1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1951–52 National Football League 6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952 Cork Éamonn Young 1st New York Tom "Gega" O'Connor 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.Mayo results archive, 1952GAA Final Teams"COUNTY CORK TEAM FAVORED TONIGHT; Opposes New York All-Stars in Gaelic Football Game at the Polo Grounds" - New York Timeshttp://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(4)/1984-(2) GAA Archive 2015-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714221131/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(4)/1984-(2) 2015-07-14 dead 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. Results Division I Division II Division III Cork football won, ahead of Galway football, Clare football, Mayo football and Kerry football. Division IV Finals 27 April 1952Home Final Cork 2-3 – 1-5 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin 30,070"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Dan Ryan (Kerry)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 18 May 1952Final 9:00 p.m. EDT Cork 1-12 – 0-3 New York Tom O'Connor 0-2, Pat McAndrew 0-1 Polo Grounds, New York City 33,914 "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Dan Ryan (Kerry)"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