1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)
# 1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point. After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.

## Format

### Divisions

* Division One: 22 teams. Split into four regional groups
* Division Two: 10 teams. Split into two regional sections

### Round-robin format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

### Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

### Titles

* Teams in Division One competed for the National Football League title.
* Teams in Division Two (Midland) competed for the National Football League Division Two (Midland) title.
* Teams in Division Two (Northern) competed for the National Football League Division Two (Northern) title.

### Knockout stage qualifiers

* Division One title: top team in each group qualified for the semi-final
* Division Two (Midland) title: top team in each group qualified for the final
* Division Two (Northern) title: group winners win the title

## Division One

### Group A

**Table**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kerry | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| Dublin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Kildare | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Laois | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Wexford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |

### Group B

**Table**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waterford | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Clare | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |

### Group D

**Table**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| Mayo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Roscommon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Leitrim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Sligo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |

## Division two

### Northern

**Table**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Donegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Win Division Two (Northern) |
| Tyrone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Fermanagh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Derry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
