1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)

1959–60 National Football League

League details
Dates	October 1959 – 8 May 1960
League champions
Winners	Down (1st win)
Captain	Kevin Mussen
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan
Captain	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.

Group stage

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Play-Offs

Down v Armagh

28 February 1960 Semi-Final	Down	1-9 — 0-9	Armagh	Casement Park,Belfast
				Referee: M. McArdle Louth

Derry v Monaghan

6 March 1960 Semi-Final	Derry	2-9 — 0-3	Monaghan	O'Neill Park,Dungannon
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M. McArdle Louth

Down v Derry

13 March 1960 Final	Down	2-10 — 0-3	Derry	Casement Park,Belfast

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Derry	3	3	0	0	6
20px Armagh	3	2	0	1	4
20px Fermanagh	3	1	0	2	2
20px Donegal	3	0	0	3	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Down	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Knockout Phase
Monaghan	3	2	0	1	4
Tyrone	3	1	0	2	2
20px Antrim	3	0	0	3	0

Division II

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Cavan	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to Knockout Phase
20px Westmeath	6	5	0	1	10
Leitrim	3	3	0	3	6
Mayo	6	3	0	3	6
20px Longford	6	2	0	4	4
20px Meath	6	2	0	4	4
Sligo	6	0	0	6	0

Division III

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Dublin	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to Knockout Phase
Offaly	6	5	0	1	10
Galway	6	4	0	2	8
Roscommon	6	2	1	3	5
20px Louth	6	2	1	3	5
Laois	6	1	0	5	2
20px Wicklow	6	0	0	6	0

Division IV

Group A Play-Off

Kerry v Cork

13 March 1960 For 1st Place	Kerry	1-12 — 0-6	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium,Killarney

Final

Kerry v Clare

26 March 1960 Final	Kerry	2-6 — 0-5	Clare	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Kerry	4	3	1	0	7	Advance to Knockout Phase
Cork	4	3	1	0	7
Kildare	4	2	0	2	4
20px Carlow	4	1	0	3	2
Wexford	4	0	0	4	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
20px Clare	4	4	0	0	8
20px Tipperary	4	2	0	2	4
20px Limerick	4	2	0	2	4
20px Waterford	4	1	1	2	3
Kilkenny	4	0	1	3	1

Knockout stage

Semi-Final

Kerry v Down

9 April 1960

Kerry	2-10 – 2-8	Down

Croke Park, Dublin

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Cavan v Dublin

23 April 1960

Cavan	2-8 – 1-8	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Down v Cavan

8 May 1960 Final

Down	0-12 – 0-9	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 49,451 Referee: John Mulvey (Mayo)