1949–50 National Football League (Ireland)
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The 1949–50 National Football League was the 19th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
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League details | |
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Dates | October 1949 – 5 August 1950 |
League champions | |
Winners | New York (1st win) |
Captain | M. O'Sullivan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cavan |
Captain | John Joe O'Reilly |
← 1948–49 1950–51 → |
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Cavan beat Meath in the home final, to get revenge for defeat in the 1949 All-Ireland Final. For the first time, New York received a bye to the final, where they defeated the "home" champions.[1][2][3][4][5]