The 1964–65 National Football League was the 34th staging of the

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tournament for the

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teams of

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. 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

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Galway won in a rout."Galway Takes Football Title Before 12,215 at Gaelic Park" - New York Times
/ref> Down v Galway 1965 NFL semi-final

Format

Group Stages

Division I

Inter-Group Play-offs

Division II

"National Football League", Irish Independent, 30 March 1965, p. 17

Division III

Knockout Stages

Semi-Finals

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Finals

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References

National Football League (Ireland) seasons {{Gaelic-football-competition-stub