1945–46 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

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

Group one (Dr Lagan Cup)
Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim

Group three
won, from, and

Group four
won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon

Group Six
Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly