Gaelic football competition
The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League , a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.[ 4]
Division One: 22 teams. Split into four regional groups Division Two: 10 teams. Split into two regional sections Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knockout stage qualifiers [ edit ] Division One title: top team in each group qualified for the semi-final Division Two (Midland) title: top team in each group qualified for the final Division Two (Northern) title: group winners win the title [ 54]
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