2010 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:2010 National Football League
Dates:6 February – 25 April 2010
Teams:33
Team1:Cork
Titles:6th
Team2:Mayo
Captain2:Trevor Mortimer
Two:Armagh
Three:Sligo
Four:Limerick
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 79th 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 6 February 2010. Thirty-two Gaelic football county teams from Ireland, plus London, participated.On 25 April, Cork defeated Mayo by 1–17 to 0–12 to win their sixth league title and their third in a row.[1]

Format

League structure

The 2010 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 two teams in Division 1 contested the 2010 NFL 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

Division 1

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NFL Final 2010

Division 2

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Final

Division 3

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Final

Division 4

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Final

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1David Tubridy Clare6–486688.2
2Francis McGee Longford3–556488
3Paddy Cunningham Antrim3–516087.5
4Steven McDonnell Armagh3–455486.8
5Michael Foley Leitrim0–414185.1
6Seanie Furlong Wicklow4–284085
7Ger Collins Limerick2–333994.3
Donal Shine Roscommon1–363966.5
9Bernard Brogan Dublin3–283766.2
Barry Grogan Tipperary4–253766.2
11Michael Murphy Donegal2–283474.9
Niall McNamee Offaly3–253465.7
13Mark Breheny Sligo0–333384.1
Cian Mackey Cavan2–273374.7
15Ian Ryan Limerick0–313165.2
16Conor McManus Monaghan1–262964.8
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Francis McGee Longford2–1016 Kilkenny
2David Tubridy Clare1–1114 Carlow
3MJ Tierney Laois0–1313 Westmeath
David Tubridy Clare2–713 Kilkenny
5Steven McDonnell Armagh1–912 Westmeath
6Bernard Brogan Dublin0–1111 Galway
Niall McNamee Offaly1–811 Roscommon
David Tubridy Clare2–511 Limerick
Seanie Buckley Limerick3–211 Kilkenny
Seanie Furlong Wicklow3–211 London

Notes and References

  1. News: Cork 1–17 Mayo 0–12. 26 April 2010. RTÉ. 26 March 2016.
  2. News: Results. Hogan Stand. 31 December 2010. 29 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160320220614/http://hoganstand.com/Results.aspx. 20 March 2016. dead.