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.Mayo GAA 1927Mayo GAA 1928
Format 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."Inter-Divisional League Tests", Irish Independent, 23/03/1928, p.13 As Kerry and Kildare both defeated Mayo, it meant that the Kerry v Kildare tie was a 'de facto' final.
Results
Northern Division
Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 8 7 1 0 15 Advance to Knockout stage 8 6 0 2 12 7 4 1 2 9 7 3 0 4 8 7 3 1 3 7 7 3 0 4 4 6 1 1 4 3 6 1 1 4 3 6 0 1 5 1 Meath beat Down, but forfeited the points for being late on the field"National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
Southern Division
Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 6 6 0 0 12 Advance to Knockout stage 6 5 0 1 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 2 0 3 4 6 1 2 3 4 6 1 1 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 Laois were awarded the points in respect of their tie with Clare at Kilkee"National Football League", Irish Independent, 5 December 1927, p. 12
Western Division won, finishing ahead of Sligo, Galway, Roscommon and Leitrim.
Inter-divisional tests
Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 2 2 0 0 4 NFL Winners 2 1 0 1 2 NFL runners-up 2 0 02 0
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