2014 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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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.

Contents

The draw was made on 3 October 2013. [1]

Teams

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.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Carlow Carlow colours.PNG Red, green and goldDan Morrissey Irl. Ltd. Anthony Rainbow Brendan Kavanagh 1944
Dublin Dublin colours.PNG Sky blue and navy American International Group Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton 2013 2013
Kildare Kildare colours.PNG WhiteBrady Family Ham Jason Ryan Eamonn Callaghan 1928 2000
Laois Laois colours.PNG Blue and whiteMW Hire Services Tomás Ó Flatharta Ross Munnelly 2003
Longford Tipperary colours.PNG Royal blue and goldGlennon Brothers Jack Sheedy Dermot Brady 1968
Louth Cork colours.PNG Red and whiteMorgan Fuels Aidan O'Rourke Paddy Keenan 1957 1957
Meath Gort GAA colours.png Green and gold Tayto Park Mick O'Dowd Kevin Reilly 1999 2010
Offaly Offaly colours.PNG White, green and goldCarroll CuisineEmmet McDonnell Niall McNamee 1982 1997
Westmeath Galway colours.PNG Maroon and white Renault Paul Bealin Paul Sharry 2004
Wexford Wexford colours.PNG Purple and goldGain FeedsAidan O'BrienGraeme Molloy 1918 1945
Wicklow Tipperary colours.PNG Blue and goldBrennan Hotels Harry Murphy Leighton Glynn

Bracket

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

Preliminary round

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)
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 4,500 [2]
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

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)
Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: R. Hickey (Clare)

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)
Pearse Park, Longford
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)

Quarter-finals

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)
Pearse Park, Longford
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)
Croke Park, Dublin
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)
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

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)
Croke Park, Dublin
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

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

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References

  1. "2014 Football Championship Draw: Dublin face either Laois or Wicklow in Leinster opener". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. Crowd: see post 20/05/2014 @ 12:39:47