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Gaelic football competition
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 .
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]
Division I: 8 team. Split into two groups of four
Division II: 8 teams. Split into two groups of four
Division III: 8 teams. Split into two groups of four
Division IV: 8 teams. Split into two groups of four Inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Inter-group play-offs [ edit ] Longford win 21–17 on aggregate.
^ GAA Final Teams ^ GAA Archives [permanent dead link ^ IRISH FANS VENT IRE ON NEW YORK TEAM - New York Times ^ Longford GAA history ^ The GAA: An Oral History , chapter 4, John Scally.^ "Donegal lucky!", Irish Press, 29 November 1965, p. 17
^ "Donegal advance", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
^ "Down score big win at Ballybay ", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 16
^ "Donegal win an unsavoury game", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 12
^ "National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
^ "Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15
^ "Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 14 February 1966, p. 15
^ "Cavan, Longford qualify", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
^ "National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
^ "Dublin's victory proves nothing", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
^ "Kildare fully extended by lively Carlow side", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
^ "Kildare return to the front ranks", Irish Independent, 14 March 1966, p. 13
^ "National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
^ "Scenes mar Offaly win", Irish Press, 24 January 1966, p. 11
^ "Roscommon pip Offaly", Irish Press, 7 February 1966, p. 13
^ "Mayo's late burst was decisive", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
^ "Champions triumph in 'needle' tie ", Irish Independent, 21 February 1966, p. 13
^ "Mayo forget red is for danger", Irish Independent, 7 March 1966, p. 15
^ "National League Positions" Irish Press, 16 November 1965, p. 10
^ "Galway in top form", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, p. 13
^ "Longford March on", Irish Independent, 4 April 1966, 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
^ "Longford 5 points up", Irish Independent, 3 October 1966, p. 10
^ "Lost by a point - but won by four", Irish Press, 10 October 1966, p. 16
1 J. Heneghan2 S. Flynn 3 L. Gillen4 B. Gilmore5 B. Barden (c)6 J. Donlon7 P. Barden8 J. Flynn9 M. Burns10 J. Devine11 M. Hopkins12 J. Hanniffy13 S. Murray14 R. Burns15 S. Donnelly Subs used T. Mulvihill
Manager M. Higgins
