2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	4 May — 21 September 2014
Teams	33 (includes London and New York)
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (37th win)
Captain	Fionn Fitzgerald Kieran O'Leary
Manager	Éamonn Fitzmaurice
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Donegal
Captain	Michael Murphy
Manager	Jim McGuinness
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Donegal
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
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The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. It is played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny), London and New York.

Changes for 2014 included the introduction of black cards for "cynical" fouls, the addition of IPTV service GAAGO for international audiences and the broadcasting of live televised matches on Sky Sports for the UK audience.

The defending champions were Dublin who were beaten by Donegal in the semi-final. This led to the unexpected final pairing of Donegal and Kerry (victors over Mayo in their semi-final replay) - a first on All-Ireland Final day, and only a second meeting in Championship history. Their first Championship encounter, a 2012 quarter-final, led to victory for Donegal, who marched on to lay claim to that year's Sam Maguire Cup.

Kerry won their 37th title after a 2-9 to 0-12 win against Donegal.^[1][2]

Teams

A total of 33 teams contested the championship. These include 31 teams from Ireland, as well as London and New York. As in previous years, Kilkenny footballers decided not to field a team. New York does not participate in the qualifiers.

Broadcasting

In the first year of a deal running from 2014 until 2016, a total of 45 provincial and All-Ireland championship matches in hurling and football will be broadcast live on television in Ireland.^[3][4] A total of 31 games will be shown by RTÉ and 20 by Sky Sports for the first time, both All-Ireland Semi Final and Finals will be shared coverage between the two broadcasters. TV3's six year-involvement with broadcasting games came to an end in 2013. Sky Sports will also broadcast live the All-Ireland hurling and football semi-finals and finals along with RTÉ.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney were announced as presenters of Sky's coverage, with Dave McIntyre and Mike Finnerty as commentators.^[10] Analysts were Peter Canavan and Paul Earley.^[11][12]

Australia's terrestrial Seven Network will broadcast all 45 Championship games.^[13]

In May, the GAA and RTÉ launched a new streaming service called GAAGO intended to stream championship games worldwide.^[14] The subscription-based service will be available to fans everywhere in the world outside of the island of Ireland, including all the games broadcast in Ireland exclusively by Sky Sports.^[15] All 45 televised games from the football and hurling championships, as broadcast by both RTÉ and Sky will be available to watch on GAAGO.^[16] For Great Britain, the games broadcast by Sky will only be available through Sky. The price for a worldwide GAAGO 'Season Pass' is €110 while in Britain, the GB Pass will be €60. A pay-per-game option is available for €10, and this will rise to €14 for the quarter-final, semi-final and final stages of the championship.^[17]

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Antrim	Belfast	Casement Park Re-opening 2015	7004325000000000000♠32,500
Armagh	Armagh	Athletic Grounds	7004195000000000000♠19,500
Carlow	Carlow	Dr. Cullen Park	7004210000000000000♠21,000
Cavan	Cavan	Kingspan Breffni Park	7004320000000000000♠32,000
Clare	Ennis	Cusack Park	7004148640000000000♠14,864
Cork	Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	7004435500000000000♠43,550
Derry	Derry	Celtic Park	7004220000000000000♠22,000
Donegal	Ballybofey	MacCumhail Park	7004180000000000000♠18,000
Down	Newry	Páirc Esler	7004200000000000000♠20,000
Dublin	Dublin	Parnell Park	7004135000000000000♠13,500
Fermanagh	Enniskillen	Brewster Park	7004200000000000000♠20,000
Galway	Galway Tuam	Pearse Stadium St Jarlath's Park	7004261970000000000♠26,197 7004250000000000000♠25,000
Kerry	Killarney	Fitzgerald Stadium	7004431800000000000♠43,180
Kildare	Newbridge	St. Conleth's Park	7003620000000000000♠6,200
Laois	Portlaoise	O'Moore Park	7004270000000000000♠27,000
Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	7003933100000000000♠9,331
Limerick	Limerick	Gaelic Grounds	7004498660000000000♠49,866
London	Ruislip	Emerald GAA Grounds	7003500000000000000♠5,000
Longford	Longford	Pearse Park	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Louth	Drogheda	Drogheda Park	7003700000000000000♠7,000
Mayo	Castlebar	MacHale Park	7004420000000000000♠42,000
Meath	Navan	Páirc Tailteann	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Monaghan	Clones	St. Tiernach's Park	7004360000000000000♠36,000
New York	Kingsbridge, Bronx	Gaelic Park	7003200000000000000♠2,000
Offaly	Tullamore	O'Connor Park	7004200000000000000♠20,000
Roscommon	Roscommon	Dr. Hyde Park	7004185000000000000♠18,500
Sligo	Sligo	Markievicz Park	7004185580000000000♠18,558
Tipperary	Thurles	Semple Stadium	7004535000000000000♠53,500
Tyrone	Omagh	Healy Park	7004265000000000000♠26,500
Waterford	Waterford	Walsh Park	7004170000000000000♠17,000
Westmeath	Mullingar	Cusack Park	7004110000000000000♠11,000
Wexford	Wexford	Wexford Park	7004200000000000000♠20,000
Wicklow	Aughrim	O'Byrne Park	7004100000000000000♠10,000

