title: 1947–48 National Football League (Ireland)
text: # 1947–48 National Football League (Ireland)
  
  The 1947–48 National Football League was the 17th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
  
  At one game in Tralee on 9 November 1947, Mayo managed to hold Kerry to a draw despite having to draft in the county secretary and a car driver in as substitutes. The players drafted an official letter of complaint to the County Board.
  
  Cavan won their first and, so far, only league title, winning the replay by 10 points.
  
  ## Format
  
  ### Divisions
  
  There were four Sections or Divisions. Division winners played off for the NFL title. Teams were placed in the divisions along geographical lines:
  
  * Division One: Western
  * Division Two: Eastern
  * Division Three: Southern
  * Division Four: Northern. The Northern Division doubled as the Dr Lagan Cup. The winners qualified for the semi-finals.
  
  ### Round-robin format
  
  Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
  
  ### Points awarded
  
  2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
  
  ### Titles
  
  Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
  
  ### Separation of teams on equal points
  
  In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary.
  
  ### Promotion and relegation
  
  None. All four Divisions had equal status.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Division Three
  
  **Tables**
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Clare | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | Limerick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  
  **Tables**
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wexford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | Carlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  **Tables**
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
  | Kildare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | Laois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | Offaly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  
  * The Laois v Offaly fixture was not fulfilled.
  