1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)
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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.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1964 – 4 July 1965 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | John Donnellan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Kenny Finn |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
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 edit
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Group Stages edit
Division I edit
Inter-group play-offs edit
Division II edit
| 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 |
Division III edit
| 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 |
Knockout stages edit
Semi-finals edit
| Kerry | 3-10 – 1-8 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
Finals edit
Galway win 24–17 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ GAA Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chicago Tribune 28 June 1965, Section 3, Page 3, 1st column
- ^ Terrace Talk 1965
- ^ "Galway Takes Football Title Before 12,215 at Gaelic Park" - New York Times
- ^ a b "National Football League", Irish Independent, 30 March 1965, p. 17
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cogley, M.V., "Galway for Home Final", Irish Independent, 26 April 1965, p. 15
- ^ 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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