| 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 → | |
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.
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]
Format
Results
Finals
References
- ↑ GAA Final Teams
- ↑ "Kildare’s defeat in the National League Final of 1958" - kildare.ie
- ↑ "Kildare preparations for 1958 National League Final"
- ↑ Terrace Talk 1957 Kerry v Galway
- ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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