1946–47 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:1946–47 National Football League
Dates:November 1946 – April 1947
Team1:Derry
Captain1:Pat Keenan
Manager1:"Master" John Fay
Titles:1st
Team2:Clare
Previous:1945–46
Next:1947–48

The 1946–47 National Football League was the 16th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Due to the extremely harsh winter, so many games had to be called off that the NFL was played off as a four-team tournament with,, and competing. Derry won their first league title. Although they had traditionally worn red, they wore white jerseys with a red band in the final, and have kept those colours since.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Results

Semi-final

thumb|left|Derry, champions----

Final

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/provinces-and-counties/about-county/county-colours/ County colours
  2. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=5938 Mayo results archive
  3. 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 .
  4. http://irishnews125.blogspot.ie/2009/02/125-derry-player-list.html Derry players list