1954–55 National Football League (Ireland)

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1954–55 National Football League
File:1955-National-Football-League-Final-GAA-Programme.jpg
League details
DatesOctober 1954 – 8 May 1955
League champions
WinnersDublin (2nd win)
CaptainDenis Mahony
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainPatsy Ratty

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

Format

A rob robin system as usual.

League Tables

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Final

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

Division II

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

[5]

Division III

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 6 5 1 0 11 Qualified for knockout stage
File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 6 5 0 1 10
File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth 6 4 0 2 8
File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway 6 3 1 2 7
File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 6 2 0 4 4
File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois 5 0 0 5 0
File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 5 0 0 5 0

[6]

Division IV

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 6 5 0 1 10 Qualified for play-off
File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork 6 5 0 1 10
File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 6 4 0 2 8
File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 6 3 0 3 6
File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 5 2 0 3 4
File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 6 1 0 5 2
File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 5 0 0 5 0

[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[permanent dead link‍]
  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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