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1940–41 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1940 – 27 April 1941
League champions
WinnersMayo (7th win)
CaptainHenry Kenny
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainP. Holly
← 1939–40 1945–46 →


The 1940–41 National Football League was the 14th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo returned to the league and won a seventh title. Petrol rationing (due to The Emergency / Second World War) made the playing of the NFL prohibitively expensive and difficult and the tournament was suspended until the end of the war.

22 counties competed in the league.

Format

There were four regional divisions, with 7 teams in the Southern Division and 5 in the Northern, Eastern and Western Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Results

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Northern Division

Down won, from Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim.

Down v Derry
8 December 1940 Round 4 Down 4-7 — 2-5 Derry Newcastle

Group B, Southern Division

Kerry won, ahead of Kildare, Galway, Laois, Offaly, Wexford and Cork.

Cork v Kildare
13 October 1940 Round 1 Cork 4-2 — 1-6 Kildare Cork Athletic Grounds
Galway v Wexford
13 October 1940 Round 1 Galway 0-9 — 1-0 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
Offaly v Laois
13 October 1940 Round 1 Offaly 1-3 — 1-6 Laois Tullamore
Kildare v Kerry
27 October 1940 Round 2 Kildare 1-7 — 1-8 Kerry Naas
Galway v Cork
27 October 1940 Round 2 Galway 1-12 — 2-2 Cork Loughrea
Laois v Wexford
27 October 1940 Round 2 Laois 5-10 — 1-6 Wexford Portlaoise
Kerry v Galway
10 November 1940 Round 3 Kerry 0-6 — 0-5 Galway Listowel
Laois v Kerry
24 November 1940 Round 3 Laois 1-12 — 0-6 Kerry Portlaoise
Offaly v Cork
24 November 1940 Round 3 Offaly 4-3 — 0-2 Cork Tullamore
Galway v Kildare
24 November 1940 Round 3 Galway 2-2 — 0-6 Kildare Tuam
Kerry v Offaly
8 December 1940 Round 4 Kerry 1-8 — 1-5 Offaly Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Cork v Wexford
8 December 1940 Round 4 Cork 0-9 — 0-3 Wexford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Kildare v Laois
8 December 1940 Round 4 Kildare 3-6 — 2-7 Laois Athy
Wexford v Kerry
26 January 1941 Round 5 Wexford 1-5 — 4-12 Kerry Enniscorthy
Offaly v Kildare
2 February 1941 Round 6 Offaly 2-8 — 0-6 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Kerry v Cork
23 February 1941 Round 6 Kerry 1-4 — 0-6 Cork Kenmare

Group C, Eastern Division

Dublin won, from Westmeath, Louth, Meath, Longford.

Group A, Western Division

Mayo won, ahead of Cavan, Roscommon, Donegal and Sligo.

Cavan v Mayo
13 October 1940 Round 1 Cavan 1-5 — 1-9 Mayo Breffni Park, Cavan
Mayo v Roscommon
27 October 1940 Round 2 Mayo 0-7 — 0-7 Roscommon Castlebar
Mayo v Donegal
27 October 1940 Round 2 Mayo 1-10 — 0-5 Donegal Ballina

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Dublin2-7 – 1-4Kerry
Croke Park, Dublin
Mayo0-11 – 1-4Down
J Munnelly 0-6; PJ Munnelly 0-4; T Hoban 0-1
Newcastle

Final

Mayo3-5 – 0-7Dublin
Josie Munnelly 2-2; Peter Laffey 1-2; PJ Judge 0-1
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 7,700

References

  1. Mayo results archive
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. "18 counties kick-off in Football League", Irish Independent, 11 October 1940, p. 9
  5. "Down win their group", Irish Press, 8 December 1940, p. 9
  6. "Easy for Cork", Irish Independent, 14 October 1940, p. 9
  7. "Kildare hold the Champions to a point", Irish Press, 28/10/1940, p. 8
  8. "Galway master Cork", Irish Press, 28/10/1940, p. 8
  9. "League results", Irish Press, 28/10/1940, p. 8
  10. "Kerry once more conquer Galway", The Kerryman, 16/11/1940, p. 7
  11. "Murt Kelly on mark as Kerry triumph", The Irish Press, 25/11/1940, p. 8
  12. "Offaly's wonder rally", The Irish Press, 25/11/1940, p. 8
  13. "Galway master Kildare", The Irish Press, 25/11/1940, p. 8
  14. "Offaly extend Kerry in football league", The Cork Examiner, 09/12/1940, p. 8
  15. "Cork maintain home record against Wexford", The Cork Examiner, 09/12/1940, p. 8
  16. "Laoighise take points from Kildare", The Cork Examiner, 09/12/1940, p. 8
  17. "Kerry's big win in Wexford", The Cork Examiner, 27/01/1941, p. 8
  18. "Offaly swamp Kildare in second half", Irish Press, 3 February 1941, p. 6
  19. "Cork give Kerry a fright", The Kerryman, 01/03/1941, p. 6
  20. "1940".
  21. "Kerry out of National League", The Kerryman, 15/03/1941, p. 6
  22. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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