1945–46 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:	1945–46 National Football League
Dates:	November 1945 – April 1946
Team1:	Meath
Captain1:	Matt O'Toole
Titles:	2nd
Team2:	Wexford
Previous:	1940–41
Next:	1946–47

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Format

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

League-phase results and tables

Group one (Dr Lagan Cup)

Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim

Group two

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	4	4	0	0	8	Qualified for knockout phase
	4	2	0	2	4
	4	2	0	2	4
	4	2	0	2	4
	4	0	0	4	0

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Group three

won, from, and

Group four

won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon

Group five

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	3	3	0	0	6	Qualified for knockout phase
	3	1	0	2	2
	2	1	0	1	2
	2	0	0	2	0

Group Six

Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly

Knockout phase

Inter-group play-offs

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Semi-final

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Final

Notes and References

1. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5938 Mayo results archive
2. Web site: GAA Final Teams . 2015-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714165753/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/15/ . 2015-07-14 . dead .
3. Web site: Croke Park archive page . 2015-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211325/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(6) . 2015-09-23 . dead .
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121212182108/http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2012/11/21/4013347-obituaries-24112012 Paddy Meegan obituary
5. "National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 09/03/1946, p. 3