1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1964 – 4 July 1965 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | John Donnellan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Kenny Finn |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
The 1964–65 National Football League was the 34th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Galway won the home competition with a win over Kerry in the final. The play-off with New York was now two-legged: the hosts won the first game with a last-minute point, but on Independence Day Galway won in a rout.[1][2][3][4][5]
Format
Group Stages
Division I
Inter-group play-offs
Division II
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Meath
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Qualified for knockout stage |
 Mayo
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
 Cavan
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
 Sligo
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
 Westmeath
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
 Longford
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Leitrim
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Division III
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Qualified for knockout stage |
 Dublin
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
 Louth
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
 Offaly
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Roscommon
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Wicklow
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Laois
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
| Kerry | 3-10 – 1-8 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| M. O'Dwyer (1-0)[7] D. Geaney (1-0)[7] J. J. Barrett (1-0)[7] B. O'Callaghan (0-5)[7] V. Lucey (0-3)[7] S. Burrows (0-1)[7] P. Griffin (0-1)[7] |
J. Hannigan (1-0)[7] M. McLoone (0-3)[7] P. J. Flood (0-2)[7] A. McDevitt (0-2)[7] F. Campbell (0-1)[7] |
Referee: Mick Loftus (Mayo)[7]
Finals
Galway win 24–17 on aggregate.
References
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ GAA Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chicago Tribune 28 June 1965, Section 3, Page 3, 1st column
- ^ Terrace Talk 1965
- ^ "Galway Takes Football Title Before 12,215 at Gaelic Park" - New York Times
- ^ a b "National Football League", Irish Independent, 30 March 1965, p. 17
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Back in time...". Clár Oifigiúil: Quarter-final Group Stage, Group 2 Phase 2 (i.e. the Kerry match). 21 July 2019. p. 35.
- ^ Cogley, M.V., "Galway for Home Final", Irish Independent, 26 April 1965, p. 15
- ^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151