1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)
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The 1951–52 National Football League was the 21st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Quick Facts League details, Dates ...
League details | |
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Dates | 6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952 |
League champions | |
Winners | Cork (1st win) |
Captain | Éamonn Young |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | New York |
Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
← 1950–51 1952–53 → |
Close
Cork beat Dublin in the home final and easily dismissed New York in the Polo Grounds final, played at night under floodlights. New York didn't return to the final until 1963.[1][2][3][4]