The 2014 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Dublin entered the competition as defending Leinster champions and ended it the same way.
The draw was made on 3 October 2013.[1]
Teams edit
The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Carlow |  Red, green and gold
|
Dan Morrissey Irl. Ltd. | Anthony Rainbow | Brendan Kavanagh | 1944 | |
| Dublin |  Sky blue and navy
|
American International Group | Jim Gavin | Stephen Cluxton | 2013 | 2013 |
| Kildare |  White
|
Brady Family Ham | Jason Ryan | Eamonn Callaghan | 1928 | 2000 |
| Laois |  Blue and white
|
MW Hire Services | Tomás Ó Flatharta | Ross Munnelly | 2003 | |
| Longford |  Royal blue and gold
|
Glennon Brothers | Jack Sheedy | Dermot Brady | 1968 | |
| Louth |  Red and white
|
Morgan Fuels | Aidan O'Rourke | Paddy Keenan | 1957 | 1957 |
| Meath |  Green and gold
|
Tayto Park | Mick O'Dowd | Kevin Reilly | 1999 | 2010 |
| Offaly |  White, green and gold
|
Carroll Cuisine | Emmet McDonnell | Niall McNamee | 1982 | 1997 |
| Westmeath |  Maroon and white
|
Renault | Paul Bealin | Paul Sharry | 2004 | |
| Wexford |  Purple and gold
|
Gain Feeds | Aidan O'Brien | Graeme Molloy | 1918 | 1945 |
| Wicklow | Blue and gold
|
Brennan Hotels | Harry Murphy | Leighton Glynn | ||
Bracket edit
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 0-21 | Laois | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2-25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 0-19 | Wexford | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 0-15 | Longford | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 3-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1-09 | Meath | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 1-14 | Louth | 1-07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 7-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures edit
Preliminary round edit
Preliminary Round
| Westmeath | 1-09 – 1-14 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| K Martin (1-01), J Heslin (0-03), G Egan (0-02), J Dolan, D Glennon, D Dolan (0-1 each) | Report | D Maguire (0-05), R Burns (1-00), D Byrne, P Keenan (0-03 each), A McDonnell (0-02), S Lennon (0-01) |
Preliminary Round
| Wicklow | 1-11 – 0-21 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| P Cunningham (1-00), S Furlong (0-04), R Finn, L Glynn (0-03 each), C McGraynor (0-01) | Report | R Munnelly (0-09), D Kingston (0-06), J O’Loughlin (0-03), D Strong (0-02), K Meaney (0-01) |
Preliminary Round
| Longford | 0-19 – 0-15 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| S McCormack (0-07), B Kavanagh, F McGee (0-03 each), M Hughes, P Barden (0-02 each), M Quinn, S Mulligan (0-01 each) | Report | N McNamee (0-07), P Cunningham, J Maher, G Guilfoyle (0-02 each), R Allen, C Hurley (0-01 each) |
Quarter-finals edit
Quarter Final
| Longford | 1-13 – 1-15 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| S McCormack (0-05), P F McGee (1-01), Barden (0-03), B Kavanagh (0-02), E Williams, M Quinn (0-01 each) | Report | C Lyng (1-05), B Brosnan (0-03), R Dempsey (0-02), B Malone, A Flynn, D Waters, PJ Banville, M O'Regan (0-01 each) |
Referee: D Gough (Meath)
Quarter Final
| Louth | 1-07 – 1-22 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| S Lennon (1-02), P Keenan (0-03), J O'Brien, C Grimes (0-01 each) | Report | C McNally (1-02), N Kelly, E Bolton, P Brophy, P Fogarty (0-03 each), A Smith (0-02), K Cribbin, O Lyons, P O'Neill, E Callaghan, T Moolick, E O'Flaherty (0-01 each) |
Referee: B Cassidy (Derry)
| 8 June 2014 4.00pm Quarter Final |
Dublin | 2-21 – 0-16 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 40,960 Referee: P Hughes (Armagh) Man of the Match: Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna) |
| Diarmuid Connolly 1-1, Michael Darragh MacAuley 1-0, Paul Flynn, Cormac Costello, Dean Rock (0-3f) 0-3 each, Stephen Cluxton (2 '45) and Kevin McManamon 0-2 each, James McCarthy, Cian O'Sullivan, Paddy Andrews, Alan Brogan, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan (0-1f), Bryan Cullen 0-1 each | Report | Ross Munnelly 0-7 (0-2f), Donal Kingston 0-3 (0-2f), Darren Strong 0-2, John O'Loughlin, James Finn, David Conway, Niall Donoher 0-1 each |
Quarter Final
| Carlow | 0-06 – 7-13 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
| P Broderick (0-05), S Kinsella (0-01) | Report | M Newman (3-02), A Tormey (1-03), B McMahon (1-01), S Bray, D McDonagh (1-00 each), S Kenny, S O’Rourke (0-02 each), D Carroll, D Tobin, M O’Sullivan (0-01 each) |
Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Semi-finals edit
Semi Final
| Kildare | 0-17 – 2-16 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
| P Fogarty (0-06), P O' Neill, E Callaghan (0-03 each), T Moolick, A Smith (0-02 each), N Kelly (0-01) | Report | A Tormey (1-04), S Bray (0-04), D McDonagh (1-00), D Carroll, P O'Rourke (0-02 each), S O’Rourke, G Reilly, J Wallace, D Bray (0-01 each) |
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)
| 29 June 2014 4:00pm Semi Final |
Dublin | 2-25 – 1-12 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 46,279 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Paul Flynn (Fingallians) |
| Cormac Costello 1-5 (0-2f), Paul Flynn 1-2, Dean Rock 0-4f, Paul Mannion 0-3, Diarmuid Conolly (0-1f), Eoghan O'Gara, Tomás Brady 0-2 each, Stephen Cluxton (1 '45), Philly McMahon, Nicky Devereux, Michael Darragh McCauley, Alan Brogan 0-1 each | Report | Ben Brosnan 0-6 (0-3f), Daithi Waters 1-0, PJ Banville 0-3, James Holmes, Ciaran Lyng (0-1f), Kevin O'Grady 0-1 each |
Final edit
| 20 July 2014 2:00 pm Final |
Dublin | 3-20 – 1-10 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 62,660 Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh) Man of the Match: Kevin McManamon |
| Bernard Brogan 1-6 (0-4f), Kevin McManamon 1-5, Eoghan O’Gara 1-1, Stephen Cluxton (1 '45), Jack McCaffrey, Cian O’Sullivan, Paul Flynn, Alan Brogan, Diarmuid Connolly, Cormac Costello, Dean Rock 0-1 each | Report | Michael Newman 1-2 (0-1f), Shane O’Rourke (0-2f), Andrew Tormey, Stephen Bray 0-2 each, Damien Carroll and David Bray 0-1 each |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2014 Football Championship Draw: Dublin face either Laois or Wicklow in Leinster opener". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Crowd: see post 20/05/2014 @ 12:39:47