1948–49 National Football League (Ireland)
# 1948–49 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

## 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 III

**Group A**

Westmeath, Cavan, Meath

**Group B**

Louth, Dublin, Longford

### Division IV

**Group A**

Limerick, Tipperary, Clare

**Section B**

Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow

**Section C**

Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Cork

## Knockout phase

### Final

| GK | 1 | Tommy Byrne (c) |
| - | - | - |
| RCB | 2 | Paddy Gilvarry |
| FB | 3 | Paddy Prendergast |
| LCB | 4 | John Forde |
| RHB | 5 | Billy Kenny |
| CHB | 6 | Éamonn Mongey |
| LHB | 7 | Seán Mulderrig |
| MF | 8 | Pádraig Carney |
| MF | 9 | Henry Dixon |
| RHF | 10 | Mick Flanagan |
| CHF | 11 | Tom Langan |
| LHF | 12 | Joe Gilvarry |
| RCF | 13 | Tom Acton |
| FF | 14 | Peter Solan |
| LCF | 15 | Liam Hastings |
| GK | 1 | Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin) |
| RCB | 2 | Jack Bell (St Mary's) |
| FB | 3 | Johnny Malone (St Mary's) |
| LCB | 4 | Tom Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RHB | 5 | Seán Boyle (St Mary's) (c) |
| CHB | 6 | Paddy Markey (St Mary's) |
| LHB | 7 | Paddy McArdle (St Mary's) |
| MF | 8 | Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) |
| MF | 9 | Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels) |
| RHF | 10 | Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| CHF | 11 | Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| LHF | 12 | Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RCF | 13 | Hugh O'Rourke (Cooley Kickhams) |
| FF | 14 | Tom Walsh (Owen Roe's) |
| LCF | 15 | Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells) |

References

↑ Mayo results archive, 1949↑ "GAA Archive 1949". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.↑ GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine↑ A nice surprise for Louth - Irish Independent↑ "Down Master Monaghan", Irish Independent, 4 October 1948, p. 7,↑ "Antrim had close call", Irish Independent, 11 October 1948, p. 7,↑ "Down's surprise for Antrim", Irish Independent, 18 October 1948, p. 6,↑ "Bad Finish beat Armagh", Irish Independent, 25 October 1948, p. 7,↑ "Down win Dr. Lagan Cup", Cork Examiner, 1 November 1948, p. 6,↑ "Carney stars in Mayo victory", Irish Independent, 18/10/1948, p. 6,↑ "Kerry leave it late against Galway", Cork Examiner, 01/11/1948, p. 6,↑ "Mayo again crush Kerry", The Ballina Herald, 27/11/1948, p. 6,↑ "Roscommon in scoring mood", Irish Independent, 18/10/1948, p. 6,↑ "Leitrim shock for Sligo", Irish Independent, 01/11/1948, p. 7,↑ "Group honours for Roscommon", Irish Independent, 15/11/1948, p. 7,↑ "Roscommon a well beaten side", Irish Independent, 07/03/1949, p. 7↑ "Easy for Louth at Longford", Irish Independent, 01/11/1948, p. 7,↑ "Louth's one point win in Croke Park thriller", Irish Independent, 07/03/1949, p. 7↑ "Wexford beat Kildare in close game", Irish Independent, 7 February 1949, p.7↑ "Louth combination too much for Down individualism", Irish Independent, 28/03/1949, p. 7↑ "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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