The 1948–49 National Football League was the 18th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo won the NFL with a narrow defeat of Louth in the final.Mayo results archive, 1949GAA Final Teams A nice surprise for Louth - Irish Independent

Format Instead of geographic groupings, teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the semi-finals.

League Phase

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Division II

Group A Results

Group B Results

Division II Final

Tables

Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 2 2 0 0 4 Qualified for Knockout stage 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 02 0

Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 02 0

Division III

Group A Westmeath, Cavan, Meath

Group B Louth, Dublin, Longford

Group B Results

Division III Final

Division IV

Group A Limerick, Tipperary, Clare

Section B Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow

Section C Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Cork

Group C Results

Play-Off

Knockout phase

Semi-final

Final

GK1 Tommy Byrne (Castlebar Mitchels)RCB2 Paddy Gilvarry (Killala)FB3 Paddy Prendergast (Dungloe, Donegal)LCB4 John Forde (Ardnaree Sarsfields)RHB5 Billy Kenny (UCG, Galway)CHB6 Éamonn Mongey (Civil Service, Dublin)LHB7 Seán Mulderrig (Ballina Stephenites)MF8 Pádraig Carney (UCD, Dublin)MF9 Henry Dixon (Claremorris)RHF10 Liam Hastings (UCD, Dublin)CHF11 Tom Langan (Garda, Dublin)LHF12 Joe Gilvarry (Killala)RCF13 Tom Acton (Ballina Stephenites)FF14 Peter Solan (UCG, Galway)LCF15 Mick Flanagan (UCD, Dublin) GK1 Seán Thornton (Civil Service, Dublin)RCB2 Jack Bell (St Mary's)FB3 Johnny Malone (St Mary's)LCB4 Tom Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHB5 Seán Boyle (St Mary's)CHB6Paddy Markey (St Mary's)LHB7Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)MF8 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)MF9 Hubert Reynolds (Dundalk Gaels)RHF10 Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)CHF11 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands)LHF12Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Hugh O'Rourke (Cooley Kickhams)FF14 Tom Walsh (Owen Roe's)LCF15Mickey Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)

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