The 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Munster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry entered the competition as defending Munster champions.
In September 2013, it was announced that the Munster Championship would become a seeded competition for 2014.[1] This allowed footballing powerhouses Cork and Kerry to avoid each other until the final - where they duly met, Kerry emerging victorious and proceeding to an All-Ireland Final against Donegal. The decision to ease Cork and Kerry's passage through the Championship was overturned ahead of the 2015 competition after footballing minnows Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford (all four traditionally more successful at the ancient field sport of hurling) ganged together and gathered in a hotel on Tipperary soil to hammer out a format more suitable for their own needs.[2]
The draw for the 2014 competition was made on 3 October 2013.[3]
Teams
editThe Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Clare |  Saffron and Blue
|
Pat O'Donnell | Colm Collins | Gary Brennan | ||
| Cork |  Red and white
|
Chill Insurance | Brian Cuthbert | Michael Shields | ||
| Kerry |  Green and gold
|
Kerry Group | Éamonn Fitzmaurice | Fionn Fitzgerald Kieran O'Leary[a] |
||
| Limerick |  Green and white
|
Sporting Limerick | John Brudair | Seanie Buckley | ||
| Tipperary |  Blue and gold
|
Škoda Auto | Peter Creedon | Paddy Codd | ||
| Waterford |  White and blue
|
3 Mobile | Niall Carew | Shane Briggs | ||
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 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 | |||||||||||||
Fixtures
editQuarter-finals
edit| Limerick | 1-11 – 2-14 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E Hanrahan (1-04), I Ryan (0-04), I Corbett, D Tracey, G Collins (0-01 each) | Report | B Grogan (1-04), P Austin (1-02), P Acheson (0-02), C O’Riordan, R Kiely, G Hannigan, B Fox, M Quinlivan, C Sweeney (0-01 each) |
| Clare | 2-8 – 2-8 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| D Tubridy (1-02), E Coughlan (1-00), G Brennan, S McGrath (0-02 each), J Malone, M O’Leary (0-01 each) | Report | P Whyte (1-02), L O Lonain (1-00), S Aherne, JJ Hutchinson (0-02 each), M Curry, T O hUllachain (0-01 each) |
| Clare | 3-11 – 0-12 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| G Brennan (1-02), S Brennan, R Donnelly (1-00 each), S Collins, S McGrath (0-03 each), D Tubridy, J Malone, C Russell (0-01 each) | Report | P Whyte (0-05), JJ Hutchinson (0-04), L O’Lonan (0-02), D Allen (0-01) |
Semi-finals
edit| Cork | 0-16 – 1-11 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| D Goulding, A Walsh (0-03 each), M Collins, C O’Neill, B O’Driscoll (0-02 each), B Hurley, J Hayes, P Kerrigan, F Goold (0-01 each) | Report | C Sweeney (1-04), B Grogan (0-02), M Quinlivan, S O’Brien, C O’Riordan, P Acheson, B Mulvihill (0-01 each) |
| Clare | 1-13 – 1-17 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| S McGrath (1-02) D Tubridy (0-04), E Coughlan (0-02), S Brennan, M O’Leary, S Collins, R Donnelly, E Cleary (0-01 each) | Report | P Geaney (0-06), B Sheehan (0-04), P Murphy (1-00), S O’Brien, D O’Sullivan (0-02 each), A Maher, M Geaney, BJ Keane (0-01 each) |
Final
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Colm Cooper was initially named as Kerry captain ahead of the Championship, but a cruciate ligament injury sustained in the All-Ireland Club Championship ruled him out for the season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Munster Senior Football Championship to be seeded in 2014". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Foley, Cliona (12 September 2014). "Munster's Big Two agree to ditch football seeding". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "2014 Football Championship Draw: Dublin face either Laois or Wicklow in Leinster opener". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Colm Cooper injury leaves Kerry plans in shreds". Irish Independent. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Clare make no mistake against Waterford second time around". The Irish Times.