2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates4 May — 21 September 2014
Teams33 (includes London and New York)
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (37th win)
CaptainFionn Fitzgerald
Kieran O'Leary
ManagerÉamonn Fitzmaurice
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDonegal
CaptainMichael Murphy
ManagerJim McGuinness
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Cillian O'Connor (5-36)
Player of the Year James O'Donoghue
2013
2015
Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney
Croke Park in Dublin City

The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. It was played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny), London and New York.

Changes for 2014 included the introduction of black cards for "cynical" fouls, the addition of IPTV service GAAGO for international audiences and the broadcasting of live televised matches on Sky Sports for the UK audience.

The defending champions were Dublin who were beaten by Donegal in the semi-final. This led to the unexpected final pairing of Donegal and Kerry (victors over Mayo in their semi-final replay) – a first on All-Ireland Final day, and only a second meeting in Championship history. Their first Championship encounter, a 2012 quarter-final, led to victory for Donegal, who marched on to lay claim to that year's Sam Maguire Cup.

Kerry, with goals from Paul Geaney and Kieran Donaghy, won their 37th title after a 2–9 to 0–12 win against Donegal.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kerry's final resolve holds as errors undo Donegal". Irish Independent. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerry 2-9 0-12 Donegal". BBC Sport. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.