2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2014
Championship details
DatesApril – 21 September 2014
Teams34
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (12th win)
CaptainDan O’Donoghue
ManagerJack O'Connor
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDonegal
ManagerDeclan Bonner
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played45
Goals total1
Points total1
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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

Munster Minor Football Championship
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

Ulster Minor Football Championship
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

Connacht Minor Football Championship
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

Leinster Minor Football Championship
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
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
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
21 September 2014 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
  1. "KERRY 0-17 DONEGAL 1-10". Munster GAA. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Kerry end 20-year wait for All-Ireland minor glory". The Score. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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