1961–62 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1961–62 National Football League was the 31st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1961–62 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1961 – 13 May 1962
League champions
WinnersDown (2nd win)
CaptainPaddy Doherty
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainKevin Heffernan

The final featured on the Amharc Éireann newsreel. Seán O'Neill scored a late penalty to win the game.[1][2][3]

Format

Results

Finals

Down2-5 1-7Dublin
Attendance: 56,515
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)[4]
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References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Photo Archive
  3. Amharc Éireann
  4. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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