2014 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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.

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)

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

Killygarry v Killeshandra

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

Kingscourt Stars v Castlerahan

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

Castlerahan v Killeshandra

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

Round 1

Cavan Gaels v Gowna

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

Cúchulainn's v Ballinagh

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

Lacken v Killygarry

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

Castlerahan v Drumalee

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

Crosserlough v Drumgoon

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

Ramor United v Denn

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

Kingscourt Stars v Redhills

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

Lavey v Mullahoran

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

Round 2A

Cavan Gaels v Cúchulainn's

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

Lacken v Lavey

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

Kingscourt Stars v Crosserlough

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

Castlerahan v Ramor United

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

Castlerahan v Ramor United

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

Round 2B

Killygarry v Drumalee

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

Gowna v Redhills

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

Ballinagh v Denn

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

Mullahoran v Drumgoon

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

Round 3

Killygarry v Crosserlough

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

Ballinagh v Lavey

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

Cúchulainn's v Gowna

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

Mullahoran v Castlerahan

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

Ballinagh v Lavey

10 September 2014 Round 3 Replay	Ballinagh	3-13 – 2-8	Lavey	Breffni 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

Cavan Gaels v Lacken

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

Cúchulainn's v Killygarry

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

Kingscourt Stars v Ramor United

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

Cavan Gaels v Lacken

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

Ballinagh v Mullahoran

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

Semi-Finals

Cavan Gaels v Cúchulainn's

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

Kingscourt Stars v Ballinagh

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

Final

Cavan Gaels v Kingscourt Stars

12 October 2014 Final	Cavan Gaels	0-16 – 0-15	Kingscourt Stars	Breffni 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

Drumgoon v Redhills

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

Semi Finals

Killeshandra v Redhills

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

Denn v Drumalee

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

Final

Drumalee v Redhills

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

References

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.

External links

• Cavan at ClubGAA
• Official Cavan GAA Website