1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Kildare

| score = 1-1 — 2-3

| team2 = Dublin

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| stadium = Newbridge"Dublin's success at Newbridge", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Kerry

| score = 3-8 — 2-0

| team2 = Laois

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 4-5 — 2-2

| team2 = Wexford

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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Dublin's good win", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Laois

| score = 3-2 — 2-6

| team2 = Kildare

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| stadium = Portlaoise"Won by a point", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| referee = Sean Robbins Offaly

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| date = 5 October 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 1-4 — 3-5

| team2 = Kildare

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| date = 16 November 1930

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| team1 = Kerry

| score = 0-2 — 0-2

| team2 = Kildare

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| stadium = Naas"Four scores in poor game", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11

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| date = 16 November 1930

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| team1 = Kerry

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| team2 = Wexford

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 0-3 — 0-8

| team2 = Kerry

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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Kerry defeat Dublin in National Football League", The Kerryman, 13 December 1930, p. 12

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| referee = J. Delaney Laois

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Clare

| score = 2-7 — 2-6

| team2 = Limerick

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| stadium = Kilrush"Won by a point", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 3-3 — 2-8

| team2 = Cork

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| stadium = Clonmel"Home County weak", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Cork

| score = 3-5 — 1-2

| team2 = Clare

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| stadium = Cork"In The South", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Limerick

| score = 1-5 — 1-5

| team2 = Waterford

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| stadium = Glin"National League", Irish Independent, 8 April 1930, p. 14

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| date = 9 November 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 1-2 — 3-6

| team2 = Waterford

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| stadium = Clonmel"Football League", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 2-7 — 1-2

| team2 = Clare

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| stadium = Dungarvan"Dungarvan tie decides honours", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Antrim

| score = 0-2 — 1-2

| team2 = Monaghan

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| stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast"In The North", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Meath

| score = 2-8 — 1-2

| team2 = Armagh

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| stadium = Navan"Armagh outplayed", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Louth

| score = 2-3 — 0-3

| team2 = Antrim

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| stadium = Drogheda"Homesters win well", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| referee = J. Curran Meath

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Monaghan

| score = 0-6 — 0-6

| team2 = Cavan

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| stadium = Clones"Level scoring", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 5 October 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Cavan

| score = 0-11 — 0-9

| team2 = Armagh

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| stadium = Armagh"A win for Cavan", Cork Examiner, 6 October 1930, p. 12

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| date = 2 November 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Cavan

| score = W — L

| team2 = Louth

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| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan"National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 8 November 1930, p. 9

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| date = 16 November 1930

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| team1 = Louth

| score = 1-2 — 0-7

| team2 = Armagh

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| stadium = Dundalk"Do Louth need a rest?", Irish Independent, 17 November 1930, p. 11

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| date = 23 November 1930

| round =

| team1 = Meath

| score = 1-6 — 0-0

| team2 = Monaghan

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| stadium = Navan"Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12

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| date = 23 November 1930

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| team1 = Down

| score = 1-7 — 2-5

| team2 = Cavan

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| stadium = Newry"Weak teams suffer the penalty", Irish Independent, 24 November 1930, p. 12

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Cavan

| score = 5-6 — 0-3

| team2 = Antrim

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| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan"Smith's first match", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Louth

| score = 2-3 — 2-3

| team2 = Meath

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| stadium = Drogheda"A lucky draw", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Down

| score = w/o — scr"Croke Park", Irish Independent, 5 December 1930, p,13

| team2 = Monaghan

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| date = 14 December 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Meath

| score = 1-4 — 0-3

| team2 = Antrim

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| stadium = Navan"Antrim's narrow defeat at Navan", Irish Independent, 15 December 1930, p. 11

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| date = 18 January 1931

| round = 1st Place Play-Off

| team1 = Cavan

| score = 2-6 — 0-2

| team2 = Meath

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| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan"Cavan ready Divisional winners", Meath Chronicle, 24 January 1931, p. 9

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| date = 26 April 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Sligo

| score = 1-2 — 4-4

| team2 = Mayo

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| stadium = Tubbercurry, Sligo"Connacht Senior Football League", Connaught Telegraph, 3 May 1930, p. 4

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| date = 11 May 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Galway

| score = 2-1 — 0-3

| team2 = Roscommon

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| stadium = Ballinasloe"Galway play and win", Irish Independent, 12 May 1930, p. 11

