1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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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.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1964 – 4 July 1965 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | John Donnellan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | New York |
| Captain | Kenny Finn |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
Format
Group Stages
Division I
Inter-group play-offs
Division II
Division III
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
| Kerry | 3-10 – 1-8 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| M. O'Dwyer (1-0)[7] D. Geaney (1-0)[7] J. J. Barrett (1-0)[7] B. O'Callaghan (0-5)[7] V. Lucey (0-3)[7] S. Burrows (0-1)[7] P. Griffin (0-1)[7] |
J. Hannigan (1-0)[7] M. McLoone (0-3)[7] P. J. Flood (0-2)[7] A. McDevitt (0-2)[7] F. Campbell (0-1)[7] |
Referee: Mick Loftus (Mayo)[7]
Finals
Referee: Liam Maguire (Cavan)[9]
Galway win 24–17 on aggregate.
