1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)

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.GAA ArchivesChicago Tribune 28 June 1965, Section 3, Page 3, 1st columnTerrace Talk 1965"Galway Takes Football Title Before 12,215 at Gaelic Park" - New York Times

Format

Group Stages

Division I

Inter-group play-offs

Division II TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 6 6 0 0 12 Qualified for knockout stage 6 5 0 1 10 6 4 02 8 6 3 0 3 6 5 1 0 4 2 6 1 0 5 2 5 0 0 5 0 "National Football League", Irish Independent, 30 March 1965, p. 17

Division III TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 6 6 0 0 12 Qualified for knockout stage 6 5 0 1 10 6 4 02 8 6 3 0 3 6 6 2 0 4 2 6 1 0 5 2 6 0 0 5 0

Knockout stages

Semi-finals

Finals

Galway win 24–17 on aggregate.

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