry Austin Stack Park, Tralee"Mayo spring big surprise by beating Kerry in League Decider in Tralee", The Cork Examiner, 27 March 1939, p. 11 Section Two Group Final 16 April 1939 Mayo 0-8 – 0-7 Laois Croke Park, Dublin Section One Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Mayo football2 1 0 1 2 Advance to Knockout Stage20px|border Kerry football2 1 01 2 20px|border Galway football2 1 0 1 2 Section Two Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Laois football2 1 1 0 4 20px|border Kildare football2 1 0 1 220px|border Offaly football2 0 11 0 Laois were awarded full points for their draw v Offaly, as Offaly were late fielding out."How They Stand Now", Irish Independent, 27 February 1939, p. 13 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Wexford football4 4 0 0 8 Advance to Semi-final20px|border Carlow football4 2 1 1 520px|border Tipperary football4 2 11 5 20px|border Wicklow football4 1 03 2 20px|border Waterford football4 0 04 0 "What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10 Group C Play-Off 23 April 1939Final Meath 1-7 – 1-6 Louth Navan"Weekend Results", The Cork Examiner, 24 April 1939, p. 10 TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Meath football6 4 2 0 10Advance to Knockout Stage20px|border Louth football6 4 2 0 10 20px|border Cavan football6 3 30 9 20px|border Dublin football6 2 13 5 20px|border Monaghan football6 2 04 4 20px|border Armagh football6 1 05 220px|border Down football6 1 05 2 "What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10 Group D TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Leitrim football2 2 0 0 4 Advance to inter-group play-offs20px|border Sligo football2 1 0 1 220px|border Donegal football2 0 01 0 Group E TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Roscommon football2 2 0 0 4 Advance to inter-group play-offs20px|border Longford football2 1 0 1 220px|border Westmeath football2 0 01 0 Group F TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football2 2 0 0 4 Advance to inter-group play-offs20px|border Tyrone football2 1 0 1 220px|border Antrim football2 0 01 0 Group G TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Limerick football2 2 0 0 4 Advance to inter-group play-offs20px|border Clare football2 1 0 1 220px|border Cork football2 0 01 0 Inter-group play-offs Semi-finals 12 March 1939 Derry football 1-5 – 0-3 Leitrim football Newbridge 12 March 1939 Roscommon football 1-3 – 1-2 Limerick football Glin Final 26 March 1939Final Roscommon football 2-7 – 3-3 Derry football Newbridge"Roscommon for semi-final", Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p. 10 Semi-finals 30 April 1939Semi-final Mayo football 3-7 – 0-6 Wexford football Wexford Park, Wexford 30 April 1939Semi-final Meath football 2-5 – 1-4 Roscommon football Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon National League Final 14 May 1939Final Mayo 5-9 – 0-6 Meath James Stephens Park, Ballina 10,000"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