1966–67 National Football League (Ireland)
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
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{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1966–67 National Football League
|image =
|dates = October 1966 – 21 May 1967
|teams =
|team1 = New York
|captain1 = Kenny Finn
|manager1 =
|titles = 3rd
|team2 = Galway
|captain2 = Paddy Cummins
|manager2 =
|two =
|three =
|four =
|previous = 1965–66
|next = 1967–68
}}
The 1966–67 National Football League was the 36th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Galway were shocked in the final by a double defeat to a taller and stronger New York side.[http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/11/ GAA Final Teams]{{Cite web |url=http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/sport/TheGreatDaysof1967290307.asp |title="The Great Days of 1967" - IrishAbroad |access-date=2015-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195409/http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/sport/TheGreatDaysof1967290307.asp |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/15/archives/new-york-scores-over-galway-149-12000-see-gaelic-football.html "NEW YORK SCORES OVER GALWAY, 14-9; 12,000 See Gaelic Football Here--Furlong Is Star" - New York Times][https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/15/archives/new-york-scores-over-galway-149-12000-see-gaelic-football.html New York All-Stars Beat Galway in Gaelic Football for 2nd Straight Time; CUMMINS IS STAR IN 15-10 TRIUMPH His 2 Straight Goals Late in Game Give New York Irish National Title]The GAA: An Oral History, chapter 4, John Scally.
Format
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Results
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=Finals=
{{football box |
date =30 April 1967
Home Final|
time = |
team1 = Galway |
score =0-12 – 1-7|
team2 = Dublin |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance =51,503"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
| referee = Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
}}
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{{football box |
date =14 May 1967
Final, first leg|
time = |
team1 = New York|
score =3-5 – 1-6|
team2 = Galway |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Gaelic Park, New York City
| attendance = 12,000
| referee = Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
}}
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{{football box |
date = 21 May 1967
Final, second leg|
time = |
team1 = New York|
score =4-3 – 0-10|
team2 = Galway |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Gaelic Park, New York City
| attendance = 17,000"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
| referee = Eamonn Moules (Wicklow)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
}}
New York win 29–19 on aggregate.
References
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