The 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors who play the game of Gaelic football in Ireland. The games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The 2014 series of games started in May with the majority of the games played during the summer months. The All-Ireland Minor Football Final took place on 21 September in Croke Park, Dublin, preceding the Senior Game. In 2014 the title sponsor was Electric Ireland.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April – 21 September 2014 |
| Teams | 34 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (12th win) |
| Captain | Dan O’Donoghue |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Donegal |
| Manager | Declan Bonner |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 45 |
| Goals total | 1 |
| Points total | 1 |
← 2013 2015 → | |
In the final, Kerry defeated Donegal by 0-17 to 1-10 to win their first minor title since 1994.[1][2][3]
Fixtures and results
edit| 16 April 2014 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-11 - 2-07 | Waterford | Fraher Field |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Kevin Murphy Cork |
| 16 April 2014 Quarter-final | Kerry | 2-16 - 0-07 | Clare | Cusack Park (Ennis) |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Sean Lonergan Tipperary |
| 16 April 2014 Quarter-final | Cork | 6-15 - 1-07 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Seamus Mulvihilll Kerry |
| 23 April 2014 Play Off 1 | Clare | 2-17 - 3-07 | Limerick | Newcastle West |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Alan Kissane Waterford |
| 29 April 2014 Play Off 2 | Clare | 4-12 - 6-09 | Waterford | Fraher Field |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: David Grogan Tipperary |
| 5 May 2014 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-18 - 0-07 | Tipperary | Semple Stadium |
| 19:00 | http://www.thescore.ie/kerry-cork-minor-final-1556639-Jul2014/ Kerry crowned Munster minor football champions with four-point win over Cork | Referee: Kevin Murphy Cork |
| 5 May 2014 Semi-final | Cork | 1-14 - 1-08 | Waterford | Fraher Field |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Eddie Walsh Kerry |
| 6 July 2014 Final | Kerry | 2-17 - 2-13 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 13:00 | Killian Spillane 0-7 (0-6f), Jordan Kiely 1-1, Tomás Ó Sé 1-0, Brian Rayle, Liam Carey 0-2 each, Stephen O’Sullivan, Cormac Coffey, Matthew Flaherty, Micheál Burns 0-1 each | Report | Gary Murphy 1-5 (0-3f), Sean O’Donoghue 0-3 (0-2f), Seamus Ronayne 1-0, Michael Hurley 0-2, Michael Desmond (0-1f), Daniel Dineen (0-1f), Shane Kingston 0-1 each. | Referee: Richard Moloney Limerick |
| 22 June 2014 Semi-final | Donegal | 2-19 - 1-10 | Antrim | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 14:00 | http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/donegal-too-strong-for-antrim-30375499.html Donegal Too Strong For Antrim | Referee: Kieran Trainor Down |
| 29 June 2014 Semi-final | Armagh | 1-8 - 0-9 | Monaghan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Niall Mooney Cavan |
| 20 July 2014 Final | Donegal | 2-12 - 0-10 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 14:00 | http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/gaelic-games/donegal-are-ulster-minor-champions-1-6190010 Donegal are Ulster minor champions | Referee: Ronan Barry Down |
| 28 June 2014 Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-13 - 1-11 | Leitrim | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 28 June 2014 Semi-final | Mayo | 3-07 - 1-12 | Galway | Tuam Stadium, Galway |
| 5:00 PM | http://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/sport/21259-mayo-overcome-galway-by-a-point-in-connacht-minor-semi-final MAYO OVERCOME GALWAY BY A POINT IN CONNACHT MINOR SEMI-FINAL |
