The 1959–60 National Football League was the 29th 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 1959 – 8 May 1960 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Down (1st win) |
| Captain | Kevin Mussen |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cavan |
| Captain | Tom Maguire |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
The first all-Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down.[1][2]
Format
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Group stage
editDivision I (Dr Lagan Cup)
editPlay-offs
edit| 28 February 1960 Semi-final | Down | 1-9 — 0-9 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Referee: M. McArdle Louth |
| 6 March 1960 Semi-final | Derry | 2-9 — 0-3 | Monaghan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M. McArdle Louth[3] |
| 13 March 1960 Final | Down | 2-10 — 0-3 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast[4] |
Group Aedit
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Group Bedit
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Division II
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavan
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
 Westmeath
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
 Leitrim
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
 Mayo
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
 Longford
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Meath
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Sligo
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Division III
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
 Offaly
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Galway
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Roscommon
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
 Louth
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Laois
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Wicklow
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Division IV
editGroup A play-off
edit| 13 March 1960 For 1st Place | Kerry | 1-12 — 0-6 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney[5] |
Final
edit| 26 March 1960 Final | Kerry | 2-6 — 0-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[5] |
Knockout stage
editSemi-final
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Cavan will take any glory they can get". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Sparkling Derry win", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p. 11
- ^ "Down victory was complete",Irish Press, 14 March 1960, p. 14
- ^ a b c "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1960 League". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p.11
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151