1950–51 National Football League (Ireland)
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.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1950 – 30 September 1951 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (3rd win) |
| Captain | Paddy Meegan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Tom "Gega" O'Connor |
← 1949–50 1951–52 → | |
Thirty counties participated; Kilkenny and Limerick did not participate.
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).
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