1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)

{{Infobox GAA League

|league = 1951–52 National Football League

|image =

|dates =6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952

|teams =

|team1 = Cork

|captain1 = Éamonn Young

|manager1 =

|titles = 1st

|team2 = New York

|captain2 = Tom "Gega" O'Connor

|manager2 =

|previous =1950–51

|next = 1952–53

}}

The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.[http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=4076 Mayo results archive, 1952][http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/13/ GAA Final Teams][https://www.nytimes.com/1952/10/18/archives/county-cork-team-favored-tonight-opposes-new-york-allstars-in.html "COUNTY CORK TEAM FAVORED TONIGHT; Opposes New York All-Stars in Gaelic Football Game at the Polo Grounds" - New York Times]{{Cite web |url=http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(4)/1984-(2) |title=GAA Archive |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714221131/http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(4)/1984-(2) |archive-date=2015-07-14 |url-status=dead }}

Format

Teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the home semi-finals. The winner of the home final plays {{GG|New York|football}} in the NFL final.

Results

=Division I=

=Division II=

=Division III=

{{GG|Cork|football}} won, ahead of {{GG|Galway|football}}, {{GG|Clare|football}}, {{GG|Mayo|football}} and {{GG|Kerry|football}}.

=Division IV=

=Finals=

{{football box |

date = 27 April 1952
Home Final|

team1 = Cork |

score = 2-3 – 1-5 |

team2 = Dublin |

goals1 = |

goals2 = |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =30,070"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}

| referee = Dan Ryan (Kerry)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}

}}

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{{football box |

date =18 May 1952
Final|

time = 9:00 p.m. EDT |

team1 = Cork |

score = 1-12 – 0-3 |

team2 = New York |

goals1 = |

goals2 = Tom O'Connor 0-2, Pat McAndrew 0-1|

stadium = Polo Grounds, New York City

| attendance = 33,914 "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}

| referee = Dan Ryan (Kerry)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}

}}

References

National Football League

Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons