1962–63 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1962–63 National Football League was the 32nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
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| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1962 – 21 October 1963 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (7th win) |
| Captain | Niall Sheehy |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → | |
New York again got a bye to the final. Kerry beat them by 8 points.[1][2]
Format
Results
Division IV
Knockout stage
Finals
| Kerry | 0-9 – 1-5 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Long, Bernie O'Callaghan 0-3 each; Willie Doran, Mick O'Connell, Mick O'Dwyer 0-1 each |
| Kerry | 1-18 – 1-10 | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Mick O'Dwyer 0-7; Tomo Burke 1-1; Bernie O'Callaghan 0-3; Derry O'Shea, Denis O'Sullivan 0-2 each; Pat Aherne, JD O'Connor, Mick Fleming 0-1 each |
Referee: Tom Frawley (New York)[5]
References
- GAA Final Teams
- Terrace Talk 1963
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1963/League
- "National League Placings", Irish Press, 5 March 1963, p.11
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-903464-15-1
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