1965–66_National_Football_League_(Ireland)

1964–65 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1965 – 16 October 1966
League champions
Winners	Longford (1st win)
Captain	Brendan Barden
Manager	Mick Higgins
League runners-up
Runners-up	New York
Captain	Paddy Cummins
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1965–66 National Football League (Ireland)

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The 1965–66 National Football League was the 35th 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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Longford won their first and (so far) only NFL title with wins over Galway in the "home" final and New York in the two-legged "World Championship." Longford had the first leg at Pearse Park and won easily. After the second leg, an angry crowd chased the New York team off the field due to their (perceived) rough play.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

[1]
GAA Final Teams
[2]
GAA Archives^{[permanent dead link]}
[3]
IRISH FANS VENT IRE ON NEW YORK TEAM - New York Times
[4]
Longford GAA history
[5]
The GAA: An Oral History, chapter 4, John Scally.
[6]
"Donegal lucky!", Irish Press, 29 November 1965, p. 17
[7]
"Donegal advance", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
[8]
"Down score big win at Ballybay ", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 16
[9]
"Donegal win an unsavoury game", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 12
[10]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
[11]
"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15
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"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15
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"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
[14]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
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"Dublin's victory proves nothing", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
[16]
"Kildare fully extended by lively Carlow side", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
[17]
"Kildare return to the front ranks", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 13
[18]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
[19]
"Scenes mar Offaly win", Irish Press, 24 January 1966, p. 11
[20]
"Roscommon pip Offaly", Irish Press, 7 February 1966, p. 13
[21]
"Mayo's late burst was decisive", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
[22]
"Champions triumph in 'needle' tie ", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
[23]
"Mayo forget red is for danger", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
[24]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
[25]
"Galway in top form", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, p. 13
[26]
"Longford March on", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, p. 13
[27]
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
[28]
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
[29]
"Longford 5 points up", Irish Independent, 3 October 1966, p. 10
[30]
"Lost by a point - but won by four", Irish Press, 10 October 1966, p. 16

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[1] [1]
GAA Final Teams

[2] [2]
GAA Archives^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] [3]
IRISH FANS VENT IRE ON NEW YORK TEAM - New York Times

[4] [4]
Longford GAA history

[5] [5]
The GAA: An Oral History, chapter 4, John Scally.

[6] [6]
"Donegal lucky!", Irish Press, 29 November 1965, p. 17

[7] [7]
"Donegal advance", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13

[8] [8]
"Down score big win at Ballybay ", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 16

[9] [9]
"Donegal win an unsavoury game", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 12

[10] [10]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10

[11] [11]
"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15

[12] [12]
"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15

[13] [13]
"Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15

[14] [14]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10

[15] [15]
"Dublin's victory proves nothing", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15

[16] [16]
"Kildare fully extended by lively Carlow side", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15

[17] [17]
"Kildare return to the front ranks", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 13

[18] [18]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10

[19] [19]
"Scenes mar Offaly win", Irish Press, 24 January 1966, p. 11

[20] [20]
"Roscommon pip Offaly", Irish Press, 7 February 1966, p. 13

[21] [21]
"Mayo's late burst was decisive", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13

[22] [22]
"Champions triumph in 'needle' tie ", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13

[23] [23]
"Mayo forget red is for danger", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15

[24] [24]
"National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10

[25] [25]
"Galway in top form", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, p. 13

[26] [26]
"Longford March on", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, p. 13

[27] [27]
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

[28] [28]
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

[29] [29]
"Longford 5 points up", Irish Independent, 3 October 1966, p. 10

[30] [30]
"Lost by a point - but won by four", Irish Press, 10 October 1966, p. 16

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28 November 1965 For 1st Place	Donegal	2-9 — 1-8	Fermanagh	Ballybofey^[6]
				Referee: D Donnelly (Tyrone)

20 February 1966 Semi-final	Donegal	4-11 — 0-10	Antrim	Ballybay^[7]
				Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

6 March 1966 Semi-final	Down	2-17 — 1-7	Fermanagh	Ballybay^[8]
				Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

13 February 1966 Semi-final	Cavan	1-11 — 1-6	Kerry	Croke Park^[11]
				Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

13 February 1966 Semi-final	Longford	1-7 — 0-8	Meath	Croke Park^[12]
				Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

1965–66_National_Football_League_(Ireland)

1965–66 National Football League (Ireland)

Format

Divisions

Group stages

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Group B play-off

Inter-group play-offs

Group A

Group B

Division II

Inter-group play-offs

Group A

Group B

Division III

Inter-group play-offs

Tables

Group A

Group B

Division IV

Group B play-off

Inter-group play-offs

Group A

Group B

Knockout stages

Semi-finals

Home Final

Final

References

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6 March 1966 Final	Longford	0-11 — 0-7	Cavan	Carrick-on-Shannon^[13]
				Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

6 March 1966 Semi-final	Dublin	1-16 — 1-2	Waterford	Croke Park^[15]
				Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

6 March 1966 Semi-final	Kildare	3-12 — 2-5	Carlow	Croke Park^[16]
				Referee: J Shannon (Dublin)

13 March 1966 Final	Kildare	0-10 — 0-7	Dublin	Croke Park^[17]
				Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

23 January 1966 For 2nd Place	Offaly	3-3 — 0-6	Tipperary	Templemore^[19]
				Referee: Seamus Garvey (Kerry)

6 February 1966 For 1st Place	Roscommon	1-9 — 1-7	Offaly	Ballinasloe^[20]
				Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

20 February 1966 Semi-final	Mayo	3-11 — 2-10	Roscommon	Tuam^[21]
				Referee: M Mahon (Fermanagh)

20 February 1966 Semi-final	Galway	0-11 — 0-7	Offaly	Tuam^[22]
				Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

6 March 1966 Final	Galway	2-6 — 0-7	Mayo	Tuam^[23]
				Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)