2014 National Football League (Ireland)


The 2014 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 83rd staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 1 February 2014. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated.
Dublin won their second title in a row and eleventh in total after a 3-19 to 1-10 win against Derry in the final on 27 April at Croke Park.

Format

League structure

The 2014 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Tie-breaker

If only two teams were level on league points -
If three or more teams were level on league points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top four teams in Division 1 contested the 2014 NFL semi-finals and final. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, and contested the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

Division 1

Table


1Derry, Mayo and Dublin are ranked by points difference.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 1 Semi-finals

Division 1 Final

Division 2

Table


1Donegal are placed ahead of Monaghan because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
2Galway are placed ahead of Armagh because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 2 Final

Division 3

Table


1Sligo stay up due to their head to head record v Longford.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 3 Final

Division 4

Table

1Tipperary are placed ahead of Clare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
2London are placed ahead of Carlow because they had a superior scoring difference; the head-to-head game between the teams was a draw.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 4 Final

Statistics

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Conor Sweeney Tipperary6-496788.4
2Mark Lynch Derry2-445086.2
3David Tubridy Clare1-394276
4Sean McCormack Longford2-354175.9
4Barry Grogan Tipperary5-264175.9
6Colm McFadden Donegal3-314085
6Conor McManus Monaghan0-404085
8Donal O'Hare Down1-363975.6
8Seanie Furlong Wicklow4-273975.6
8James O'Donoghue Kerry5-243975.6
11Michael Murphy Donegal3-283784.6
11Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim1-343775.3
13Paul Broderick Carlow1-333666
14Donal Shine Roscommon0-353584.4
14Adrian Marren Sligo0-353575

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Brian Neeson Antrim2-0814 Tipperary
2Donal O'Hare Down1-1013 Louth
2Ian Ryan Limerick1-1013 Wexford
2Barry Grogan Tipperary2-0713 Antrim
2Conor Sweeney Tipperary2-0713 Leitrim
6David Tubridy Clare1-0912 Carlow
6Alan Freeman Mayo2-0612 Derry
6James O'Donoghue Kerry3-0312 Tyrone
6Leighton Glynn Wicklow3-0312 London
10Jamie Clarke Armagh0-1111 Meath
10Donal Shine Roscommon0-1111 Offaly
10Mark Lynch Derry1-0811 Dublin
10Sean Quigley Fermanagh1-0811 Sligo
10Sean McCormack Longford1-0811 Offaly
10Conor Sweeney Tipperary1-0811 Carlow
10Conor Sweeney Tipperary1-0811 Clare