2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Dates 26 April – 7 June 2014 Teams 7 Champions Tyrone (1st title)Runners-up Fingal Matches played 12
The 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup is the tenth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 26 April 2014 and will end on 14 June 2014.
Donegal were the defending champions , however, they were defeated in the semi-final stages. Tyrone won the title after defeating Fingal by 1-17 to 1-16 in the final.[1] [2] [3] Longford defeated Sligo in the relegation/promotion playoff to earn promotion to the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup with Sligo dropping down to the Lory Meagher Cup.
Structure [ ]
Seven teams compete. Two play in the preliminary round, and five go straight into Round 1.
The preliminary round winners advance to Round 1. The preliminary round losers go into Qualifier Round 1.
The Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals. The Round 1 losers go into Qualifier Round 1.
There are four teams in Qualifier Round 1. The two winners advance to Qualifier Round 2. The Qualifier Round 1 losers go into a relegation playoff.
The winners of Qualifier Round 2 advance to the semi-finals.
There are four semi-finalists — the three Round 1 winners and the Qualifier Round 2 winner.
The semi-final winners advance to the final.
The final winners receive the Nicky Rackard Cup and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2015.
The Qualifier Round 1 losers play a relegation playoff. The losing team play a promotion/relegation playoff against the bottom-ranked team from the 2014 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4).
Fixtures/results [ ]
Preliminary round [ ]
Roscommon v Donegal
26 April 2014 Preliminary round Roscommon 1-12 - 1-11 Donegal Athleague GAA Park 14:30
R Fallon (0-8f), R O'Meara (1-0),C Kelly (0-2), S Curley (0-1), D Dolan (0-1).
Report
K Campbell (0-8, 6f), E McDermott (1-2), S McVeigh (0-1).
Referee: J Keane
Round 1 [ ]
Tyrone v Sligo
3 May 2014 Round 1 Tyrone 1-27 - 2-21 Sligo O'Neill Park 14:30
D Casey 0-13 (11f), M Mulgrew 1-2, T Morgan 0-3, D Marshall, G Gilmore, C Grogan, A Kelly 0-2 each, S Og Grogan 0-1.
Report
N Hyland 1-1 (1-0f), G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-0, G Cadden 0-8 (5f), K Raymond 0-6 (3f, 1 s/l), G Waldron 0-4, B Kenny, K Gilmartin ('65) 0-1 each.
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
Fingal v Louth
3 May 2014 Round 1 Fingal 0-12 - 0-10 Louth Lawless Memorial Park 14:30
JM Sheridan 0-7 (5fs, 1 ’65′), A Richardson 0-2, D Smyth, D Kelly, C Foley 0-1 each.
Report
P Lynch 0-5 (1f, 1 ’65′), D Murphy 0-3 (1f), D Mahony 0-2.
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
Monaghan v Roscommon
3 May 2014 Round 1 Monaghan 0-9 - 2-15 Roscommon Grattan Park 14:30
K Crawley 0-4 (3f), M Murphy 0-2, C McKenna, B McGuigan and PJ Boyle 0-1 each.
Report
R O'Meara 1-1, R Fallon 0-4 (3f), C Egan 1-0, M Kelly 0-4, S Curley 0-2 (2f), C Dolan 0-2, D Dolan and J Moran 0-1 each.
Qualifier round 1 [ ]
Louth v Sligo
10 May 2013 Qualifier round 1 Louth 4-19 - 0-7 Sligo St. Brigid's Park 14:30
D Mahony 2-3, D Murphy 0-7 (0-4fs, 1 '65'), S Callan 0-4 (1 s/l), D Kettle, S Maguire 1-0 each, P Lynch 0-2, J Condon, D O'Hanrahan, R Byrne (s/l) 0-1 each.
Report
G Cadden 0-4 (fs), K Gilmartin 0-2, C Brennan 0-1.
