1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)

(Redirected from 1959-60 National Football League (Ireland)) Gaelic football competition

1959–60 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1959 – 8 May 1960
League champions
Winners	Down (1st win)
Captain	Kevin Mussen
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan
Captain	Tom Maguire
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 National Football League was the 29th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

The first all-Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down.

Format

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Group stage

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Play-offs

Down v Armagh

28 February 1960 Semi-final	Down	1-9 — 0-9	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
				Referee: M. McArdle Louth

Derry v Monaghan

6 March 1960 Semi-final	Derry	2-9 — 0-3	Monaghan	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M. McArdle Louth

Down v Derry

13 March 1960 Final

Down

2-10 — 0-3

Derry

Casement Park, Belfast

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Derry	3	3	0	6
Armagh	3	2	1	4
Fermanagh	3	1	2	2
Donegal	3	0	3	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Down	3	3	0	6	Advance to knockout phase
Monaghan	3	2	1	4
Tyrone	3	1	2	2
Antrim	3	0	3	0

Division II

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Cavan	6	6	0	12	Advance to knockout phase
Westmeath	6	5	1	10
Leitrim	3	3	3	6
Mayo	6	3	3	6
Longford	6	2	4	4
Meath	6	2	4	4
Sligo	6	0	6	0

Division III

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Dublin	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to knockout phase
Offaly	6	5	0	1	10
Galway	6	4	0	2	8
Roscommon	6	2	1	3	5
Louth	6	2	1	3	5
Laois	6	1	0	5	2
Wicklow	6	0	0	6	0

Division IV

Group A play-off

Kerry v Cork

13 March 1960 For 1st Place

Kerry

1-12 — 0-6

Cork

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Final

Kerry v Clare

26 March 1960 Final

Kerry

2-6 — 0-5

Clare

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Kerry	4	3	1	0	7	Advance to knockout phase
Cork	4	3	1	0	7
Kildare	4	2	0	2	4
Carlow	4	1	0	3	2
Wexford	4	0	0	4	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Clare	4	4	0	0	8
Tipperary	4	2	0	2	4
Limerick	4	2	0	2	4
Waterford	4	1	1	2	3
Kilkenny	4	0	1	3	1

Knockout stage

Semi-final

9 April 1960

Down	2-10 – 2-8	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin

23 April 1960

Cavan	2-8 – 1-8	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

Final

8 May 1960
Final

Down	0-12 – 0-9	Cavan

Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 49,451Referee: John Mulvey (Mayo)

References

GAA Final Teams
"Cavan will take any glory they can get". The Irish Times.
"Sparkling Derry win", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p. 11
"Down victory was complete",Irish Press, 14 March 1960, p. 14
^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1960 League". www.terracetalk.com.
"Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p.11
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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