1958–59 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1958 – 10 May 1959 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (5th win) |
| Captain | John Dowling |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Captain | Jim McKeever[1] |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Leitrim |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → | |
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.
Leitrim reached their first and only NFL semi-final, and Derry reached their first final, where they lost to Kerry.[2][3]
Format
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Group stage
Division IV
Final
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-Finals
Final
| Kerry | 2-8 – 1-8 | Derry |
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| Jim Brosnan 1-1; Tom Long 1-0; Dan McAuliffe 0-3; Paudie Sheehy 0-2; Dave Geaney, John Dowling 0-1 each |
References
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ Terrace talk 1959
- ^ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1959/League
- ^ "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 2 March 1959, p.11
- ^ "Derry's easy passage to final", Irish Independent, 13 April 1959, p. 13
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
External links
- Kerry Win Final Special (1959) on YouTube, a British Pathé newsreel of the final
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