1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Cork (1st win) |
| Captain | Éamonn Young |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
← 1950–51 1952–53 → | |
Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.[1][2][3][4]
Format
Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays New York in the NFL final.
References
- Mayo results archive, 1952
- GAA Final Teams
- "COUNTY CORK TEAM FAVORED TONIGHT; Opposes New York All-Stars in Gaelic Football Game at the Polo Grounds" - New York Times
- "GAA Archive". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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