1966–67 National Football League (Ireland)

1966–67 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1966 – 21 May 1967
League champions
Winners	New York (3rd win)
Captain	Kenny Finn
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain
	← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 National Football League was the 36th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Galway were shocked in the final by a double defeat to a taller and stronger New York side.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Format[]

Results[]

Finals[]

30 April 1967
Home Final

Galway	0-12 – 1-7	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 51,503^[6]

Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[7]

14 May 1967
Final, first leg

New York	3-5 – 1-6	Galway

Gaelic Park, New York City

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[8]

21 May 1967
Final, second leg

New York	4-3 – 0-10	Galway

Gaelic Park, New York City

Attendance: 17,000^[9]

Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[10]

New York win 29–19 on aggregate.

References[]

^ GAA Final Teams
^ ""The Great Days of 1967" - IrishAbroad". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
^ "NEW YORK SCORES OVER GALWAY, 14-9; 12,000 See Gaelic Football Here--Furlong Is Star" - New York Times
^ New York All-Stars Beat Galway in Gaelic Football for 2nd Straight Time; CUMMINS IS STAR IN 15-10 TRIUMPH His 2 Straight Goals Late in Game Give New York Irish National Title
^ The GAA: An Oral History, chapter 4, John Scally.
^ "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
^ "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
^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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[1] GAA Final Teams

[2] ""The Great Days of 1967" - IrishAbroad". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

[3] "NEW YORK SCORES OVER GALWAY, 14-9; 12,000 See Gaelic Football Here--Furlong Is Star" - New York Times

[4] New York All-Stars Beat Galway in Gaelic Football for 2nd Straight Time; CUMMINS IS STAR IN 15-10 TRIUMPH His 2 Straight Goals Late in Game Give New York Irish National Title

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

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

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

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

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

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

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