| 12 July 2014 Final | Mayo | 2-16 - 0-14 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 12:00 PM | http://thescore.thejournal.ie/mayo-win-connacht-minor-title-win-roscommon-1568836-Jul2014/ Mayo Secure Back to Back Connacht Titles With Victory Over Roscommon. | Referee: James Molloy Galway |
| 14 July 2014 Final | Kildare | 1-12 - 3-16 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C O’Callaghan 1-6 (2f), A Byrne 1-2, C Basquel 1-2, W Egan 0-2, C Sallier 0-1, J Burke 0-1, E McHugh 0-1, G O’Reilly 0-1. | Report | S Dempsey 1-5 (3f, 1 ’45), M Kelly 0-2, E Boyle 0-2, C Hartley 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1, E Flynn 0-1. | Referee: J Hickey Carlow |
All Ireland Series Quarter-finals
edit| 2 August 2014 Quarter-final 1 | Donegal | 0-10 - 1-5 | Roscommon | Markiewicz Park |
| 3:00 PM | Cian Mulligan 0-4, John Campbell 0-3 (0-1f), Lorcán Connor 0-1 (0-1f), Michael Carroll and Jamie Brennan 0-1 each. | Report | Noel Gately 1-0, Kevin Smyth 0-3 (0-3f), Cathal Callinan and Hubert D’Arcy 0-1 each. | Referee: Cathal O Hagan Tyrone |
| 3 August 2014 Quarter-final 2 | Mayo | 3-11 - 0-9 | Armagh | Croke Park |
| 12:00 PM | B Reape 2-1, F Duffy 1-2, C Hanley 0-3 (1f), M Ruane 0-1, G Boylan 0-1, B Duffy 0-1, TJ Byrne 0-1, S Conlon 0-1, C Byrne 0-1, O Horan 0-1 | Report | O O'Neill 0-4 (3f), R McKeown 0-1, R Hughes 0-1 (1f), J Burns 0-1, C McConville 0-1, C Grimley 0-1 | Referee: Paddy Neilan Roscommon |
| 4 August 2014 Quarter-final 3 | Dublin | 2-14 - 1-13 | Cork | Semple Stadium |
| 2:00 PM | C O’Callaghan 0-8 (4f), C Sallier 2-1, C Basquel 0-3 (1 pen), E McHugh 0-2. | Report | S Kingston 1-2; G Murphy, S Roynane 0-2 each; S O’Donoghue, C Kiely, M Ó Duinnín, B Coakley, M Ó Deasuna (f), D Ó Duinnín (f), M Hurley 0-1 each. | Referee: J Henry (Mayo) |
| 4 August 2014 Quarter-final 4 | Kerry | 2-15 - 1-8 | Kildare | Semple Stadium |
| 3:45 PM | K Spillane 0-6 (5f); T Ó Sé 1-2; J Kiely 1-0; M Burns 0-3; L Carey 0-2; S Ryan 0-1 (45), B O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | Report | S Ryan 1-0; B McCormack 0-3 (2f); S Dempsey 0-2 (1f, 1 45); C Hartley, E O’Donoghue, M Kelly 0-1 each. | Referee: N Cullen (Fermanagh) |
All Ireland Series Semi-finals
edit| 24 August 2014 Semi-final | Mayo | 2-7 - 1-14 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 13.30 | TJ Byrne 2-0, G Boylan 0-4 (3f), F Duffy and B Reape 0-1, C Hanley 0-1 (f) | Report | K Spillane 0-6 (3fs), T O Se 1-1, L Carey 0-3, M O'Connor, M Flaherty and M Burns 0-1, S Ryan 0-1 (f) | Referee: S Hurson (Tyrone) |
| 31 August 2014 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-11 - 1-12 | Donegal | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 13.30 | J Burke (1-1), C O’Callaghan (0-4, two frees), C Sallier (0-2), A Byrne, C Kavanagh, E McHugh and C Basquel (0-1 each). | Report | J Campbell (1-2), S McBrearty (0-4), L Connor (0-3, two frees), C Mulligan (0-2), E O’Donnell (0-1). | Referee: D O’Mahoney (Tipperary). |
All Ireland Minor Football final
edit| 21 September 1914 Final | Kerry | 0-17 - 1-10 | Donegal | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 13:15 | K Spillane 0-5 (3f), M Burns 0-2, B O’Sullivan 0-2, L Carey 0-2, J Kiely 0-2, M Flaherty 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, S Ryan 0-1 (1f), T O’Sullivan 0-1 | Report | J Brennan 1-1, S McBrearty 0-2, J Campbell 0-2 (1f), L Connor 0-2 (2f), C McGonagle 0-1 (1f), C Mulligan 0-1, N Harley 0-1 | Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
References
edit- ^ "KERRY 0-17 DONEGAL 1-10". Munster GAA. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Kerry end 20-year wait for All-Ireland minor glory". The Score. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.