1952–53 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1952–53 National Football League was the 22nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Dublin defeated Cavan in the final, wearing St Vincents' white and blue shirts — not just to prevent a colour clash, but because fourteen of their team were Vincents' men (the exception being goalkeeper Tony O'Grady of the Air Corps club).

Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reach the semi-final.

Division III
, and   were tied at the top, so had a playoff round which Kerry won. and were at the bottom.