Innovations and utilities

The inclusion of GAAGO and Sky Sports in the Championship season. Central Council decided to defer the implementation of the clock/hooter until the 2015 championships.^[18]

Fixtures and results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Connacht final
	New York		0-08
	Mayo		4-18			Mayo		0-13
	Roscommon		1-18			Roscommon		1-09
	Leitrim		0-13								Mayo		3-14
											Galway		0-16
						Sligo		0-11
	London		0-07			Galway		0-16
	Galway		3-17

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Leinster 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

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Munster Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Munster final
	Limerick		1-11
	Tipperary		2-14			Tipperary		1-11
						Cork		0-16
											Cork		0-12
											Kerry		0-24
						Kerry		1-17
	Clare (R)		2-08 3-11			Clare		1-13
	Waterford (R)		2-08 0-12

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Ulster final
	Tyrone (R)		2-11 3-11
	Down (R)		3-08 0-12			Tyrone		0-14
						Monaghan		1-12
											Monaghan (R)		0-14 1-18
											Armagh (R)		0-14 1-13
						Armagh		1-12
						Cavan		0-09
																Monaghan		1-09
																Donegal		0-15
						Fermanagh		3-13
						Antrim		2-18
											Antrim		0-12
											Donegal		3-16
						Derry		0-11
						Donegal		1-11

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All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

The first round consisted of all teams that failed to reach their respective provincial semi-finals. 16 teams in total took part. The draw took place on Monday 9 June 2014 on RTÉ Radio 1.^[19]

2014 saw a new qualifying system implemented. The teams were split into groups A and B depending on which side of the draw they had played in their provincial championships. Each team was drawn to face an opponent from the same group as themselves, meaning A teams were paired with A teams and B teams were paired with B teams. Four games were instituted for each round, with Round 1A staged on 21 June and Round 1B taking place on 28 June.^[19]

Connacht (2) A London B Leitrim

Leinster (7) A Laois A Longford A Offaly A Wicklow B Carlow B Louth B Westmeath

Munster (2) A Limerick B Waterford

Ulster (5) A Derry A Fermanagh B Cavan B Down B Tyrone

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Round 2

The second round of the qualifiers featured the eight winning teams of Round 1A and Round 1B, along with the defeated teams from the provincial semi-finals. The draw saw each team from the previous qualifier round face a beaten semi-finalist, with the eight winners of these matches progressing to Round 3.

Round 1A Winners Laois Limerick Longford Wicklow

Round 1B Winners Carlow Cavan Down Tyrone

Connacht Semi-finalists Roscommon Sligo Leinster Semi-finalists Kildare Wexford

Munster Semi-finalists Clare Tipperary Ulster Semi-finalists Antrim Armagh

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Round 3

The third round of the qualifiers featured the eight winning teams of Round 2A and Round 2B. The draw saw each team from the previous qualifier round face each other, with the four winners of these matches progressing to Round 4.

