1966–67 National Football League (Ireland)

1966–67 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1966 – 21 May 1967
League champions
Winners	New York (3rd win)
Captain	Kenny Finn
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Paddy Cummins
← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 National Football League was the 36th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Galway were shocked in the final by a double defeat to a taller and stronger New York side.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Results

Finals

Galway v Dublin

30 April 1967
Home Final

Galway	0-12 – 1-7	Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 51,503^[6]
Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[7]

New York v Galway

14 May 1967
Final, first leg

New York	3-5 – 1-6	Galway

Gaelic Park, New York City
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[8]

New York v Galway

21 May 1967
Final, second leg

New York	4-3 – 0-10	Galway

Gaelic Park, New York City
Attendance: 17,000^[9]
Referee: Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)^[10]

New York win 29–19 on aggregate.

References

↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ "The Great Days of 1967" - IrishAbroad
↑ "NEW YORK SCORES OVER GALWAY, 14-9; 12,000 See Gaelic Football Here--Furlong Is Star" - New York Times
↑ New York All-Stars Beat Galway in Gaelic Football for 2nd Straight Time; CUMMINS IS STAR IN 15-10 TRIUMPH His 2 Straight Goals Late in Game Give New York Irish National Title
↑ The GAA: An Oral History, chapter 4, John Scally.
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

National Football Leagues

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Finals Records and statistics Winning players

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