# 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2014_Nicky_Rackard_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2014_Nicky_Rackard_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Nicky_Rackard_Cup > Source revision: 1182935241 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Dates 26 April – 7 June 2014 Teams 7 Champions Tyrone (1st title) Runners-up Fingal Tournament statistics Matches played 12 ← 2013 (Previous) (Next) 2015 → The **2014 Nicky Rackard Cup** is the tenth staging of the [Nicky Rackard Cup](/source/Nicky_Rackard_Cup) hurling championship since its establishment by the [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) in 2005. The cup competition began on 26 April 2014 and will end on 14 June 2014. [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA) were the [defending champions](/source/2013_Nicky_Rackard_Cup), however, they were defeated in the semi-final stages. [Tyrone](/source/Tyrone_GAA) won the title after defeating [Fingal](/source/Fingal_GAA) by 1-17 to 1-16 in the final.[1][2][3] [Longford](/source/Longford_GAA) defeated [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) 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](/source/Nicky_Rackard_Cup) and are promoted to the [Christy Ring Cup](/source/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](/source/2014_Lory_Meagher_Cup) (Tier 4). ## Fixtures/results ### Preliminary round [Roscommon](/source/Roscommon_GAA) v [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA) 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](/source/Tyrone_GAA) v [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) 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 sideline), G Waldron 0-4, B Kenny, K Gilmartin ('65) 0-1 each. Referee: C Cunning (Antrim) [Fingal](/source/Fingal_GAA) v [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) 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](/source/Monaghan_GAA) v [Roscommon](/source/Roscommon_GAA) 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](/source/Louth_GAA) v [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) 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 sideline), D Kettle, S Maguire 1-0 each, P Lynch 0-2, J Condon, D O'Hanrahan, R Byrne (sideline) 0-1 each. Report G Cadden 0-4 (fs), K Gilmartin 0-2, C Brennan 0-1. Referee: L McAuley (Antrim) [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA) v [Monaghan](/source/Monaghan_GAA) 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](/source/Louth_GAA) v [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA) 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](/source/Sligo_GAA) v [Monaghan](/source/Monaghan_GAA) 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](/source/Roscommon_GAA) v [Tyrone](/source/Tyrone_GAA) 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](/source/Donegal_GAA) v [Fingal](/source/Fingal_GAA) 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](/source/Tyrone_GAA) v [Fingal](/source/Fingal_GAA) 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](/source/Longford_GAA) v [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) 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 Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition 1 Damian Casey Tyrone 0-13 13 Sligo 2 Conor Boyle Monaghan 0-11 11 Donegal 3 Ciarán Matthewson Donegal 1-7 10 Louth 4 David Mahony Louth 2-3 9 Sligo Seán McVeigh Donegal 2-3 9 Louth Keith Raymond Sligo 0-9 9 Monaghan 7 Kevin Campbell Donegal 0-8 8 Roscommon Damian Casey Tyrone 0-8 8 Roscommon Robbie Fallon Roscommon 0-8 8 Donegal Gary Cadden Sligo 0-8 8 Tyrone Diarmuid Murphy Louth 0-8 8 Donegal ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204708/http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup). *Donegal Now*. 8 June 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup) on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tyrone 1-17 Fingal 1-16"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2014/0607/622256-tyrone-claim-historic-rackard-success/). *RTE Sport*. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Inspirational Casey helps repel Fingal fightback as Tyrone lift first title"](http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/inspirational-casey-helps-repel-fingal-fightback-as-tyrone-lift-first-title-30338792.html). *Irish Independent*. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014. ## External links - [GAA fixtures 2014](http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/gaa-fixtures-2014-29796965.html) v t e Nicky Rackard Cup 2026 participants Armagh Fermanagh Louth Mayo Sligo Tyrone Seasons 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Finals 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 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) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2014 Nicky Rackard Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Nicky_Rackard_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Nicky_Rackard_Cup?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.