1927–28 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1927–28 National Football League 24 April 1927 – 1928 Kerry Joe Barrett 1st Kildare Bill "Squires" Gannon 1925–26 1928–29 The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1927 and 1928. The League was won by Kerry.August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Mayo GAA 1927Mayo GAA 1928 Format There were three divisions – Northern, Southern, and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title. The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests."Inter-Divisional League Tests", Irish Independent, 23/03/1928, p.13 As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final. Results Northern Division 3 April 1927 Round Kildare 3-8 — 1-2 Down 3 April 1927 Round Armagh 0-2 — 0-2 Tyrone 18 September 1927 Round Armagh 2-9 — 0-12 Cavan Athletic Grounds, Armagh,"National Football League", Irish Independent, 19/09/1927, p. 12, 30 October 1927 Round Down 2-7 — 2-6 Dublin Newry,"A Newry Surprise", Irish Independent, 31 October 1927, p. 12, 13 November 1927 Round 2 Louth 4-4 — 0-2 Dublin Drogheda,"Dublin footballer's big defeat", Irish Independent, 14/11/1927, p. 11, 27 November 1927 Round 2 Louth 2-6 — 1-4 Meath Navan,"Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7, 27 November 1927 Round 2 Monaghan 4-4 — 4-4 Kildare Carrickmacross,"Gaelic Games", Meath Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 7, 27 November 1927 Round Dublin 3-5 — 0-8 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin,"National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/11/1927, p. 9, 11 December 1927 Round Louth 7-4 — 2-0 Down Dundalk,"Louth's good win at Dundalk", Irish Independent, 12 December 1927, p. 13, 8 January 1928 Round Armagh 3-3 — 2-3 Meath Athletic Grounds, Armagh,"Junior Champions Still going strong", Irish Independent, 09/01/1928, p. 11, Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kildare football8 7 1 0 15 Advance to Knockout stage20px|border Louth football8 6 0 2 12 20px|border Armagh football 7 4 1 2 9 20px|border Down football7 3 0 4 8 20px|border Cavan football 7 3 1 3 7 20px|border Meath football 7 3 0 4 4 20px|border Monaghan football 6 1 1 4 3 20px|border Dublin football 6 1 1 4 3 20px|border Tyrone football 6 0 1 5 1 Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field"National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12 Southern Division 27 February 1927 Round 1 Clare L — W Laois Kilkee 27 February 1927 Round 1 Kerry 2-6 — 0-4 Cork Tralee,"Kerry's easy win", The Kerryman, 05/03/1927, p. 11, 27 February 1927 Round 1 Tipperary 0-3 — 2-4 Kilkenny Carrick-on-Suir,"National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 28/02/1927, p. 13, 20 March 1927 Round 2 Wexford 0-4 — 0-4 Kilkenny Barrett Park, New Ross,"Surprise for Wexford", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9, 20 March 1927 Round 2 Laois 0-1 — 1-6 Kerry Portlaoise,"Champions in form", Irish Independent, 21/03/1927, p. 9, 3 April 1927 Round 3 Wexford 3-4 — 0-0 Cork Wexford Park, Wexford 3 April 1927 Round 3 Kerry 4-0 — 1-5 Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee 24 April 1927 Round 4 Cork 2-3 — 0-1 Kilkenny Cork Athletic Grounds,"National Football League", The Cork Examiner, 25/04/1927, p. 11, 9 October 1927 Wexford 4-2 — 1-4 Clare Enniscorthy,"Good game at Enniscorthy", Irish Independent, 10 October 1927, p. 13, 9 October 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Tipperary 27 November 1927 Kerry w/o — scr, Kilkenny 5 February 1928 Round 6 Kerry 2-3 — 0-2 Wexford Austin Stack Park, Tralee,"National Football League", The Kerryman, 11/02/1928, p. 3, 12 February 1928 Round Wexford 1-7 — 1-1 Tipperary Barrett Park, New Ross,"National Football League", Irish Independent, 13/02/1928, p. 11, Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kerry football6 6 0 0 12 Advance to Knockout stage20px|border Laois football6 5 0 1 10 20px|border Wexford football 6 3 1 2 7 20px|border Cork football5 2 0 3 4 20px|border Kilkenny football 6 1 2 3 4 20px|border Clare football 6 1 1 4 3 20px|border Tipperary football 5 0 0 5 0 Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee"National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12 Western Division Mayo football won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim. 24 April 1927 Round 1 Mayo 2-7 — 1-5 Sligo Claremorris,http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979 1927 8 May 1927 Round 2 Mayo 2-5 — 1-6 Roscommon Claremorris,http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979 1927 18 September 1927 Round 2 Mayo 0-9 — 0-8 Leitrim Roscommon,http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5979 1927 Inter-divisional tests 25 March 1928 Kildare football 0-8 – 0-5 Mayo football Croke Park, Dublin 15 April 1928 Kerry football 0-6 – 1-1 Mayo football Castlebar 29 April 1928de facto Final Kerry 2-4 – 1-6 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin"Kerry conquer Kildare", The Kerryman, 05/05/1928, p. 5 12,000 Tom Shevlin, Roscommon football Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kerry football2 2 0 0 4 NFL Winners20px|border Kildare football2 1 0 1 2 NFL runners-up20px|border Mayo football2 0 02 0 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons