2015 National Football League (Ireland)


The 2015 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 84th 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 31 January 2015. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated. TG4 and Setanta provided live coverage of the league with highlights shown on RTÉ2 on Sunday nights.
Dublin won their third title in a row and twelfth in total after a 1–21 to 2–07 win against Cork in the final on 26 April at Croke Park.

Format

League structure

The 2015 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 2015 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


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

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 1 Semi-finals

Division 1 Final

Division 2

Table


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

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 2 Final

Division 3

Table


1Armagh v. Fermanagh was a draw, so the teams are ranked by points difference.
2Sligo, Clare and Limerick are ranked by points difference.
3Louth are placed ahead of Wexford because they won the head-to-head game between the two teams.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 3 Final

Division 4

Table

1Waterford, Wicklow and London are ranked by points difference.

Rounds 1 to 7

Division 4 Final

Statistics

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Sean Quigley Fermanagh4-496187.6
2Colm O'Neill Cork5-405596.1
2Dean Rock Dublin1-525596.1
4Donal O'Hare Down4-294185.1
4Adrian Marren Sligo3-324175.9
6CJ McGourty Antrim2-333966.5
7Michael Murphy Donegal2-323875.4
8Willie Mulhall Offaly4-233575
8Conor Sweeney Tipperary2-293575
10Diarmuid Murtagh Roscommon2-283484.2
10Mickey Newman Meath1-313474.9
12Conor McManus Monaghan0-333374.7
12Donal Kingston Laois3-243365.5
14John Heslin Westmeath0-323274.6

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Colm O'Neill Cork2-0612 Monaghan
2Sean Quigley Fermanagh0-1111 Limerick
2Patrick Hurney Waterford1-0811 London
4David Tubridy Clare0-1010 Wexford
4Dean Rock Dublin0-1010 Cork
4Willie Mulhall Offaly2-0410 Wicklow
4Derek Crilly Louth3-0110 Tipperary