1951–52 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

1951–52 National Football League
League details
Dates6 October 1951 – 30 September 1952
League champions
WinnersCork (1st win)
CaptainÉamonn Young
League runners-up
Runners-upNew York
CaptainTom "Gega" O'Connor

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.

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