2013 National Football League (Ireland)


The 2013 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 82nd 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. Kilkenny, who participated in previous years, withdrew from the competition.
The reigning League Champions were Cork. 2012 All-Ireland Champions Donegal competed in the top division, as did Mayo whom they beat in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The losing All-Ireland finalists in 2010 and 2011, respectively Down and Kerry, were there too. The top division was completed by newly promoted Kildare and Tyrone and 2011 All-Ireland Champions Dublin. All-Ireland Champions Donegal travelled to Croke Park to play Kildare in their first league game of the season on 3 February 2013.
On 28 April, Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0-18 to 0-17 to win their first league title since 1993. Two late points by Dean Rock and one by Jack McCaffrey in the final four minutes steered Dublin to victory

Format

League structure

The 2013 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 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 2013 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

1Mayo, Cork and Kerry are ranked by points difference.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 1 Semi Finals

Division 1 Final

Division 2

Table

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

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 2 Final

Division 3

Table

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

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.
2Waterford are placed ahead of Carlow because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 4 Final

Statistics

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Bernard Brogan Dublin2-384467.3
1Sean McCormack Longford4-324476.3
3Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim1-404376.1
3Mickey Newman Meath4-314376.1
5Donal O'Hare Down2-354175.9
6Conor McManus Monaghan2-323875.4
6John Heslin Westmeath2-323875.4
8Michael Murphy Donegal1-343775.3
9James Kielt Derry3-273684.5
9Adrian Marren Sligo2-303675.1
9Barry Grogan Tipperary2-303675.1
12Ian Ryan Limerick1-323575
13David Tubridy Clare1-313474.9
14Shane Lennon Louth3-202964.8
15Stephen O'Neill Tyrone3-192883.5

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Bernard Brogan Dublin1-1013 Mayo
1Conor McManus Monaghan2-713 Wicklow
3Sean McCormack Longford1-710 Westmeath
3John Heslin Westmeath1-710 Laois
3Sean McCormack Longford2-410 Galway
6Michael Murphy Donegal0-99 Kildare
6Donal O'Hare Down0-99 Cork
6Donal O'Hare Down0-99 Mayo
6Mickey Newman Meath1-69 Antrim
6Barry Grogan Tipperary2-39 Leitrim
6Gavin McParland Armagh3-09 Wexford