1954–55 National Football League (Ireland)
 | |
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1954 – 8 May 1955 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (2nd win) |
| Captain | Denis Mahony |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Patsy Ratty |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
The 1954–55 National Football League was the 24th staging of the
Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland
.
Dublin beat Meath in the first all-Leinster final.[1][2][3]
Format
A rob robin system as usual.
League Tables
Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)
Final
Donegal | ||
|---|---|---|
Referee: S.Deignan Cavan
Division II
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Meath
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Qualified for knockout stage |
 Cavan
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
 Mayo
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Westmeath
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
 Longford
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Leitrim
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
 Sligo
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Division III
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | Qualified for knockout stage |
| Wicklow
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
 Louth
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Galway
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
 Offaly
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Laois
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Roscommon
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Division IV
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kildare
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Qualified for play-off |
| Cork
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Kerry
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
 Wexford
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
 Carlow
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Tipperary
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
 Waterford
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
First-place play-off
Kildare | ||
|---|---|---|
Cork advance to knockout stages
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Armagh | ||
|---|---|---|
Cork | ||
|---|---|---|
Final
Meath | ||
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ Mayo results archive, 1954
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ GAA Archive[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Unpleasant incidents in poor game at Coalisland", Irish Independent, 20 December 1954, p.9
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 31/03/1955, p. 9
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
- ^ "National League Placings", Irish Press, 14/03/1955, p. 8
- ^ "Cork Take Honours as Kildare miss chances", Irish Independent, 4 March 1955, p.11
- ^ "Thrills galore as Meath reach League final", Irish Independent, 25 April 1955, p. 9
- ^ "Summary of GAA Results", Irish Independent, 18 April 1955, p. 11
- ISBN 9781903464151
- ISBN 9781903464151
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