The 2014 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 83rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), 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, then the following guidelines were in place to break the tie: The team that won the head-to-head match was ranked first If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) was used to rank the teams If score difference was identical, total scored was used to rank the teams If the two teams were still level, a play-off was required 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 (first played fourth and second played third) 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
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Semi-finals
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Final
Division 3
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 3 Final
Division 4
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 4 Final
Statistics All scores correct as of 19 April 2016
Scoring Widest winning margin: 19 Carlow 1-8 - 2-24 Tipperary (Division 4) Down 4-16 - 0-9 Louth (Division 2) Most goals in a match: 7 Meath 3-18 - 4-11 Galway (Division 2) Fermanagh 4-10 - 3-17 Roscommon (Division 3) Most points in a match: 37 Tipperary 3-20 - 2-17 Antrim (Division 4) Kildare 2-19 - 2-18 Mayo (Division 1) Kildare 1-21 - 3-16 Tyrone (Division 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Leitrim 0-16 - 5-16 Tipperary (Division 4) Highest aggregate score: 52 points Tipperary 3-20 - 2-17 Antrim (Division 4) Lowest aggregate score: 16 points Antrim 0-6 - 0-10 Clare (Division 4)
Top scorers Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average 1Conor Sweeney Tipperary6-49 67 8 8.4 2Mark Lynch Derry2-44 50 8 6.2 3David Tubridy Clare1-39 42 7 6 4Sean McCormack Longford2-35 41 7 5.9Barry Grogan Tipperary5-26 41 7 5.9 6Colm McFadden Donegal3-31 40 8 5Conor McManus Monaghan0-40 40 8 5 8Donal O'Hare Down1-36 39 7 5.6Seanie Furlong Wicklow4-27 39 7 5.6James O'Donoghue Kerry5-24 39 7 5.6 11Michael Murphy Donegal3-28 37 8 4.6Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim1-34 37 7 5.3 13Paul Broderick Carlow1-33 36 6 6 14Donal Shine Roscommon0-35 35 8 4.4Adrian Marren Sligo0-35 35 7 5 Single game Rank Player CountyTally Total Opposition 1Brian Neeson Antrim 2-08 14 Tipperary 2Donal O'Hare Down 1-10 13 LouthIan Ryan Limerick 1-10 13 WexfordBarry Grogan Tipperary 2-07 13 AntrimConor Sweeney Tipperary 2-07 13 Leitrim 6David Tubridy Clare 1-09 12 CarlowAlan Freeman Mayo 2-06 12 DerryJames O'Donoghue Kerry 3-03 12 TyroneLeighton Glynn Wicklow 3-03 12 London 10Jamie Clarke Armagh 0-11 11 MeathDonal Shine Roscommon 0-11 11 OffalyMark Lynch Derry 1-08 11 DublinSeán Quigley Fermanagh 1-08 11 SligoSean McCormack Longford 1-08 11 OffalyConor Sweeney Tipperary 1-08 11 CarlowConor Sweeney Tipperary 1-08 11 Clare
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