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| date = 29 June 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Galway

| score = 0-7 — 0-1

| team2 = Mayo

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| date = 20 July 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Leitrim

| score = 3-0 — 0-5

| team2 = Sligo

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| stadium = Ballinamore, Leitrim"Leitrim's success", Irish Independent, 22 July 1930, p. 13

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| date = 20 July 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Roscommon

| score = 0-3 — 1-7

| team2 = Mayo

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| date = 21 September 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Galway

| score = 3-6 — 0-4

| team2 = Leitrim

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| stadium = Roscommon"Connacht League", Irish Independent, 22 September 1930, p. 10

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| date = 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Mayo

| score = w/o — scr"GAA games", Irish Independent, 3 October 1930, p. 14

| team2 = Leitrim

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| date = 5 October 1930

| round = Round 4

| team1 = Galway

| score = 2-8 — 0-2

| team2 = Sligo

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| stadium = Tuam"Galway's defeat of Sligo", Connacht Tribune, 11 October 1930, p. 11

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date =15 February 1931|

team1 = Kerry |

score = 2-5 – 1-1 |

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stadium = Tuam"Kerry's win", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12

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date =15 February 1931|

team1 = Cavan |

score = 7-5 – 0-3 |

team2 = Waterford |

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stadium = Cavan"Second Semi-final", The Cork Examiner, 16 February 1931, p.12

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date =1 March 1931|

team1 = Kerry |

score = 1-3 – 1-2 |

team2 = Cavan |

goals1 = John Joe Landers 1-0, Tim Landers 0-1, Miko Doyle 0-1|

goals2 = Terry Coyle 1-0, Jack Smallhorne 0-1, Louis Blessing 0-1|

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin"Depleted Kerry Team", The Kerryman, 7 March 1931, p.10

| attendance = 15,000"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 1-3 — 4-7

| team2 = Westmeath

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| stadium = Tullamore"One-sided match", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Longford

| score = 0-2 — 0-3

| team2 = Offaly

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| stadium = Longford"Decisions unpopular", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 31 August 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Westmeath

| score = 5-5 — 2-7

| team2 = Longford

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| stadium = Mullingar"National League", Meath Chronicle, 6 September 1930, p. 9

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| referee = Sean O'Neill Dublin

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Carlow

| score = 2-6 — 2-0

| team2 = Wicklow

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| stadium = Muine Bheag"Midland - Group A", Irish Independent, 25 March 1930, p. 12

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Wicklow

| score = 0-2 — 1-4

| team2 = Kilkenny

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| stadium = Arklow"Wicklow very weak", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 9 November 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 1-1 — 1-1

| team2 = Carlow

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| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny"Kilkenny and Carlow draw", Cork Examiner, 10 November 1930, p. 10

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| date = 7 December 1930

| round = Final

| team1 = Westmeath

| score = 7-4 — 1-0

| team2 = Kilkenny

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| stadium = Mullingar"A poor contest", Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 13

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Donegal

| score = 2-6 — 1-1

| team2 = Tyrone

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| stadium = Erne Park, Ballyshannon"Donegal's first match in National League", Donegal News, 29 March 1930, p. 3

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| referee = T McGlynn Donegal

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| date = 23 March 1930

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Fermanagh

| score = 1-4 — 1-1

| team2 = Derry

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| stadium = Enniskillen"Narrow victory", Irish Independent, 24 March 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Tyrone

| score = 3-1 — 2-2

| team2 = Fermanagh

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| stadium = Dungannon"Exciting match", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 6 April 1930

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Derry

| score = 1-4 — 2-6

| team2 = Donegal

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| stadium = Brandywell, Derry"Close struggle in Derry", Irish Independent, 7 April 1930, p. 10

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| date = 31 August 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Tyrone

| score = 3-2 — 0-3

| team2 = Derry

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| stadium = Dungannon"National League Fixture", Donegal News, 6 September 1930, p. 3

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| date = 5 October 1930

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Donegal

| score = 1-5 — 0-2

| team2 = Fermanagh

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| stadium = Ballyshannon"Donegal defeat Fermanagh", Irish Independent, 6 October 1930, p. 12

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"National League success", Donegal News, 11 October 1930, p. 5

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