The 1945–46 National Football League was the 15th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 1945 – April 1946 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (2nd win) |
| Captain | Matt O'Toole |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
← 1940–41 1946–47 → | |
The NFL returned after the four-year gap due to The Emergency / Second World War. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.[1][2][3][4]
Format edit
There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
League-phase results and tables edit
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Group one (Dr Lagan Cup) edit
Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim
Group two edit
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Meath
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Qualified for knockout phase |
 Louth
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Monaghan
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Longford
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Fermanagh
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group three edit
Wexford won, from Waterford, Carlow and Cork
Group four edit
Cavan won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon
Group five edit
Results edit
| 18 November 1945 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-12 — 1-8 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[8] |
| 18 November 1945 Round 2 | Clare | 0-5 — 3-7 | Tipperary | Milltown Malbay[9] |
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Qualified for knockout phase |
 Galway
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kerry
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Clare
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group Six edit
Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly
Knockout phase edit
Inter-group play-offs edit
Semi-final edit
Final edit
| Meath | 2-2 – 0-6 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Halpenny 1-0, Jim Clarke 1-0, Frankie O'Neill 0-1, Paddy Meegan 0-1[17] | Des O'Neill 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-2, Nicky Rackard 0-1, Tom O'Leary 0-1[18] |
References edit
- ^ Mayo results archive
- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Croke Park archive page". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Paddy Meegan obituary
- ^ "National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 09/03/1946, p. 3
- ^ "Our footballers disappoint", The Kerryman, 10/11/1945, p. 4
- ^ "Other football league games", Irish Press, 05/11/1945, p. 4
- ^ "Galway has promising football material", The Connacht Tribune, 24/11/1945, p. 7
- ^ "Other league games", Irish Press, 19/11/1945, p. 4
- ^ "Tipperary won despite rally", Irish Independent, 04/03/1946, p. 6
- ^ "Five have hopes of reaching final", Irish Press, 06/03/1946, p. 6
- ^ "Wexford beat Tipperary", Irish Independent, 07/04/1946, p. 7
- ^ "Meath defeat Cavan in inter-group game", Cork Examiner, 01/04/1946, p. 4
- ^ "Long whistle saves Meath", Meath Chronicle, 20/04/1946
- ^ "Meath's two points win in thrilling game of swaying fortunes", Irish Press. 29/04/1946, p. 8
- ^ "Dashing Wexford had easy path to final", Irish Press, 15/04/1946, p. 8
- ^ "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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