Referee: L McAuley (Antrim)
Donegal v Monaghan
10 May 2013 Qualifier round 1 Donegal 3-26 - 0-15 Monaghan O'Donnell Park 14:30
S McVeigh (1-4), C Mathewson (1-3), D Cullen (1-4), K Campbell (0-4f), R McDermott (0-3), E McDermott (0-3), J Donnelly (0-1), C McDermott (0-1), P Sheridan (0-1), P Hannigan (0-1), E Organ (0-1).
Report
C Boyle (0-11, 9f, 1'65), E Sweeney (0-1), PJ Boyle (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1).
Referee: J Clarke
Qualifier round 2 [ ]
Louth v Donegal
17 May 2013 Qualifier round 2 Louth 1-9 - 5-14 Donegal St. Brigid's Park 14:30
D Murphy (0-8, 7f), D Mahony (1-0), P Lynch (0-1).
Report
C Matthewson (1-7, 0-4f), S McVeigh (2-3), D Cullen (1-2), P Hannigan (1-0), K Campbell (0-1), E Organ (0-1).
Referee: C Cunning
Relegation play-off [ ]
Sligo v Monaghan
24 May 2014 Relegation play-off Sligo 0-14 - 3-12 Monaghan Ballinamore
K Raymond 0-9 (6f, 1 65'), N Hyland, G Waldron 0-2 each, B Kenny 0-1 (f).
Report
K Crawley 0-7 (6f), B McGuigan 2-1, C McKenna 0-2, C Boyle 1-1, E Mac Suibhne 0-1.
Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)
Semi-finals [ ]
Roscommon v Tyrone
24 May 2014 Semi-final Roscommon 0-18 - 2-19 Tyrone Athleague GAA Park 14:30
R Fallon (0-5, 4f), D Dolan (0-3), G Fallon (0-2), M Kelly (0-2), D Fallon (0-1), S Curley (0-1f), C Dolan (0-1), J Moran (0-1), C Egan (0-1), C Kenny (0-1).
Report
D Casey (0-8, 4f), G Gilmore (1-2), S Og Grogan (1-0), M Winters (0-3), C Grogan (0-3), M Mulgrew (0-2), G Fox (0-1f).
Referee: T Carroll
Donegal v Fingal
24 May 2014 Semi-final Donegal 1-12 - 2-11 Fingal O'Donnell Park 14:30
E McDermott (1-0), K Campbell (0-3f), C Matthewson (0-3, 2f, 1'65), D Cullen (0-3, 2f), S McVeigh (0-2), R McDermott (0-1).
Report
P Daly (0-7, 6f, 1'65), D Kelly (1-2), D Smyth (1-0), A Richardson (0-1), C Foley (0-1).
Referee: J Clarke
Final [ ]
Tyrone v Fingal
7 June 2014 Final Tyrone 1-17 - 1-16 Fingal Croke Park 14:00
D Casey 0-8 (4f), G Gilmore 0-4, C Cross 1-0, C McNally 0-1, M Winters 0-1, C Grogan 0-1, T Morgan 0-1, M Mulgrew 0-1
Report
J M Sheridan 0-11 (7f, 2 ‘65s), D Smyth 1-2, D Kelly 0-1, D Butterly 0-1, C Foley 0-1.
Referee: D O’Driscoll (Limerick)
Promotion play-off [ ]
Longford v Sligo
14 June 2014 Promotion play-off Longford 3-17 - 3-13 Sligo Ballinamore 14:00
J O'Brien (1-9, 0-4f), C Kavanagh (1-4), L Kelly (1-0), K Murray (0-2), M Coyle (0-1), G Moore (0-1)
Report
K Raymond (1-8, 0-5f), K Gilmartin (2-0), G Waldron (0-3), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-1), B Kenny (0-1)
Referee: J Keane
Championship statistics [ ]
Scoring [ ]
Widest winning margin:
Most goals in a match:
Most points in a match:
Most goals by one team in a match:
Highest aggregate score:
Lowest aggregate score:
Most goals scored by a losing team:
Scoring statistics [ ]
Championship [ ]
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Single game [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
2020 participants
Armagh
Leitrim
Longford
Mayo
Monaghan
Tyrone
Warwickshire
Seasons Finals
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)