2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2014 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2014
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	26 July - 17 October 2014
Teams	17
Defending champions	Ballinagh
Winners
Champions	Cavan Gaels (13th win)
Manager	Peter Canavan
Captain	Eamonn Reilly & Martin Dunne
Qualify for	2014 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Kingscourt Stars
Manager	Niall Lynch
Captain	Alan Clarke
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Redhills
Other
Player of the Year	Niall McDermott (Ballinagh)
	← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 106th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Ballinagh were the defending champions after they defeated Cavan Gaels in the previous years final.

Killeshandra returned to the senior grade this year after winning the 2013 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.

Cavan Gaels made up for the previous year's final defeat and beat Kingscourt Stars in the final by a point.^[1] This was their 13th Senior Championship and their first since 2011.^[2]

Team Changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2013 championship season.

To S.F.C.[]

Promoted from 2013 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Killeshandra - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.[]

Relegated to 2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Belturbet

Back-Door Stage[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

26 July 2014 Preliminary Round A	Killygarry	2-10 – 0-6	Killeshandra	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: Tony Gregory

27 July 2014 Preliminary Round B	Kingscourt Stars	1-8 – 1-7	Castlerahan	showBreffni Park
19:00				Referee: Michael Lee

3 August 2014 Preliminary Round C	Castlerahan	3-23 – 0-12	Killeshandra	showBreffni Park
19:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 1[]

25 July 2014 Round 1	Cavan Gaels	0-13 – 0-9	Gowna	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

15 August 2014 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	1-16 – 0-15	Ballinagh	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

16 August 2014 Round 1	Lacken	3-13 – 1-11	Killygarry	showOur Lady of Lourdes Park
18:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

16 August 2014 Round 1	Castlerahan	1-7 – 1-6	Drumalee	showLavey GAA Grounds
18:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

16 August 2014 Round 1	Crosserlough	3-8 – 1-10	Drumgoon	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: James Clarke

17 August 2014 Round 1	Ramor United	1-11 – 1-9	Denn	showDr. Plunkett Memorial Park
15:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

17 August 2014 Round 1	Kingscourt Stars	2-11 – 1-4	Redhills	showHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
16:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

17 August 2014 Round 1	Lavey	0-10 – 0-9	Mullahoran	showBreffni Park
19:00		Report		Referee: John Emmo

Round 2A[]

30 August 2014 Round 2A	Cavan Gaels	2-15 – 0-8	Cúchulainn's	showRamor Park
18:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

30 August 2014 Round 2A	Lacken	4-6 – 0-11	Lavey	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

31 August 2014 Round 2A	Kingscourt Stars	0-12 – 0-7	Crosserlough	showLavey GAA Grounds
13:00				Referee: James Clarke

31 August 2014 Round 2A	Castlerahan	1-13 – 1-13	Ramor United	showBreffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

3 September 2014 Round 2A Replay	Castlerahan	2-8 – 1-12	Ramor United	showBreffni Park
20:15		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 2B[]

29 August 2014 Round 2B	Killygarry	0-8 – 0-7	Drumalee	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael G. Brady

30 August 2014 Round 2B	Gowna	2-13 – 1-9	Redhills	showSt. Felim's Park
17:00				Referee: Michael Lee

30 August 2014 Round 2B	Ballinagh	0-19 – 2-11	Denn	showBreffni Park
18:30		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney

31 August 2014 Round 2B	Mullahoran	3-16 – 1-12	Drumgoon	showAnnalee Park
13:00				Referee: Raymond Kelly

Round 3[]

6 September 2014 Round 3	Killygarry	2-9 – 1-11	Crosserlough	showBallinagh GAA Grounds
17:30

6 September 2014 Round 3	Ballinagh	0-15 – 1-12 (a.e.t.)	Lavey	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney

7 September 2014 Round 3	Cúchulainn's	0-12 – 0-6	Gowna	showLavey GAA Grounds
13:00				Referee: Packie Smith

7 September 2014 Round 3	Mullahoran	1-15 – 2-11 (a.e.t.)	Castlerahan	showBreffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Tony Gregory

