1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)

1928–29 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1928 – 1929
League champions
Winners Kerry (2nd win)
Captain Joe Barrett
League runners-up
Runners-up Kildare
Captain Jack Higgins

The 1928–29 National Football League was the 3rd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

For the second year in a row, Kerry defeated Kildare in the final.[1]

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Results

North-Eastern Division

Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.

Southern Division

Results

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kerry 5 5 0 0 10 Qualified for Knockout Stage
Cork 5 4 0 1 8

South-Eastern Division

Kildare won, from Laois,Dublin, Meath and Wexford.

Western Division

Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

17 November 1929
Kerry 2-5 1-2 Sligo

4 August 1929
Kildare 4-5 0-5 Monaghan
Carrickmacross[14]
Attendance: 4,000

Finals

1 December 1929
Final
Kerry 1-7 2-3 Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin[15]
Attendance: 11,000 [16]
Referee: P Farrell (Roscommon)[17]

References

  1. "National Football League", The Kerryman, 20/10/1928, p. 11,
  2. "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
  3. "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
  4. "Kerry avenge Championship defeat", The Kerryman, 17/11/1928, p. 15,
  5. "Another Kerry victory", The Kerryman, 24/11/1928, p. 13,
  6. "Cork's strong finish", Irish Independent, 8 April 1929, p. 11,
  7. "Tipperary defeat Waterford in National League football", Cork Examiner, 18 April 1929, p. 13,
  8. "Kerry conquers Cork", The Kerryman, 27/04/1929, p. 5,
  9. "Better next time", Irish Independent, 22 April 1929, p. 11,
  10. "National League", Cork Examiner, 3 December 1928, p. 13
  11. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5977
  12. "Kerry win National League Semi-Final", The Kerryman, 23/11/1929, p. 13
  13. "Crop of goals", Irish Independent, 05/08/1929, p. 12
  14. "Kerry still supreme", Irish Independent, 02/12/1929, p. 13
  15. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  16. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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