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2012 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
Gaelic football competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| league | 2012 National Football League |
| dates | 4 February – 29 April 2012 |
| teams | 33 |
| team1 | Cork |
| captain1 | Graham Canty |
| manager1 | Conor Counihan |
| titles | 8th |
| team2 | Mayo |
| captain2 | Andy Moran |
| manager2 | James Horan |
| two | Kildare |
| three | Longford |
| four | Wicklow |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
The 2012 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 81st 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 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:
- The team that won the head-to-head match was ranked first
- If this game was a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) was used to rank the teams
- If points difference was identical, total scored was used to rank the teams
- If still identical, a play-off was required 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 (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
(A.E.T.)
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
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 final
2Attendance figure is total of the Division 1 and Division 2 finals played consecutively
Division 3
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 3 final
3Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively
Division 4
Table
Rounds 1 to 8
Division 4 final
4Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively
Statistics
- All scores correct as of 26 March 2016
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 46
- Kilkenny 0-4 - 9-23 Fermanagh (Division 4)
- Most goals in a match: 9
- Kilkenny 0-4 - 9-23 Fermanagh (Division 4)
- Most points in a match: 39
- Monaghan 2-24 - 1-15 Louth (Division 2)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 9
- Kilkenny 0-4 - 9-23 Fermanagh (Division 4)
- Highest aggregate score: 54 points
- Kilkenny 0-4 - 9-23 Fermanagh (Division 4)
- Lowest aggregate score: 16 points
- Donegal 1-7 - 0-6 Cork (Division 1)
- London 0-4 - 2-6 Carlow (Division 4)
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seamus Quigley | [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg | border | 20px]] Fermanagh | 5-43 | 58 | 9 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Ian Ryan | [[File:Colours of Limerick.svg | border | 20px]] Limerick | 2-49 | 55 | 8 | 6.9 |
| 3 | David Tubridy | [[File:Colours of Clare.svg | border | 20px]] Clare | 0-48 | 45 | 8 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Sean McCormack | [[File:Colours of Longford.svg | border | 20px]] Longford | 0-45 | 45 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Bryan Sheehan | [[File:Colours of Kerry.svg | border | 20px]] Kerry | 1-42 | 45 | 8 | 5.6 | |
| 6 | Adrian Marren | [[File:Colours of Sligo.svg | border | 20px]] Sligo | 6-25 | 43 | 6 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Tony Hannon | [[File:Colours of Wicklow.svg | border | 20px]] Wicklow | 3-33 | 42 | 9 | 4.7 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke | [[File:Colours of Louth.svg | border | 20px]] Louth | 1-37 | 40 | 7 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Seanie Furlong | [[File:Colours of Wicklow.svg | border | 20px]] Wicklow | 2-32 | 38 | 9 | 4.2 |
| Barry Grogan | [[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | border | 20px]] Tipperary | 0-38 | 38 | 6 | 6.3 | |
| 11 | Conor Mortimer | [[File:Colours of Mayo.svg | border | 20px]] Mayo | 0-36 | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Paul Finlay | [[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg | border | 20px]] Monaghan | 1-31 | 34 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Gary Hurney | [[File:Colours of Waterford.svg | border | 20px]] Waterford | 0-33 | 33 | 7 | 4.7 |
| Ciarán Lyng | [[File:Colours of Wexford.svg | border | 20px]] Wexford | 2-27 | 33 | 7 | 4.7 | |
| Diarmuid Connolly | [[File:Colours of Dublin.svg | border | 20px]] Dublin | 4-21 | 33 | 7 | 4.7 | |
| 16 | Tomas McCann | [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg | border | 20px]] Antrim | 2-24 | 30 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 17 | Emlyn Mulligan | [[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg | border | 20px]] Leitrim | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.2 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seamus Quigley | [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg | border | 20px]] Fermanagh | 2-12 | 18 | [[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | border | 20px]] Kilkenny |
| 2 | Lloyd Colfer | [[File:Colours of London.svg | border | 20px]] London | 2-9 | 15 | [[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | border | 20px]] Kilkenny |
| 3 | Emlyn Mulligan | [[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg | border | 20px]] Leitrim | 2-8 | 14 | [[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | border | 20px]] Kilkenny |
| Adrian Marren | [[File:Colours of Sligo.svg | border | 20px]] Sligo | 3-5 | 14 | [[File:Colours of Wexford.svg | border | 20px]] Wexford | |
| 5 | Seamus Quigley | [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg | border | 20px]] Fermanagh | 2-6 | 12 | [[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg | border | 20px]] Leitrim |
| Diarmuid Connolly | [[File:Colours of Dublin.svg | border | 20px]] Dublin | 3-3 | 12 | [[File:Colours of Armagh.svg | border | 20px]] Armagh | |
| 7 | Darren Clarke | [[File:Colours of Louth.svg | border | 20px]] Louth | 0-11 | 11 | [[File:Colours of Kildare.svg | border | 20px]] Kildare |
| 8 | Brian Cox | [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg | border | 20px]] Fermanagh | 0-10 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Wicklow.svg | border | 20px]] Wicklow |
| Sean McCormack | [[File:Colours of Longford.svg | border | 20px]] Longford | 0-10 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Offaly.svg | border | 20px]] Offaly | |
| Sean McCormack | [[File:Colours of Longford.svg | border | 20px]] Longford | 0-10 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Sligo.svg | border | 20px]] Sligo | |
| Ian Ryan | [[File:Colours of Limerick.svg | border | 20px]] Limerick | 1-7 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Waterford.svg | border | 20px]] Waterford | |
| Ian Ryan | [[File:Colours of Limerick.svg | border | 20px]] Limerick | 1-7 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | border | 20px]] Kilkenny | |
| Brian Kavanagh | [[File:Colours of Longford.svg | border | 20px]] Longford | 1-7 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Wexford.svg | border | 20px]] Wexford | |
| Darren Clarke | [[File:Colours of Louth.svg | border | 20px]] Louth | 1-7 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Derry.svg | border | 20px]] Derry | |
| Joe Kelly | [[File:Colours of Wicklow.svg | border | 20px]] Wicklow | 1-7 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | border | 20px]] Kilkenny | |
| Martin Dunne | [[File:Colours of Cavan.svg | border | 20px]] Cavan | 2-4 | 10 | [[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | border | 20px]] Tipperary |
References
References
- (1 May 2012). "Cork 2-10 Mayo 0-11". Belfast Telegraph.
- (31 December 2012). "Results". Hogan Stand.
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