1930–31 National Football League (Ireland) Explained
League: | 1930–31 National Football League |
Dates: | 29 June 1930 – May 1931 |
Team1: | Kerry |
Captain1: | Miko Doyle |
Titles: | 3rd |
Team2: | Cavan |
Captain2: | Jim Smith |
Two (Midland): | Westmeath |
Previous: | 1928–29 |
Next: | 1931–32 |
The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point.[1] [2] [3] After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.[4]
Format
Divisions
- Division One: 22 teams. Split into four regional groups
- Division Two: 10 teams. Split into two regional sections
Round-robin format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles
Knockout stage qualifiers
- Division One title: top team in each group qualified for the semi-final
- Division Two (Midland) title: top team in each group qualified for the final
- Division Two (Northern) title: group winners win the title
Division One
Group A
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Group B
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Group D
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
Division two
Midland
Tables
Northern Section
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Win Division Two (Midland) |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Southern Section
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Northern
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Win Division Two (Northern) |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
[5] Notes and References
- http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(6)/1984-(1){{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/18/ GAA Final Teams
- Web site: Kerry V kildare 1931 All-Ireland Gaelic football Final at croke Park Dublin . www.1st-stop-county-kerry.com . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234003/http://www.1st-stop-county-kerry.com/KerryVKildare1931.html . 4 March 2016 . dead.
- Web site: Up Kerry! Up the IRA!. 5 March 2013.
- "National League success", Donegal News, 11 October 1930, p. 5