2014 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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

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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 Red, green and goldDan Morrissey Irl. Ltd.Anthony RainbowBrendan Kavanagh1944
Dublin Sky blue and navyAmerican International GroupJim GavinStephen Cluxton20132013
Kildare WhiteBrady Family HamJason RyanEamonn Callaghan19282000
Laois Blue and whiteMW Hire ServicesTomás Ó FlathartaRoss Munnelly2003
Longford Royal blue and goldGlennon BrothersJack SheedyDermot Brady1968
Louth Red and whiteMorgan FuelsAidan O'RourkePaddy Keenan19571957
Meath Green and goldTayto ParkMick O'DowdKevin Reilly19992010
Offaly White, green and goldCarroll CuisineEmmet McDonnellNiall McNamee19821997
Westmeath Maroon and whiteRenaultPaul BealinPaul Sharry2004
Wexford Purple and goldGain FeedsAidan O'BrienGraeme Molloy19181945
Wicklow Blue and goldBrennan HotelsHarry MurphyLeighton Glynn

Bracket

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Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Wicklow1-11
Laois0-21Laois0-16
Dublin2-21
Dublin2-25
Longford0-19Wexford1-12
Offaly0-15Longford1-13
Wexford1-15
Dublin3-20
Westmeath1-09Meath1-10
Louth1-14Louth1-07
Kildare1-22
Kildare0-17
Meath2-16
Carlow0-06
Meath7-13

Fixtures

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Preliminary round

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Preliminary Round
Westmeath1-09 – 1-14Louth
K Martin (1-01), J Heslin (0-03), G Egan (0-02), J Dolan, D Glennon, D Dolan (0-1 each)ReportD Maguire (0-05), R Burns (1-00), D Byrne, P Keenan (0-03 each), A McDonnell (0-02), S Lennon (0-01)
Attendance: 4,500[2]
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Preliminary Round
Wicklow1-11 – 0-21Laois
P Cunningham (1-00), S Furlong (0-04), R Finn, L Glynn (0-03 each), C McGraynor (0-01)ReportR Munnelly (0-09), D Kingston (0-06), J O’Loughlin (0-03), D Strong (0-02), K Meaney (0-01)
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: R. Hickey (Clare)

Preliminary Round
Longford0-19 – 0-15Offaly
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)ReportN McNamee (0-07), P Cunningham, J Maher, G Guilfoyle (0-02 each), R Allen, C Hurley (0-01 each)
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)

Quarter-finals

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Quarter Final
Longford1-13 – 1-15Wexford
S McCormack (0-05), P F McGee (1-01), Barden (0-03), B Kavanagh (0-02), E Williams, M Quinn (0-01 each)ReportC 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
Louth1-07 – 1-22Kildare
S Lennon (1-02), P Keenan (0-03), J O'Brien, C Grimes (0-01 each)ReportC 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
Dublin2-21 – 0-16LaoisCroke 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 eachReportRoss 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
Carlow0-06 – 7-13Meath
P Broderick (0-05), S Kinsella (0-01)ReportM 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

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Semi Final
Kildare0-17 – 2-16Meath
P Fogarty (0-06), P O' Neill, E Callaghan (0-03 each), T Moolick, A Smith (0-02 each), N Kelly (0-01)ReportA 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
Dublin2-25 – 1-12WexfordCroke 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 eachReportBen 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

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20 July 2014
2:00 pm
Final
Dublin3-20 – 1-10MeathCroke 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 eachReportMichael 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

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References

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  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