10 September 2014 Round 3 Replay	Ballinagh	3-13 – 2-8	Lavey	showBreffni Park
20:15		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-Out Stages[]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Cavan Gaels

0-11
5-9 (R)

Lacken

0-11
0-6 (R)

Cavan Gaels

2-12

Cúchulainn's

0-8

Cúchulainn's

0-11

Killygarry

0-9

Cavan Gaels

0-16

Kingscourt Stars

0-15

Kingscourt Stars

1-12

Ramor United

0-12

Kingscourt Stars

0-11

Ballinagh

0-10

Ballinagh

3-10

Mullahoran

2-8

Quarter Finals[]

12 September 2014 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	0-11 – 0-11	Lacken	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Brendan Sweeney

13 September 2014 Quarter-final	Cúchulainn's	0-11 – 0-9	Killygarry	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: Padraig Kellegher

14 September 2014 Quarter-final	Kingscourt Stars	1-12 – 0-12	Ramor United	showBreffni Park
14:30		Report		Referee: Ollie Donohoe

19 September 2014 Quarter-final Replay	Cavan Gaels	5-9 – 0-6	Lacken	showBreffni Park
20:15		Report		Referee: Tony Gregory

28 September 2014 Quarter-final	Ballinagh	3-10 – 2-8	Mullahoran	showBreffni Park
19:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Semi-Finals[]

27 September 2014 Semi-final	Cavan Gaels	2-12 – 0-8	Cúchulainn's	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

5 October 2014 Semi-final	Kingscourt Stars	0-11 – 0-10	Ballinagh	showBreffni Park
14:00		Report		Referee: Packie Smith

Final[]

12 October 2014 Final	Cavan Gaels	0-16 – 0-15	Kingscourt Stars	showBreffni Park
16:00	S. Johnston 0-6 (0-3f), M. Lyng, D. Meehan 0-2 each, S. Murray, E. Reilly, R. Maloney-Derham, C. McClarey, B. Fortune, V. Coyle 0-1 each	Report	B. Reilly 0-9 (0-7f, 0-2 '45), C. McGowan, A. Corcoran 0-2 each, B. Tully, C. McArdle 0-1 each	Attendance: 5,473 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly Man of the Match: Seánie Johnston (Cavan Gaels)

Relegation Play-Offs[]

Preliminary Relegation Play-Off[]

14 September 2014 Preliminary Relegation Play-Off	Drumgoon	3-7 – 1-11	Redhills	showAnnalee Park
13:00				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Semi Finals[]

19 September 2014 Relegation Semi-final	Killeshandra	2-13 – 1-10	Redhills	showSt. Aidan's Park
20:15				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

27 September 2014 Relegation Semi-final	Denn	2-9 – 1-9	Drumalee	showBallinagh GAA Grounds
15:30				Referee: Jim Giblin

Final[]

17 October 2014 Relegation Final	Drumalee	3-5 – 0-13	Redhills	showBreffni Park 3G Pitch
20:15

References[]

^ "Lyng seals the deal to leave Kingscourt seeing stars". Independent. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Lucky 13 for Cavan Gaels". Irish News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links[]

[1] "Lyng seals the deal to leave Kingscourt seeing stars". Independent. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[2] "Lucky 13 for Cavan Gaels". Irish News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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Stadiums	Breffni Park
Club scene	Clubs Senior Football Championship 19 Senior Hurling Championship 19 Intermediate Football Championship 19 Junior Football Championship 19 Under-20 Football Championship 19 Minor Football Championship 19
Key historical figures	John Joe O'Reilly P. J. Duke Phil Brady Mick Higgins Charlie Gallagher Gabriel Kelly Dermot McCabe
Honours	Football Honours All Stars
All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (5)	1933 1935 1947 1948 1952
Affiliations	Championship: Ulster League: Division 2 Cup: McKenna

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