The 2015 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 84th 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 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 - The team that won the head-to-head match was ranked first If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) was used to rank the teams If score difference was identical, total scored was used to rank the teams If the two teams were still level, a play-off was required 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 (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
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Final
Division 3
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 3 Final
Division 4
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
Division 4 Final
Statistics All scores correct as of 16 April 2016
Scoring Widest winning margin: 17 Sligo 2-26 – 2-09 Louth (Division 3) Most goals in a match: 7 Louth 3-11 – 4-16 Tipperary (Division 3) London 5-06 – 2-15 Waterford (Division 4) Most points in a match: 36 Kildare 2-12 – 0-24 Roscommon (Division 2) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 London 5-06 – 2-15 Waterford (Division 4) Highest aggregate score: 48 points Louth 3-11 – 4-16 Tipperary (Division 3) Lowest aggregate score: 12 points Dublin 0-08 – 0-04 Derry (Division 1)
Top scorers Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average 1Seán Quigley Fermanagh4-49 61 8 7.6 2Colm O'Neill Cork5-40 55 9 6.1Dean Rock Dublin1-52 55 9 6.1 4Donal O'Hare Down4-29 41 8 5.1Adrian Marren Sligo3-32 41 7 5.9 6CJ McGourty Antrim2-33 39 6 6.5 7Michael Murphy Donegal2-32 38 7 5.4 8Willie Mulhall Offaly4-23 35 7 5Conor Sweeney Tipperary2-29 35 7 5 10Diarmuid Murtagh Roscommon2-28 34 8 4.2Mickey Newman Meath1-31 34 7 4.9 12Conor McManus Monaghan0-33 33 7 4.7Donal Kingston Laois3-24 33 6 5.5 14John Heslin Westmeath0-32 32 7 4.6
Single game Rank Player CountyTally Total Opposition 1Colm O'Neill Cork 2-06 12 Monaghan 2Seán Quigley Fermanagh 0-11 11 LimerickPatrick Hurney Waterford 1-08 11 London 4David Tubridy Clare 0-10 10 WexfordDean Rock Dublin 0-10 10 CorkWillie Mulhall Offaly 2-04 10 WicklowDerek Crilly Louth 3-01 10 Tipperary
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