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.

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: 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 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

Final

Division 2

Final

Division 3

Final

Division 4

Final

Statistics All scores correct as of 29 March 2016

Scoring Widest winning margin: 29 Limerick 8–13 – 2–2 Kilkenny (Division 4) Most goals in a match: 10 Limerick 8–13 – 2–2 Kilkenny (Division 4) Most points in a match: 36 Cork 1–19 – 1–17 Galway (Division 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 8 Limerick 8–13 – 2–2 Kilkenny (Division 4) Highest aggregate score: 45 points Limerick 8–13 – 2–2 Kilkenny (Division 4) Lowest aggregate score: 17 points Armagh 0–12 – 0–5 Kildare (Division 2)

Top scorers Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average 1David Tubridy Clare6–48 66 8 8.2 2Francis McGee Longford3–55 64 8 8 3Paddy Cunningham Antrim3–51 60 8 7.5 4Steven McDonnell Armagh3–45 54 8 6.8 5Michael Foley Leitrim0–41 41 8 5.1 6Seanie Furlong Wicklow4–28 40 8 5 7Ger Collins Limerick2–33 39 9 4.3Donal Shine Roscommon1–36 39 6 6.5 9Bernard Brogan Dublin3–28 37 6 6.2Barry Grogan Tipperary4–25 37 6 6.2 11Michael Murphy Donegal2–28 34 7 4.9Niall McNamee Offaly3–25 34 6 5.7 13Mark Breheny Sligo0–33 33 8 4.1Cian Mackey Cavan2–27 33 7 4.7 15Ian Ryan Limerick0–31 31 6 5.2 16Conor McManus Monaghan1–26 29 6 4.8 Single game Rank Player CountyTally Total Opposition 1Francis McGee Longford 2–10 16 Kilkenny 2David Tubridy Clare 1–11 14 Carlow 3MJ Tierney Laois 0–13 13 WestmeathDavid Tubridy Clare 2–7 13 Kilkenny 5Steven McDonnell Armagh 1–9 12 Westmeath 6Bernard Brogan Dublin 0–11 11 GalwayNiall McNamee Offaly 1–8 11 RoscommonDavid Tubridy Clare 2–5 11 LimerickSeanie Buckley Limerick 3–2 11 KilkennySeanie Furlong Wicklow 3–2 11 London

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