Round 2A Winners Laois Limerick Sligo Tipperary

Round 2B Winners Armagh Clare Kildare Roscommon

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Round 4

The fourth round of the qualifiers features the four winning teams of Round 3A and Round 3B. The draw saw each team from the previous qualifier round face a provincial runner-up. The teams from Round 3A faced runners up from Connacht and Munster, while the teams from Round 3B faced those from Leinster and Ulster, with the four winners of these matches progressing to the All-Ireland Quarter Finals.

For the Round 4A games no draw was necessary as Sligo had already faced Galway, while Tipperary had previously played Cork. A similar situation occurred on the B side of the draw, with Armagh unable to meet Monaghan, and Kildare having played Meath previously.

Draw A Round 3A Winners Sligo Tipperary Provincial Runners-up Connacht: Galway Munster: Cork

Draw B Round 3B Winners Armagh Kildare Provincial Runners-up Leinster: Meath Ulster: Monaghan

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All-Ireland series

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will feature the four provincial champions, along with the teams that progress from Round 4 of the qualifiers. The teams from Round 4A will face either the Connacht or Munster champions in the earlier games, while the following weekend sees the teams from Round 4B face the champions from Leinster and Ulster.

Teams coming from the qualifiers that had already met one of the provincial champions in an earlier match in the competition were automatically kept apart from that team. This made a draw unnecessary on the A side of the draw, Cork and Galway were prevented from facing Kerry and Mayo respectively. On the B side of the draw, Armagh had not met either of the teams and were able to play either Donegal or Dublin, but Monaghan's earlier game with Donegal meant that those two teams were kept apart, again making a draw unnecessary.^[20]

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Kerry		1-20
	Galway		2-10
						Kerry		3-16
						Mayo		3-13
	Mayo		1-19
	Cork		2-15
											Kerry		2-09
											Donegal		0-12
	Donegal		1-12
	Armagh		1-11
						Donegal		3-14
						Dublin		0-17
	Dublin		2-22
	Monaghan		0-11

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Semi-finals

There was no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a yearly rotation (which ensures that the provincial champions can only meet once every three years if they win their quarter finals). The pairings saw last years finalists Dublin and Mayo take on Donegal and Kerry respectively. Kerry became the first team to reach the 2014 final following a win in extra time in a replay at the Gaelic Grounds,^[21] while Donegal joined them the following day after seeing off the reigning champions Dublin by six points.^[22] The Kerry–Mayo replay was moved to Limerick because Croke Park had been booked for a college American football game between Penn State and UCF.^[23]

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Final

Statistics

• All scores correct as of 21 September 2014^[24]

Scoring

• First goal of the championship:
  • Diarmuid O'Connor for Mayo against New York (Connacht quarter-final)
• Widest winning margin: 28 points
  • Carlow 0-06 – 7-13 Meath (Leinster quarter-final)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Galway 4-17 – 4-12 Tipperary (Qualifier Round 4A)
• Most points in a match: 39
  • Carlow 2-13 – 4-26 Clare (Qualifier Round 2B)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Carlow 0-06 – 7-13 Meath (Leinster quarter-final)
• Highest aggregate score: 57 points
  • Carlow 2-13 – 4-26 Clare (Qualifier Round 2B)
• Lowest aggregate score: 21 points
  • Cavan 0-05 – 0-16 Roscommon (Qualifier Round 2B)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Laois 4-09 – 3-17 Tipperary (Qualifier Round 3A)
  • Galway 4-17 – 4-12 Tipperary (Qualifier Round 4A)

