2014 National Football League (Ireland)

2014 National Football League
League Details
Dates 1 February – 27 April 2014
Teams 32
Division 1 Champions
Winners Dublin (11th win)
Captain Stephen Cluxton
Manager Jim Gavin
Division 1 Runners-up
Finalists Derry
Captain Mark Lynch
Manager Brian McIver
Other division champions
Division 2 Monaghan
Division 3 Roscommon
Division 4 Tipperary
2013
2015

The 2014 National Football League commenced on 1 February 2014. 32 teams (Ireland's 32 GAA counties plus London and minus Kilkenny, who withdrew from the competition) are to contest the competition. The competition started on 1 February.[1]

The reigning league champions were Dublin.[2][3][4][5]

Dublin went on to retain their title after a 3-19 to 1-10 win against Derry in the final on 27 April at Croke Park.[6][7][8][9]

Format

The 2014 format of the National Football League is a system of four divisions of eight teams. Kilkenny wiithdrew from The National Football League in 2012. London play in division 4. Each team plays each other team in its division once. 2 points are awarded for a win, and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated. The top four teams in Division 1 contest the 2014 NFL semi-finals and final.

Division placings

Division 1

      NFL semi-final placing       Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cork (Q) 7 5 1 1 9-115 9-97 +18 11
Derry (Q) 7 4 1 2 11-101 9-90 +18 9
Mayo (Q) 7 4 1 2 14-107 14-91 +16 9
Dublin (Q) 7 4 1 2 9-99 8-91 +8 9
Tyrone 7 3 2 2 10-110 11-103 +4 8
Kerry 7 3 0 4 10-93 8-94 +11 6
Kildare (R) 7 2 0 5 9-110 10-112 –5 4
Westmeath (R) 7 0 0 7 5-71 10-125 –69 0

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Division 1 Semi Finals

Division 1 Final

27 April 2014
4:00 pm
Dublin 3-19 – 1-10 Derry
B Brogan 1-6 (3f), D Connolly 1-2, P Flynn 0-3, K McManamon 1-0, A Brogan, E O'Gara 0-2 each, J Cooper, S Cluxton (f), D Nelson, C Reddin 0-1 each Report C O'Boyle 1-1, E McGuckin, G O'Kane, M Lynch 0-2 each, E Bradley (f), K Johnston, F Doherty 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,841
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Division 2

      Division final place & promotion       Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Donegal (P) 7 5 1 1 9-97 7-67 +36 11
Monaghan (P) 7 5 1 1 3-107 3-78 +29 11
Meath 7 4 1 2 9-87 8-95 –5 9
Down 7 3 1 3 11-72 5-80 +10 7
Laois 7 3 0 4 7-89 6-100 –8 6
Galway 7 2 1 4 7-84 8-97 –16 5
Armagh (R) 7 2 1 4 7-86 10-86 –9 5
Louth (R) 7 0 2 5 6-76 12-95 –37 2

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Division 2 Final

27 April 2014
2:00 pm
Monaghan 1-16 – 1-10 Donegal
K Hughes 1-1, P Finlay (1f), C McManus 0-3 each, P McKenna, D Hughes 0-2 each, R Beggan ('45), D Mone, D Clerkin, C McGuinness, F Kelly 0-1 each Report M Murphy 1-4 (1 pen, 3f), C McFadden 0-4 (3f), P McBrearty, O MacNiallais 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,841
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Division 3

      Division final place & promotion       Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cavan (P) 7 7 0 0 4-89 1-67 +31 14
Roscommon (P) 7 6 0 1 9-106 8-66 +43 12
Fermanagh 7 3 1 3 13-93 12-81 +15 7
Sligo 7 3 0 4 3-86 8-82 –11 6
Wexford 7 3 0 4 9-77 7-97 –14 6
Limerick 7 3 0 4 5-84 3-108 –18 6
Longford (R) 7 2 0 5 6-79 7-84 –8 4
Offaly (R) 7 0 1 6 7-71 10-100 –35 1

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Division 3 Final

26 April 2014
7:00 pm
Roscommon 1-17 – 0-18 Cavan
D Shine 0-6 (4f, 1 '45), S Kilbride 0-5 (3f), D Keenan 1-0, N Daly 0-2, K Higgins, C Cregg, C Compton, F Cregg 0-1 each Report N McDermott 0-4, M Reilly (1 '45), M Dunne 0-3 each, G McKiernan, E Keating (1f), C Mackey 0-2 each, J McEnroe, F Flanagan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,654
Referee: S Hurson (Tyrone)

Division 4

      Division final place & promotion

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Tipperary (P) 7 5 1 1 14-122 8-83 +57 11
Clare (P) 7 5 1 1 10-93 9-58 +38 11
Wicklow 7 5 0 2 14-92 6-96 +20 10
Leitrim 7 4 1 2 6-86 9-72 +5 9
Waterford 7 2 1 4 4-67 8-83 –28 5
Antrim 7 2 0 5 9-91 11-81 +4 4
London 7 1 1 5 9-57 11-89 –38 3
Carlow 7 1 1 5 8-74 12-120 –58 3

Results

2 February

9 February

23 February

2 March

9 March

15 March

16 March

22 March

30 March

6 April

Division 4 Final

26 April 2014
5:00 pm
Tipperary 1-16 – 1-15 Clare
C Sweeney 1-8 (4f), B Grogan 0-4 (2f), I Fahey, R Kiely, G Hannigan, S O'Brien 0-1 each Report D Tubridy 0-7 (4f), S McGrath 0-4, M O'Leary 1-0, C Russell, C O'Connor, D Keenan, J Malone 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,654
Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)

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Succeeded by
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