1961–62 National Football League (Ireland)

1961–62 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1961 – 13 May 1962
League champions
Winners Down (2nd win)
Captain Paddy Doherty
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Kevin Heffernan

The 1961–62 National Football League was the 31st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

The final featured on the Amharc Éireann newsreel. Seán O'Neill scored a late penalty to win the game.[1][2][3]

Results

Finals

13 May 1962
Final
Down 2-5 1-7 Dublin
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 56,515
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)[4]

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Photo Archive
  3. Amharc Éireann
  4. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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