1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)

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1964–65 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1964 – 4 July 1965
League champions
WinnersGalway (3rd win)
CaptainJohn Donnellan
League runners-up
Runners-upNew York
CaptainKenny Finn

The 1964–65 National Football League was the 34th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Galway won the home competition with a win over Kerry in the final. The play-off with New York was now two-legged: the hosts won the first game with a last-minute point, but on Independence Day Galway won in a rout.[1][2][3][4][5]

Down v. Galway in the home semi-final match

Format[]

Group Stages[]

Division I[]

Inter-Group Play-offs[]

4 April 1965 Final Donegal 2-9 — 1-7 Derry

Division II[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 6 6 0 0 12 Qualified for knockout stage
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 6 5 0 1 10
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 6 4 0 2 8
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 6 3 0 3 6
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 5 1 0 4 2
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 6 1 0 5 2
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 5 0 0 5 0

[6]

Division III[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 6 6 0 0 12 Qualified for knockout stage
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 6 5 0 1 10
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 6 4 0 2 8
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 6 3 0 3 6
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 6 2 0 4 2
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 6 1 0 5 2
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 6 0 0 5 0

[6]

Knockout Stages[]

Semi-Finals[]

Kerry3-10 – 1-8Donegal
M. O'Dwyer (1-0)[7]
D. Geaney (1-0)[7]
J. J. Barrett (1-0)[7]
B. O'Callaghan (0-5)[7]
V. Lucey (0-3)[7]
(0-1)[7]
P. Griffin (0-1)[7]		 J. Hannigan (1-0)[7]
(0-3)[7]
(0-2)[7]
A. McDevitt (0-2)[7]
F. Campbell (0-1)[7]
Referee: Mick Loftus (Mayo)[7]
Galway0-8 – 1-2Meath
Attendance: 42,135
Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)[8]

Finals[]

Galway1-7 – 0-8Kerry
Attendance: 47,191
Referee: Mick Loftus (Mayo)
New York0-8 – 1-4Galway
Referee: Liam Maguire (Cavan)[9]
New York0-9 – 3-8Galway
Attendance: 12,215
Referee: Liam Maguire (Cavan)[9]

Galway win 24–17 on aggregate.

References[]

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ GAA Archives[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Chicago Tribune 28 June 1965, Section 3, Page 3, 1st column
  4. ^ Terrace Talk 1965
  5. ^ "Galway Takes Football Title Before 12,215 at Gaelic Park" - New York Times
  6. ^ a b "National Football League", Irish Independent, 30 March 1965, p. 17
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Back in time...". Clár Oifigiúil: Quarter-Final Group Stage, Group 2 Phase 2 (i.e. the Kerry match). 21 July 2019. p. 35.
  8. ^ Cogley, M.V., "Galway for Home Final", Irish Independent, 26 April 1965, p. 15
  9. ^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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