1954–55 National Football League (Ireland)
 | |
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1954 – 8 May 1955 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (2nd win) |
| Captain | Denis Mahony |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Patsy 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.[1][2][3]
Format
[edit]A rob robin system as usual.
League Tables
[edit]Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)
[edit]Final
[edit]Division II
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Cork advance to knockout stages
Knockout stages
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mayo results archive, 1954
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ GAA Archive[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Unpleasant incidents in poor game at Coalisland", Irish Independent, 20 December 1954, p.9
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 31/03/1955, p. 9
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
- ^ "Cork Take Honours as Kildare miss chances", Irish Independent, 4 March 1955, p.11
- ^ "Thrills galore as Meath reach League final", Irish Independent, 25 April 1955, p. 9
- ^ "Summary of GAA Results", Irish Independent, 18 April 1955, p. 11
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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