1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)
Appearance
League details | |
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Dates | October 1928 – 1929 |
League champions | |
Winners | Kerry (2nd win) |
Captain | Joe Barrett |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kildare |
Captain | Jack Higgins |
← 1927–28 1930–31 → |
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.
Kerry successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Kildare.[1]
Format
[edit]There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
Results
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North-Eastern Division
[edit]Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.
Southern Division
[edit]Results
[edit]14 October 1928 Round 1 | Kerry | 2-3 — 0-3 | Waterford | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[2] |
28 October 1928 Round 2 | Limerick | 1-3 — 0-7 | Cork | Newcastle West[3] |
28 October 1928 Round 2 | Waterford | 2-3 — 2-1 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan[4] |
18 November 1928 Round 4 | Kerry | 4-8 — 2-5 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[6] |
21 April 1929 Round 7 | Limerick | 1-9 — 1-3 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[10] |
Table
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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Kerry | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Qualified for Knockout Stage |
Cork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
South-Eastern Division
[edit]Kildare won, from Laois,Dublin, Meath and Wexford.
Western Division
[edit]Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.
28 October 1928 Round | Mayo | 0-7 — 1-4 | Leitrim | Tubbercurry |
11 November 1928 Round | Leitrim | 3-5 — 1-2 | Roscommon | Carrick-on-Shannon |
2 December 1928 Round | Galway | 0-6 — 1-5 | Sligo | Strokestown |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Finals
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [1][permanent dead link ]
- ^ "National Football League", The Kerryman, 20/10/1928, p. 11,
- ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
- ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 29 October 1929, p. 11
- ^ "Kerry avenge Championship defeat", The Kerryman, 17/11/1928, p. 15,
- ^ "Another Kerry victory", The Kerryman, 24/11/1928, p. 13,
- ^ "Cork's strong finish", Irish Independent, 8 April 1929, p. 11,
- ^ "Tipperary defeat Waterford in National League football", Cork Examiner, 18 April 1929, p. 13,
- ^ "Kerry conquers Cork", The Kerryman, 27/04/1929, p. 5,
- ^ "Better next time", Irish Independent, 22 April 1929, p. 11,
- ^ "National League", Cork Examiner, 3 December 1928, p. 13
- ^ "1928".
- ^ "Kerry win National League Semi-final", The Kerryman, 23/11/1929, p. 13
- ^ "Crop of goals", Irish Independent, 05/08/1929, p. 12
- ^ "Kerry still supreme", Irish Independent, 02/12/1929, p. 13
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151