1954–55 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1954–55 National Football League 250px October 1954 – 8 May 1955 Dublin Denis Mahony 2nd Meath 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.Mayo results archive, 1954GAA Final TeamsGAA ArchiveAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Format A rob robin system as usual. League Tables Division I (Dr Lagan Cup) Final 19 December 1954 Armagh 1-5 – 1-1 Donegal Coalisland"Unpleasant incidents in poor game at Coalisland", Irish Independent, 20 December 1954, p.9 S.Deignan Cavan Division II TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Meath football6 6 0 0 12 Qualified for knockout stage20px|border Cavan football6 4 0 2 8 20px|border Mayo football4 3 01 6 20px|border Westmeath football6 3 0 3 620px|border Longford football6 1 1 4 3 20px|border Leitrim football4 0 1 3 1 20px|border Sligo football4 0 0 4 0 "National League Placings", Irish Press, 31/03/1955, p. 9 Division III TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Dublin football6 5 1 0 11 Qualified for knockout stage20px|border Wicklow football6 5 0 1 10 20px|border Louth football6 4 02 8 20px|border Galway football6 3 1 2 720px|border Offaly football6 2 0 4 4 20px|border Laois football5 0 0 5 0 20px|border Roscommon football5 0 0 5 0 "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8 Division IV TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kildare football6 5 0 1 10 Qualified for play-off20px|border Cork football6 5 0 1 10 20px|border Kerry football6 4 02 8 20px|border Wexford football6 3 0 3 620px|border Carlow football5 2 0 3 4 20px|border Tipperary football6 1 0 5 2 20px|border Waterford football5 0 0 5 0 "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8 First-place play-off 3 March 1955 Cork 1-5 – 0-6 Kildare Cork Athletic Grounds"Cork Take Honours as Kildare miss chances", Irish Independent, 4 March 1955, p.11 Cork advance to knockout stages Knockout stages Semi-finals 24 April 1955 Meath 1-9 – 1-8 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin"Thrills galore as Meath reach League final", Irish Independent, 25 April 1955, p. 9 17 April 1955 Dublin 0-12 – 0-9 Cork Croke Park, Dublin"Summary of GAA Results", Irish Independent, 18 April 1955, p. 11 Final 8 May 1955 3:15 p.m. Dublin 2-12 – 1-3 Meath Croke Park, Dublin 42,916"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Seán Cleary (Tipperary)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons