1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition June 2021 1959–60 National Football League October 1959 – 8 May 1960 Down Kevin Mussen 1st Cavan Tom Maguire 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 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.GAA Final Teamshttps://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cavan-will-take-any-glory-they-can-get-1.1086651 Cavan will take any glory they can get The Irish Times Group stage Division I (Dr Lagan Cup) Play-offs 28 February 1960 Semi-final Down 1-9 — 0-9 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast M. McArdle Louth 6 March 1960 Semi-final Derry 2-9 — 0-3 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon 5,000 M. McArdle Louth"Sparkling Derry win", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p. 11 13 March 1960 Final Down 2-10 — 0-3 Derry Casement Park, Belfast"Down victory was complete", Irish Press, 14 March 1960, p. 14 Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Derry football3 3 0 0 6 20px|border Armagh football3 2 0 1 4 20px|border Fermanagh football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Donegal football3 0 0 3 0 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Down football3 3 0 0 6 Advance to knockout phase20px|border Monaghan football3 2 0 1 4 20px|border Tyrone football3 1 0 2 2 20px|border Antrim football3 0 0 3 0 Division II Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Cavan football6 6 0 0 12 Advance to knockout phase20px|border Westmeath football6 5 0 1 10 20px|border Leitrim football3 3 0 3 6 20px|border Mayo football6 3 0 3 6 20px|border Longford football6 2 0 4 4 20px|border Meath football6 2 0 4 4 20px|border Sligo football6 0 0 6 0 Division III Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Dublin football6 6 0 0 12 Advance to knockout phase20px|border Offaly football6 5 0 1 10 20px|border Galway football6 4 0 2 8 20px|border Roscommon football6 2 1 3 5 20px|border Louth football6 2 1 3 5 20px|border Laois football6 1 0 5 2 20px|border Wicklow football6 0 0 6 0 Division IV Group A play-off 13 March 1960 For 1st Place Kerry 1-12 — 0-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarneyhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1960/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1960 League www.terracetalk.com Final 26 March 1960 Final Kerry 2-6 — 0-5 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Group A TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Kerry football4 3 1 0 7 Advance to knockout phase20px|border Cork football4 3 1 0 7 20px|border Kildare football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Carlow football4 1 0 3 2 20px|border Wexford football4 0 0 4 0 "Placings in Football League", Irish Independent, 7 March 1960, p.11 Group B TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Clare football4 4 0 0 8 20px|border Tipperary football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Limerick football4 2 0 2 4 20px|border Waterford football4 1 1 2 3 20px|border Kilkenny football4 0 1 3 1 Knockout stage Semi-final 9 April 1960 Kerry 2-10 – 2-8 Down Croke Park, Dublin 23 April 1960 Cavan 2-8 – 1-8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin Final 8 May 1960Final Down 0-12 – 0-9 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin 49,451 John Mulvey (Mayo)"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