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1954–55 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1954 – 8 May 1955
League champions
WinnersDublin (2nd win)
CaptainDenis Mahony
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainPatsy Ratty
1953–54 1955–56


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.

Format

A rob robin system as usual.

League Tables

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Final

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

Division II

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

Division III

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

Division IV

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

First-place play-off

Cork1-5 – 0-6Kildare
Cork Athletic Grounds

Cork advance to knockout stages

Knockout stages

Semi-finals

Meath1-9 – 1-8Armagh
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin0-12 – 0-9Cork
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Dublin2-12 – 1-3Meath
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 42,916Referee: Seán Cleary (Tipperary)

References

  1. Mayo results archive, 1954
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. GAA Archive
  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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