1952–53 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:	1952–53 National Football League
Dates:	19 October 1952 – 9 May 1953
Team1:	Dublin
Captain1:	Mossy Whelan
Titles:	1st
Team2:	Cavan
Captain2:	Mick Higgins
Previous:	1951–52
Next:	1953–54

The 1952–53 National Football League was the 22nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Dublin defeated Cavan in the final, wearing St Vincents' white and blue shirts — not just to prevent a colour clash, but because fourteen of their team were Vincents' men (the exception being goalkeeper Tony O'Grady of the Air Corps club).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Format

Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reach the semi-final.

Results

Division III

, and were tied at the top, so had a playoff round which Kerry won. and were at the bottom.

Finals

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Notes and References

1. From The Press Box: Seventy Years of Great Moments in Irish Sport by Peter Byrne
2. http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=3743 Mayo results archive, 1953
3. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/13/ GAA Final Teams
4. http://www.prideinthejersey.com/1960LeagueSemi-Final.html Pride in the Jersey
5. Web site: GAA Archive . 2015-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715012429/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(4)/1984-(3) . 2015-07-15 . dead .
6. Web site: Cavan's finals . 2015-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200925/http://www.cavancyms.com/cavanallirelandfinals.html . 2015-09-23 . dead .