League details | |
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Dates | October 1959 β 8 May 1960 |
League champions | |
Winners | Down (1st win) |
Captain | Kevin Mussen |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cavan |
Captain | Tom Maguire |
The 1959β60 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.
The first all- Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down. [1] [2]
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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] |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
13 March 1960 For 1st Place | Kerry | 1-12 — 0-6 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney [5] |
26 March 1960 Final | Kerry | 2-6 — 0-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick [5] |
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League details | |
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Dates | October 1959 β 8 May 1960 |
League champions | |
Winners | Down (1st win) |
Captain | Kevin Mussen |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cavan |
Captain | Tom Maguire |
The 1959β60 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.
The first all- Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down. [1] [2]
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2015) |
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] |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
13 March 1960 For 1st Place | Kerry | 1-12 — 0-6 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney [5] |
26 March 1960 Final | Kerry | 2-6 — 0-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick [5] |
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