1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1959–60 National Football League was the 29th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
League details | |
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Dates | October 1959 – 8 May 1960 |
League champions | |
Winners | Down (1st win) |
Captain | Kevin Mussen |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cavan |
Captain | Tom Maguire |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
The first all-Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down.[1][2]
Format
Group stage
Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)
Play-Offs
28 February 1960 Semi-Final | Down | 1-9 — 0-9 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
Referee: M. McArdle Louth |
6 March 1960 Semi-Final | Derry | 2-9 — 0-3 | Monaghan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M. McArdle Louth[3] |
13 March 1960 Final | Down | 2-10 — 0-3 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast[4] |
Group A
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Group B
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Division II
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to Knockout Phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Division III
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to Knockout Phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Division IV
Group A Play-Off
13 March 1960 For 1st Place | Kerry | 1-12 — 0-6 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney[5] |
Final
26 March 1960 Final | Kerry | 2-6 — 0-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[6] |
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Final
Down | 0-12 – 0-9 | Cavan |
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References
- GAA Final Teams
- "Sparkling Derry win", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p. 11
- "Down victory was complete",Irish Press, 14 March 1960, p. 14
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1960/League
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1960/League
- "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p.11
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1960/League
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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