1958–59_National_Football_League_(Ireland)

1958–59 National Football League (Ireland)

1958–59 National Football League (Ireland)

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The 1958–59 National Football League was the 28th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Quick Facts League details, Dates ...

Leitrim reached their first and only NFL semi-final, and Derry reached their first final, where they lost to Kerry.[2][3]

Format

Group stage

Division IV

Final

22 March 1959 Final Kerry 5-15 — 1-2 Waterford Clonmel[4]
More information Team, Pld ...

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

More information Derry, 3-7 – 1-6 ...
More information Kerry, 3-8 – 0-5 ...

Final

More information Kerry, 2-8 – 1-8 ...
Attendance: 32,405[7]
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  2. [2]
    GAA Final Teams
  3. [3]
    Terrace talk 1959
  4. [4]
    "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1959 League".
  5. [5]
    "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 2 March 1959, p.11
  6. [6]
    "Derry's easy passage to final", Irish Independent, 13 April 1959, p. 13
  7. [7]
    "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  8. [8]
    "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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