The 2009 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 78th 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 31 January 2009. Thirty-two Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated.
On 26 April, Kerry defeated Derry by 1-15 to 0-15 to win their 19th league title.
Format
League structure The 2009 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 two or more teams were level on points: 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, the head-to-head game between the teams concerned was used to rank the teams
Finals, promotions and relegations The top two teams in Division 1 contested the 2009 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
Table
Rounds 1 to 7
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 29 March 2016
Scoring Widest winning margin: 34 Kilkenny 0-5 - 4-27 Antrim (Division 4) Most goals in a match: 6 Wexford 2-9 - 4-16 Armagh (Division 2) Most points in a match: 37 Laois 0-23 - 1-14 Fermanagh (Division 2) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Dublin 5-22 - 0-10 Westmeath (Division 1) Clare 5-21 - 0-4 Kilkenny (Division 4) Highest aggregate score: 47 points Dublin 5-22 - 0-10 Westmeath (Division 1) Lowest aggregate score: 16 points Waterford 1-7 - 0-6 Carlow (Division 4)
Top scorers Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average 1Michael Meehan Galway4-39 51 7 7.3 2Barry Grogan Tipperary1-44 47 7 6.7 3David Tubridy Clare3-35 44 8 5.5 4Colm Cooper Kerry3-34 43 7 6.1 5Adrian Marren Sligo4-27 39 6 6.5 6John Doyle Kildare0-37 37 7 5.3Brian Wall Waterford1-34 37 7 5.3 8David Glennon Westmeath1-30 33 7 4.7Paddy Cunningham Antrim2-27 33 5 6.6 10Paul Finlay Monaghan1-29 32 8 4Ian Ryan Limerick2-26 32 7 4.6 12Tommy Freeman Monaghan4-19 31 7 4.4 13Eric McCormack Carlow2-23 29 6 4.8Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim1-26 29 5 5.8 Single game Rank Player CountyTally Total Opposition 1Ryan Henderson Armagh 4-3 15 Wexford 2CJ McGourty Antrim 3-5 14 Kilkenny 3Michael Meehan Galway 1-9 12 Donegal 4David Tubridy Clare 2-6 12 Kilkenny 5Paddy Cunningham Antrim 1-8 11 ClareBrian Wall Waterford 1-8 11 Kilkenny 7John Doyle Kildare 0-10 10 WexfordConal Keaney Dublin 1-7 10 WestmeathSeanie Furlong Wicklow 1-7 10 KilkennyAdrian Marren Sligo 2-4 10 KilkennyDean Odlum Wicklow 2-4 10 KilkennyMark Dougan Antrim 3-1 10 Carlow
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