1957–58 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:	1957–58 National Football League
Dates:	October 1957 – 18 May 1958
Team1:	Dublin
Captain1:	Kevin Heffernan
Titles:	3rd
Team2:	Kildare
Captain2:	Larry McCormack
Previous:	1956–57
Next:	1958–59

The 1957–58 National Football League was the 27th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Dublin beat Kildare's "All-Whites" (the name Lilywhites came later) by five points in the final. The game was level when Dublin scored a controversial goal with five minutes remaining.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Finals

Notes and References

1. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/13/ GAA Final Teams
2. http://www.kildare.ie/ehistory/index.php/kildares-defeat-in-the-national-league-final-of-1958/ "Kildare’s defeat in the National League Final of 1958" - kildare.ie
3. http://www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2009/01/post_28.asp "Kildare preparations for 1958 National League Final"
4. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/781/1957-Kerry-Vs-Galway Terrace Talk 1957 Kerry v Galway