1925–26 National Football League (Ireland)
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The 1925–26 National Football League was the 1st staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
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League details | |
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Dates | 1925 – 19 September 1926 |
League champions | |
Winners | Laois (1st win) |
Captain | Dick Miller |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
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The inaugural NFL was won by Laois, captained by Dick Miller. They defeated Sligo in the semi-final after a lost game was ordered replayed, and beat Dublin in a low-scoring final despite losing two players, Paddy Lenihan and Bill Keeley, to emigration shortly before the final.[1][2][3]