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1955–56 National Football League (Ireland)

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.

1955–56 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1955 – 13 May 1956
League champions
WinnersCork (2nd win)
CaptainDermot O'Sullivan
League runners-up
Runners-upMeath
CaptainTom O'Brien

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

Results

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Finals

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Cork0-8 – 0-7Meath
Attendance: 35,849[3]
Referee: Patsy Geraghty (Galway)[4]

References

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  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ "GAA Archive". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  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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