2012 National Football League (Ireland)


The 2012 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 81st 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 4 February 2012. Thirty-two Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated.
On 29 April, Cork defeated Mayo by 2-10 to 0-11 to win their eight league title and their third in a row.

Format

League structure

The 2012 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions. The top three divisions consisted of 8 teams, and Division 4 contained nine 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 points:
If three or more teams were level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top four teams in Division 1 contested the 2012 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

1Dublin are placed ahead of Donegal because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 1 Semi Finals

1Attendance figure is total of both semi-finals played consecutively

Division 1 Final

2Attendance figure is total of the Division 1 and Division 2 finals played consecutively

Division 2

Table

1Louth are placed ahead of Westmeath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
2Meath are placed ahead of Monaghan because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 2 Final

2Attendance figure is total of the Division 1 and Division 2 finals played consecutively

Division 3

Table

1Sligo, Roscommon and Antrim are ranked by points difference.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 3 Final

3Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively

Division 4

Table

1Wicklow are placed ahead of Clare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Rounds 1 to 8

Division 4 Final

4Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively

Statistics

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Seamus Quigley Fermanagh5-435896.4
2Ian Ryan Limerick2-495586.9
3David Tubridy Clare0-484586.0
4Sean McCormack Longford0-454567.5
4Bryan Sheehan Kerry1-424585.6
6Adrian Marren Sligo6-254367.2
7Tony Hannon Wicklow3-334294.7
8Darren Clarke Louth1-374075.7
9Seanie Furlong Wicklow2-323894.2
9Barry Grogan Tipperary0-383866.3
11Conor Mortimer Mayo0-363694
12Paul Finlay Monaghan1-313474.9
13Gary Hurney Waterford0-333374.7
13Ciarán Lyng Wexford2-273374.7
13Diarmuid Connolly Dublin4-213374.7
16Tomas McCann Antrim2-243074.3
17Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim2-232947.2

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Seamus Quigley Fermanagh2-1218 Kilkenny
2Lloyd Colfer London2-915 Kilkenny
3Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim2-814 Kilkenny
3Adrian Marren Sligo3-514 Wexford
5Seamus Quigley Fermanagh2-612 Leitrim
5Diarmuid Connolly Dublin3-312 Armagh
7Darren Clarke Louth0-1111 Kildare
8Brian Cox Fermanagh0-1010 Wicklow
8Sean McCormack Longford0-1010 Offaly
8Sean McCormack Longford0-1010 Sligo
8Ian Ryan Limerick1-710 Waterford
8Ian Ryan Limerick1-710 Kilkenny
8Brian Kavanagh Longford1-710 Wexford
8Darren Clarke Louth1-710 Derry
8Joe Kelly Wicklow1-710 Kilkenny
8Martin Dunne Cavan2-410 Tipperary