1957–58 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1957–58 National Football League was the 27th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1957 – 18 May 1958 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (3rd win) |
| Captain | Kevin Heffernan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Larry McCormack |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
Dublin beat Kildare's "All-Whites" (the name Lilywhites came later) by five points in the final. The game was level when Dublin scored a controversial goal with five minutes remaining.[1][2][3][4]
