1954–55 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1954–55 National Football League was the 24th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1954–55 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1954 – 8 May 1955
League champions
WinnersDublin (2nd win)
CaptainDenis Mahony
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainPatsy Ratty

Dublin beat Meath in the first all-Leinster final.[1][2][3]

Format

A rob robin system as usual.

League Tables

Final
Armagh1-5 – 1-1Donegal
Referee: S.Deignan Cavan

Division II
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Meath 660012Qualified for knockout stage
Cavan 64028
Mayo 43016
Westmeath 63036
Longford 61143
Leitrim 40131
Sligo 40040

[5]

Division III
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 651011Qualified for knockout stage
Wicklow 650110
Louth 64028
Galway 63127
Offaly 62044
Laois 50050
Roscommon 50050

[6]

Division IV
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kildare 650110Qualified for play-off
Cork 650110
Kerry 64028
Wexford 63036
Carlow 52034
Tipperary 61052
Waterford 50050

[7]

First-place play-off
Cork1-5 – 0-6Kildare

Cork advance to knockout stages

Knockout stages

Semi-finals
Meath1-9 – 1-8Armagh
Dublin0-12 – 0-9Cork

Final
Dublin2-12 – 1-3Meath
Attendance: 42,916[11]
Referee: Seán Cleary (Tipperary)[12]

References
  1. Mayo results archive, 1954
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. GAA Archive
  4. "Unpleasant incidents in poor game at Coalisland", Irish Independent, 20 December 1954, p.9
  5. "National League Placings", Irish Press, 31/03/1955, p. 9
  6. "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
  7. "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
  8. "Cork Take Honours as Kildare miss chances", Irish Independent, 4 March 1955, p.11
  9. "Thrills galore as Meath reach League final", Irish Independent, 25 April 1955, p. 9
  10. "Summary of GAA Results", Irish Independent, 18 April 1955, p. 11
  11. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  12. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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