1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)


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.

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

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]

Format

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Group Stages

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Division I

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Inter-group play-offs

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

Division II

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

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Division III

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

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Knockout stages

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Semi-finals

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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]
S. Burrows (0-1)[7]
P. Griffin (0-1)[7]
J. Hannigan (1-0)[7]
M. McLoone (0-3)[7]
P. J. Flood (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

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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

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  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