1958–59 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:1958–59 National Football League
Dates:October 1958 – 10 May 1959
Team1:Kerry
Captain1:John Dowling
Titles:5th
Team2:Derry
Captain2:Jim McKeever[1]
Two:Leitrim
Previous:1957–58
Next:1959–60

The 1958–59 National Football League was the 28th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Leitrim reached their first and only NFL semi-final, and Derry reached their first final, where they lost to Kerry.[2] [3]

Group stage

Division IV

Group A

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
4 3 1 0 7 Advance to knockout phase
4 2 2 0 6
4 2 0 2 4
4 1 1 2 3
4 0 0 4 0
[4]

Group B

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
3 3 0 0 6
3 2 0 1 4
3 1 0 2 2
3 0 0 3 0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002,
  2. http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/13/ GAA Final Teams
  3. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/792/1959-Kerry-Vs-Derry Terrace talk 1959
  4. "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 2 March 1959, p.11