Gaelic football competition
The 1927–28 National Football League was the 2nd staging of the National Football League , a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland , held in 1927 and 1928.
The League was won by Kerry.[1] [2] [3]
There were three divisions – Northern, Southern, and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.
The league was not decided by a one-match final. The three division winners played each other in a series of Inter-Divisional tests.[4] As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.
Results [ edit ] Northern Division [ edit ] Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field [13]
Southern Division [ edit ] Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee [22]
Western Division [ edit ] Mayo won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim.
Inter-divisional tests [ edit ] Team Pld W D L Pts Status Kerry 2 2 0 0 4 NFL Winners Kildare 2 1 0 1 2 NFL runners-up Mayo 2 0 0 2 0
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