# 2011 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2011 National Football League was a competition run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) between February and April 2011. It was contested by 33 teams, representing the 32 counties of Ireland plus London. Cork retained the title after a 0–21 to 2–14 win against Dublin.

## Format

The 2011 the National Football League had four divisions, the top three consisting of eight teams, and Division 4 of nine. Each team played each other team in its division once, with two points awarded for a win, and one for a draw. The top two teams in each of divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, and contested the finals of their respective divisions; the top two teams in Division 1 contested the 2011 NFL final. The bottom two teams in each of divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

## Division 1
### Division 1
#### Table

Advanced to NFL final  Automatic relegation to Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Dublin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16–82 | 6–92 | 20 | 13 |
| Cork | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6–110 | 7–91 | 16 | 10 |
| Kerry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6–93 | 5–74 | 22 | 10 |
| Down | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7–85 | 8–84 | -2 | 7 |
| Mayo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10–84 | 11–85 | -4 | 5 |
| Armagh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6–82 | 7–95 | -16 | 4 |
| Monaghan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3–93 | 6–96 | -12 | 4 |
| Galway | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2–91 | 6-103 | -24 | 3 |
* Cork were placed ahead of Kerry as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (6 February at Tralee: 0-17 - 1-13).
* Armagh were placed ahead of Monaghan as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 February at Athletic Grounds: 1-11 - 0-13).

#### Top scorers
##### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 0-48 | 48 | 8 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Paul Finlay | Monaghan | 0-38 | 38 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 3 | Steven McDonnell | Armagh | 0-36 | 36 | 7 | 5.14 |
| 4 | Bernard Brogan | Dublin | 2-26 | 32 | 7 | 4.57 |
| 5 | Tomás Quinn | Dublin | 4-17 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 |
| 6 | Jason Doherty | Mayo | 7-06 | 27 | 6 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Cormac Bane | Galway | 1-24 | 27 | 7 | 3.85 |
| 8 | Martin Clarke | Down | 2-20 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 |
| 8 | Conor McManus | Monaghan | 1-23 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 |
| 10 | Diarmuid Connolly | Dublin | 4-11 | 23 | 8 | 2.87 |
| 10 | Bryan Sheehan | Kerry | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |

##### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Diarmuid Connolly | Dublin | 3-03 | 12 | Mayo |
| 2 | Paul Finlay | Monaghan | 0-11 | 11 | Mayo |
| 3 | Tomás Quinn | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Mayo |
| 4 | Donncha O'Connor | Cork | 2-03 | 9 | Armagh |
| 5 | Bryan Sheehan | Kerry | 1-05 | 8 | Dublin |
| 5 | Colm Cooper | Kerry | 0-08 | 8 | Galway |
| 5 | Paul Finlay | Monaghan | 0-08 | 8 | Down |
| 8 | Jason Doherty | Mayo | 2-01 | 7 | Galway |
| 8 | Martin Clarke | Down | 1-04 | 7 | Monaghan |
| 8 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Kerry |
| 8 | Paul Finlay | Monaghan | 0-07 | 7 | Armagh |
| 8 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Down |
| 8 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Galway |
| 8 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Armagh |

## Division 2
### Table

Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1  Automatic relegation to Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Donegal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7–90 | 6–69 | 24 | 10 |
| Laois | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-98 | 7-72 | 23 | 10 |
| Derry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-90 | 6-92 | -2 | 10 |
| Tyrone | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-89 | 3-80 | 15 | 9 |
| Kildare | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-81 | 3-80 | 4 | 9 |
| Meath | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-80 | 4-97 | -11 | 3 |
| Sligo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-83 | 7-90 | -10 | 3 |
| Antrim | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3–78 | 7–109 | -43 | 2 |
* Donegal, Laois and Derry are ranked by score difference.
* Meath were placed ahead of Sligo as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 February at Páirc Tailteann: 1-12 - 0-8).

### Final
## Division 3
### Table

Compete in Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2  Automatic relegation to Division 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Westmeath | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-95 | 8-72 | +1 | 9 |
| Louth | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-75 | 3-77 | +10 | 8 |
| Wexford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-85 | 8–74 | +5 | 8 |
| Offaly | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7–80 | 5-82 | +4 | 8 |
| Cavan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-81 | 6–78 | -6 | 7 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4–79 | 5–76 | -1 | 6 |
| Limerick | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6–78 | 5–82 | -1 | 6 |
| Waterford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10-64 | 7–85 | -12 | 4 |
* Louth, Wexford and Offaly are ranked by score difference.
* Tipperary were placed ahead of Limerick as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (6 February at Semple Stadium: 0-10 - 0-6).

### Final

| GK | 1 | Seán Connor (St Patrick's) |
| RCB | 2 | Éamonn McAuley (Na Piarsaigh) |
| FB | 3 | Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) |
| LCB | 4 | Gerard Hoey (Geraldines) |
| RHB | 5 | Ray Finnegan (St Patrick's) |
| CHB | 6 | Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's) |
| LHB | 7 | Liam Shevlin (Dreadnots) |
| MF | 8 | Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's) (c) |
| MF | 9 | Brian Donnelly (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RHF | 10 | Derek Crilly (Dundalk Gaels) |
| CHF | 11 | Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers) |
| LHF | 12 | Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues) |
| RCF | 13 | Páraic Smith (Dreadnots) |
| FF | 14 | Ronan Carroll (St Mary's) |
| LCF | 15 | Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Jamie Carr (Newtown Blues) for Gerry Hoey |
| | 17 | Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Brennan |
| | 18 | Stephen Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael) for McAuley |
| | 19 | JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín) for Smith |
| GK | 1 | Gary Connaughton (Tubberclair) |
| RCB | 2 | Francis Boyle (Killucan) |
| FB | 3 | Kieran Gavin (Mullingar Shamrocks) |
| LCB | 4 | John Gaffey (Garrycastle) |
| RHB | 5 | Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass) |
| CHB | 6 | Aidan Finnan (Bunbrosna) |
| LHB | 7 | Doran Harte (Garrycastle) |
| MF | 8 | Brendan Murtagh (The Downs) |
| MF | 9 | Denis Corroon (Mullingar Shamrocks) |
| RHF | 10 | Paul Sharry (St Loman's) |
| CHF | 11 | David Glennon (Tyrrellspass) |
| LHF | 12 | James Dolan (Garrycastle) |
| RCF | 13 | Paul Greville (Killucan) |
| FF | 14 | Conor Lynam (St Loman's) |
| LCF | 15 | Denis Glennon (Tyrrellspass) (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Kevin Maguire (Caulry) for Gaffey |
| | 17 | Kieran Martin (Maryland) for Finnan |
| | 18 | Simon Quinn (Mullingar Shamrocks) for Harte |
| | 19 | Micheál Curley (Mullingar Shamrocks) for Sharry |

## Division 4
### Table

Compete in Division 4 final and automatic promotion to Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Roscommon | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-118 | 5-73 | 54 | 15 |
| Longford | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10-103 | 4–66 | 55 | 12 |
| Wicklow | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15–115 | 10–80 | 46 | 11 |
| Fermanagh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3-100 | 5-54 | 29 | 8 |
| Carlow | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8–96 | 10–84 | 6 | 7 |
| Clare | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14–86 | 3–90 | 38 | 7 |
| Leitrim | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4–87 | 4–58 | 19 | 6 |
| London | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2–53 | 9-96 | -66 | 4 |
| Kilkenny | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6-18 | 19–160 | -181 | 0 |
* Carlow were placed ahead of Clare as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (27 February at Dr Cullen Park: 1-11 - 1-10).