Top scorers

Season

	Name	Team	Tally	Total	Games	Average
1	Cillian O'Connor	Mayo	5-36	51	6	8.5
2	Shane Walsh	Galway	1-29	32	5	6.4
3	Conor Sweeney	Tipperary	4-19	31	5	6.2
4	Conor McManus	Monaghan	1-27	30	6	5.0
5	Tony Kernan	Armagh	0-25	25	7	3.6
6	James O'Donoghue	Kerry	4-24	36	5	7.2
7	Donie Kingston	Laois	0-23	23	5	5.6
	Paul Geaney	Kerry	1-20	23	6	3.8
	Bernard Brogan	Dublin	2-17	23	4	5.8
	Sean Quigley	Fermanagh	3-14	23	2	11.5
11	Michael Murphy	Donegal	0-21	21	6	3.5
	Ross Munnelly	Laois	0-21	21	5	4.3
12	Jamie Clarke	Armagh	0-20	20	7	2.9
	Barry Grogan	Tipperary	2-14	20	5	4.0
14	Ian Ryan	Limerick	0-19	19	4	4.7
	Darren McCurry	Tyrone	1-16	19	4	4.8
16	Paul Whyte	Waterford	1-15	18	3	6.0
	Donal O'Hare	Down	1-15	18	4	4.5
	Mickey Newman	Meath	4-06	18	3	6.0
19	Niall McNamee	Offaly	0-17	17	2	8.5
	Sean McCormack	Longford	0-17	17	4	4.3
	Sean Cavanagh	Tyrone	0-17	17	5	3.4
	Diarmuid Connolly	Dublin	2-11	17	5	3.4

Single game

Rank	Player	Tally	Total	County	Opposition
1	Sean Quigley	2-08	14	Fermanagh	Laois
2	James O'Donoghue	2-06	12	Kerry	Mayo
3	Cillian O'Connor	2-05	11	Mayo	Kerry
	Cillian O'Connor	1-08	11	Mayo	Kerry
	Cillian O'Connor	2-05	11	Mayo	New York
	Mickey Newman	3-02	11	Meath	Carlow
7	Niall McNamee	0-10	10	Offaly	Wicklow
	James O'Donoghue	0-10	10	Kerry	Cork
	Colm O'Neill	0-10	10	Cork	Sligo
	Conor McManus	1-07	10	Monaghan	Armagh
	Bernard Brogan	1-07	10	Dublin	Monaghan
	Conor Laverty	2-04	10	Down	Leitrim
13	Ross Munnelly	0-09	9	Laois	Wicklow
	Shane Walsh	1-06	9	Galway	London
	Brian Neeson	1-06	9	Antrim	Fermanagh
	Sean Quigley	1-06	9	Fermanagh	Antrim
	Bernard Brogan	1-06	9	Dublin	Meath

Awards

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 21 September, the night of the final. Kerry's James O'Donoghue was named as the Sunday Game player of the year.^[25]

• Paul Durcan (Donegal)
• Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry)
• Neill McGee (Donegal)
• Keith Higgins (Mayo)
• Paul Murphy (Kerry)
• Peter Crowley (Kerry)
• Colm Boyle (Mayo)
• David Moran (Kerry)
• Neil Gallagher (Donegal)
• Paul Flynn (Dublin)
• Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
• Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
• James O'Donoghue (Kerry)
• Michael Murphy (Donegal)
• Cillian O'Connor (Mayo)

All Star Team

The 2014 All Star team was named in October. Kerry's James O'Donoghue was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year with Ryan McHugh of Donegal named the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.^[26]

Pos.	Player	Team	Appearances
GK	Paul Durcan	Donegal	2
RCB	Paul Murphy	Kerry	1
FB	Neil McGee	Donegal	3
LCB	Keith Higgins	Mayo	3
RWB	James McCarthy	Dublin	1
CB	Peter Crowley	Kerry	1
LWB	Colm Boyle	Mayo	2
MD	Neil Gallagher	Donegal	2
MD	David Moran	Kerry	1
RWF	Paul Flynn	Dublin	4
CF	Michael Murphy	Donegal	2
LWF	Diarmuid Connolly	Dublin	1
RCF	Cillian O'Connor	Mayo	1
FF	Kieran Donaghy	Kerry	3
LCF	James O'Donoghue	Kerry	2

See also

• 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
• 2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

References

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