1945–46 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1945–46 National Football League November 1945 – April 1946 Meath Matt O'Toole 2nd Wexford 1940–41 1946–47 The 1945–46 National Football League was the 15th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The NFL returned after the four-year gap due to The Emergency / Second World War. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.Mayo results archivehttp://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/15/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-13 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 http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(6) Croke Park archive page 2015-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211325/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(6) 2015-09-23 dead Paddy Meegan obituary Format There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title. League-phase results and tables July 2015 Group one (Dr Lagan Cup) Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim Group two Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Meath football4 4 0 0 8 Qualified for knockout phase20px|border Louth football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Monaghan football4 2 02 420px|border Longford football4 2 02 420px|border Fermanagh football4 0 04 0 "National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 09/03/1946, p. 3 Group three Wexford football won, from Waterford football, Carlow football and Cork football Group four Cavan football won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon Group five Results 4 November 1945 Round 1 Tipperary 1-7 — 2-1 Kerry Clonmel"Our footballers disappoint", The Kerryman, 10/11/1945, p. 4 4 November 1945 Round 1 Galway 2-11 — 3-4 Clare Galway"Other football league games", Irish Press, 05/11/1945, p. 4 18 November 1945 Round 2 Kerry 0-12 — 1-8 Galway Austin Stack Park, Tralee"Galway has promising football material", The Connacht Tribune, 24/11/1945, p. 7 18 November 1945 Round 2 Clare 0-5 — 3-7 Tipperary Milltown Malbay"Other league games", Irish Press, 19/11/1945, p. 4 3 March 1946 Round 3 Tipperary 3-5 — 2-5 Galway Clonmel"Tipperary won despite rally", Irish Independent, 04/03/1946, p. 6 10 March 1946 Round 3"Five have hopes of reaching final", Irish Press, 06/03/1946, p. 6 Clare scr — scr Kerry Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Tipperary football3 3 0 0 6 Qualified for knockout phase20px|border Galway football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Kerry football2 1 01 220px|border Clare football2 0 02 0 Group Six Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly Knockout phase Inter-group play-offs 7 April 1946 Wexford 1-8 – 1-7 Tipperary Wexford Park, Wexford"Wexford beat Tipperary", Irish Independent, 07/04/1946, p. 7 31 March 1946 Meath 3-9 – 2-5 Cavan Breffni Park, Cavan"Meath defeat Cavan in inter-group game", Cork Examiner, 01/04/1946, p. 4 Semi-final 14 April 1946 Meath 3-4 – 1-10 Antrim Navan"Long whistle saves Meath", Meath Chronicle, 20/04/1946 28 April 1946Replay Meath 0-11 – 0-9 Antrim Corrigan Park, Belfast"Meath's two points win in thrilling game of swaying fortunes", Irish Press. 29/04/1946, p. 8 14 April 1946 Wexford 5-6 – 1-2 Dublin Enniscorthy"Dashing Wexford had easy path to final", Irish Press, 15/04/1946, p. 8 Final 26 May 1946 Meath 2-2 – 0-6 Wexford Bill Halpenny 1-0, Jim Clarke 1-0, Frankie O'Neill 0-1, Paddy Meegan 0-1"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Des O'Neill 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-2, Nicky Rackard 0-1, Tom O'Leary 0-1"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Croke Park, Dublin 18,215"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 J Dowling (Kildare)"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