1949–50 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1949–50 National Football League 250px October 1949 – 5 August 1950 New York M. O'Sullivan 1st Cavan John Joe O'Reilly 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 National Football League was the 19th National Football League (NFL) staging, an annual Gaelic football tournament for Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Cavan football beat Meath football in the home final to get revenge for the defeat in the 1949 All-Ireland Final. For the first time, New York received a bye to the final, where they defeated the "home" champions.https://www.mayogaablog.com/?page_id=4322 1949http://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 http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/15/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714165753/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/15/ 2015-07-14 dead New York GAA - Irish Abroadhttp://www.cavancyms.com/cavanallirelandfinals.html Cavan's All Ireland Finals 2015-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200925/http://www.cavancyms.com/cavanallirelandfinals.html 2015-09-23 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 Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary, Cork Division III Kerry football won, ahead of Mayo football, Clare football, Laois football and Galway football. Division IV Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Westmeath, Wicklow Division V Sligo, Longford, Roscommon, Offaly, Cavan Team P W D L Pts * Cavan 5 5 0 0 10 Roscommon 5 3 0 2 6 Longford 5 2 1 2 5 Offaly 5 2 0 3 4 * Leitrim 5 1 1 3 3 Sligo 5 1 0 4 2 Leitrim gave walkover to Cavan in the final round Cornerback Magazine. http://www.cornerback.ieFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Finals 16 April 1950Quarter-Final Meath 1-10 – 0-8 Derry Lurgan 30 April 1950Semi-Final Cavan 3-9 – 1-5 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin https://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1950/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1950 League www.terracetalk.com 23 April 1950Semi-Final Meath 1-7 – 1-7 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin"Meath-Wexford draw in classic", Irish Press, 24 April 1950, p. 9 14 May 1950Semi-Final Replay Meath 1-11 – 1-6 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin"Meath beat Wexford to reach League Final", Irish Independent, 15 May 1950, p. 9 3 June 1950Home Final Cavan 2-8 – 1-6 Meath Peter Donohoe 0-4; Johnny Cusack, Edwin Carolan 1-0 each; Mick Higgins 0-2; Tony Tighe 0-1 Frankie Byrne 0-4; Paddy Meegan 1-0; Mattie McDonnell 0-2 Croke Park, Dublin 38,258 J Leonard (Dublin)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 5 August 1950Final Cavan 0-12 – 2-8 New York Croke Park, Dublin 31,872 Moss Colbert (Limerick) References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons