| League: | 1927–28 National Football League |
| Dates: | 24 April 1927 – 1928 |
| Team1: | Kerry |
| Captain1: | Joe Barrett |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Team2: | Kildare |
| Captain2: | Bill "Squires" Gannon |
| Previous: | 1925–26 |
| Next: | 1928–29 |
The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland, held in 1927 and 1928.
The League was won by Kerry.[1] [2] [3]
There were three divisions – Northern, Southern, and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests.[4] As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | NFL Winners | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | NFL runners-up | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |