1955–56 National Football League (Ireland)

1955–56 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1955 – 13 May 1956
League champions
Winners Cork (2nd win)
Captain Dermot O'Sullivan
League runners-up
Runners-up Meath
Captain Tom O'Brien

The 1955–56 National Football League was the 25th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Cork beat Meath in the final.[1][2]

Results

Finals

Cork 0-8 – 0-7 Meath
Attendance: 35,849[3]
Referee: Patsy Geraghty (Galway)[4]

References

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