The 1950–51 National Football League was the 20th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Thirty counties participated; Kilkenny and Limerick did not participate."26 Counties in action on Sunday", Irish Independent, 4 October 1950, p. 10
Meath won the home final and flew to New York for the real final. Despite some players being weakened by smallpox vaccination, they beat New York by a goal and sailed home in triumph on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam. John 'Lefty' Devine commentated on the radio, and was criticised for his newly acquired New York accent (he was a native of County Clare).Mayo results archive, 1951GAA Final Teams"Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan" - HoganStandBallina HeraldNew York Times: 30,000 SEE MEATH GAIN 13-10 VICTORY; IRISH TEAMS DISPLAYING THEIR SKILLS AT THE POLO GROUNDS
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 in the NFL final.
Group stage
Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)
Eastern Section TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 Win Dr Lagan Cup; advance to Knockout Stage 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0
Western Section TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0
"National Football League Tables" Irish Press, 31 October 1963, p. 8
Division II , , , ,
Division III won, ahead of , , and .
Division IV ,, ,, and .
Division V ,, ,, and .
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
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