| League: | 1935–36 National Football League |
| Dates: | 13 October 1935 – 19 April 1936 |
| Team1: | Mayo |
| Captain1: | Gerald Courell |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Previous: | 1934–35 |
| Next: | 1936–37 |
The 1935–36 National Football League was the 9th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Mayo successfully defended its league title for the third consecutive season, without a final; the league being decided on points.[1] [2] [3]
This was the first NFL season not to be decided with a knockout final: the team with the most points were winners. This would not happen again until 2020, when the league finals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayo finished first with 12 points from eight games. They had wins over Kildare, Louth, Laois, Galway, Tipperary and Cavan, and lost to Dublin and Meath.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Dublin | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Louth | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Cavan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Laois | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Meath | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Galway | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Kildare | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Tipperary | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Leinster Football League Champions | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |