1958–59 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1958–59 National Football League October 1958 – 10 May 1959 Kerry John Dowling 5th Derry Jim McKeever"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 Leitrim 1957–58 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.GAA Final TeamsTerrace talk 1959 Format July 2015 Group stage Division IV Final 22 March 1959 Final Kerry 5-15 — 1-2 Waterford Clonmelhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1959/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1959 League Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kerry football4 3 1 0 7 Advance to knockout phase20px|border Carlow football4 2 2 0 6 20px|border Cork football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Kildare football4 1 1 2 3 20px|border Wexford football4 0 0 4 0 "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 2 March 1959, p.11 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Waterford football3 3 0 0 6 20px|border Clare football3 2 0 1 4 20px|border Tipperary football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Kilkenny football3 0 0 3 0 Knockout stage Semi-finals 12 April 1959 Derry 3-7 – 1-6 Leitrim Croke Park, Dublin"Derry's easy passage to final", Irish Independent, 13 April 1959, p. 13 19 April 1959 Kerry 3-8 – 0-5 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin Final 10 May 1959 Kerry 2-8 – 1-8 Derry Jim Brosnan 1-1; Tom Long 1-0; Dan McAuliffe 0-3; Paudie Sheehy 0-2; Dave Geaney, John Dowling 0-1 each Croke Park, Dublin 32,405"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 M McArdle (Louth)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, 9781903464151 References External links 6QXqSMYvsnk Kerry Win Final Special (1959), a British Pathé newsreel of the final National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons