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To give an indication of how disruptive this pandemic has been, the last time two successive Division 1 football finals weren’t played came in the last two years of World War II

Thu, 10 Jun, 2021 - 20:01

John Fogarty

To give an indication of how disruptive this pandemic has been, the last time two successive Division 1 football finals weren’t played came in the last two years of World War II. Yet that is a strong possibility should either Donegal or Kerry win their respective semi-finals Saturday.

Before Kerry were crowned champions on the basis of their superior points tally after seven rounds last year, the last occasion when a league final wasn’t played in peace time came in 1936 when Mayo were deemed champions having topped the table after eight rounds.