1938–39 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 1938 – 14 May 1939 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (6th win) |
| Captain | Paddy Moclair |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Matt Gilsenan |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
The 1938–39 National Football League was the 12th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
30 counties participated in the league, with Kilkenny and Fermanagh being the non-participants.[1]
Mayo won the league for the sixth year in a row, beating Meath in the final.[2][3][4]
Format[edit]
There were seven groups.
Group A had originally been drawn with five teams. When Mayo entered, they were added to Group A, which was then split into two sections for the round-robin stage.[5]
The winners of Groups A, B and C qualified automatically for the semi-final.,[6][7]
The winners of Groups D, E, F and G played off for the remaining semi-final place
Results and Tables[edit]
Group A[edit]
Section One play-offs[edit]
Section Two[edit]
Group Final[edit]
Section One Table[edit]
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Section Two Table[edit]
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Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wexford
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Semi-final |
 Carlow
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 Tipperary
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wicklow
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
 Waterford
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group C[edit]
Play-Off[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Meath
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
 Louth
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
 Cavan
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
 Dublin
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Monaghan
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Armagh
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
 Down
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Group D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leitrim
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Advance to inter-group play-offs |
 Sligo
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Donegal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Group E[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Advance to inter-group play-offs |
| Longford
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Westmeath
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Group F[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Advance to inter-group play-offs |
 Tyrone
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Antrim
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Group G[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Limerick
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Advance to inter-group play-offs |
 Clare
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cork
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Inter-group play-offs[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
National League Final[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "New draws in National Football League", Irish Independent, 25 October 1938, p. 16
- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "New draws in National Football League", Irish Independent, 25 October 1938, p. 16
- ^ "How They Stand Now", Irish Independent, 27 February 1939, p. 13
- ^ "What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10
- ^ "Full steam ahead for another title", Irish Press, 13 March 1939, p. 17
- ^ "Mayo spring big surprise by beating Kerry in League Decider in Tralee", The Cork Examiner, 27 March 1939, p. 11
- ^ "How They Stand Now", Irish Independent, 27 February 1939, p. 13
- ^ "What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10
- ^ "Weekend Results", The Cork Examiner, 24 April 1939, p. 10
- ^ "What the results now mean"; Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p.10
- ^ "Roscommon for semi-final", Irish Independent, 27 March 1939, p. 10
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151