1948–49 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:	1948–49 National Football League
Dates:	October 1948 – 10 April 1949
Team1:	Mayo
Captain1:	Tommy Byrne
Titles:	8th
Team2:	Louth
Previous:	1947–48
Next:	1949–50

The 1948–49 National Football League was the 18th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo won the NFL with a narrow defeat of Louth in the final.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Format

Instead of geographic groupings, teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the semi-finals.

League Phase

Division II

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	2	2	0	0	4	Qualified for Knockout stage
	2	1	0	1	2
	2	0	0	2	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
	2	2	0	0	4
	2	1	0	1	2
	2	0	0	2	0

Division III

Group A

Westmeath, Cavan, Meath

Group B

Louth, Dublin, Longford

Division III Final

Division IV

Group A

Limerick, Tipperary, Clare

Section B

Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow

Section C

Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Cork

Play-Off

Knockout phase

Semi-final

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Final

Notes and References

1. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=4322 Mayo results archive, 1949
2. Web site: GAA Archive 1949 . 2015-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714173241/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(5)/1984-(9) . 2015-07-14 . dead .
3. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/15/ GAA Final Teams
4. http://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/news/nice-surprise-for-louth-on-a-special-day-26951096.html A nice surprise for Louth - Irish Independent