1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1959–60 National Football League was the 29th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

The first all-Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down.^[1][2]

Group stage

Division I (Dr Lagan Cup)

Play-Offs

Down v Armagh

28 February 1960 Semi-Final	Down	1-9 — 0-9	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
				Referee: M. McArdle Louth

Derry v Monaghan

6 March 1960 Semi-Final	Derry	2-9 — 0-3	Monaghan	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: M. McArdle Louth[3]

Down v Derry

13 March 1960 Final	Down	2-10 — 0-3	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast[4]

Group A Team Pld W D L Pts Status Derry 3 3 0 0 6 Armagh 3 2 0 1 4 Fermanagh 3 1 0 2 2 Donegal 3 0 0 3 0

Group B Team Pld W D L Pts Status Down 3 3 0 0 6 Advance to Knockout Phase Monaghan 3 2 0 1 4 Tyrone 3 1 0 2 2 Antrim 3 0 0 3 0

Division II

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Cavan	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to Knockout Phase
Westmeath	6	5	0	1	10
Leitrim	3	3	0	3	6
Mayo	6	3	0	3	6
Longford	6	2	0	4	4
Meath	6	2	0	4	4
Sligo	6	0	0	6	0

Division III

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Dublin	6	6	0	0	12	Advance to Knockout Phase
Offaly	6	5	0	1	10
Galway	6	4	0	2	8
Roscommon	6	2	1	3	5
Louth	6	2	1	3	5
Laois	6	1	0	5	2
Wicklow	6	0	0	6	0

Division IV

Group A Play-Off

Kerry v Cork

13 March 1960 For 1st Place	Kerry	1-12 — 0-6	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney[5]

Final

Kerry v Clare

26 March 1960 Final	Kerry	2-6 — 0-5	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[6]

Group A Team Pld W D L Pts Status Kerry 4 3 1 0 7 Advance to Knockout Phase Cork 4 3 1 0 7 Kildare 4 2 0 2 4 Carlow 4 1 0 3 2 Wexford 4 0 0 4 0 [7]

Group B Team Pld W D L Pts Status Clare 4 4 0 0 8 Tipperary 4 2 0 2 4 Limerick 4 2 0 2 4 Waterford 4 1 1 2 3 Kilkenny 4 0 1 3 1

Knockout stage

References