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, an annual

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teams of

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. The NFL returned after the four-year gap due to The Emergency /

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. Meath won, beating Wexford in the final.

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

League-phase results and tables

Group one ( Dr Lagan Cup)

Down, Tyrone, Armagh, Derry, Antrim

Group two

Table

"National Football League", Meath Chronicle, 09/03/1946, p. 3

Group three

won, from , and

Group four

won, from Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon

Group five

Results

Table

Group Six

Dublin won, from Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Offaly

Knockout phase

Inter-group play-offs

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Semi-final

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Final

References

National Football League (Ireland) seasons {{Gaelic-football-competition-stub