2014 Castleford Tigers season
English rugby league season
Avg. attendance
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The 2014 season was the Castleford Tigers' 89th season in the Rugby Football League and their 7th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2014 Super League and the 2014 Challenge Cup.
First-team squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
No | Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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18 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 11 July 2013 | [1] |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 28 August 2013 | [2] |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 10 September 2013 | [3] |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 11 September 2013 | [4] |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 12 September 2013 | [5] |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 18 September 2013 | [6] |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 years | 20 September 2013 | [7] |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 19 December 2013 | [8] |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | ½ year | 2 May 2014 | [9] |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | ½ year | 21 July 2014 | [10] |
Loans in
No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return | Ref. |
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7 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 13 September 2013 | 26 September 2014 | [11] |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 18 June 2014 | Permanent[a] | [12] |
Transfers out
No | Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 years | 4 September 2013 | [13][14] |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 years | 9 September 2013 | [15] |
25 | ![]() | Retired | 9 September 2013 | [16] | |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 27 September 2013 | [17] |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 years | 4 October 2013 | [18] |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 6 March 2014 | [19][20] |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 year | 14 March 2014 | [21] |
Loans out
No | Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return | Ref. |
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22 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 15 May 2014 | Permanent[b] | [22][23] |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long | 27 May 2014 | Permanent[c] | [24][25] |
Dual registration
Castleford agreed a dual registration arrangement with the York City Knights in the Championship 1.[26]
Club | No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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![]() | 31 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
25 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | ![]() | 16 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 168 | |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2014
Pre-season friendlies
Date | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals |
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Thu 26 December[a] | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | D | 30–30 | Owen (4), Clark, Dixon | Dixon (3) | |
Sun 19 January | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 62–6 | Carney (3), Sneyd (2), Owen, Huby, Clare, Clark, Reynolds, Millington | Sneyd (9) | |
Sun 26 January | ![]() | A | Post Office Road | (P)[b] | P–P | |||
Sun 2 February | ![]() | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 66–10 | Dixon (3), Clark (2), Hauraki (2), Dorn, Owen, Shenton, Milner, Mariano | Dixon (9) | |
Sat 8 February | ![]() | A | Crown Flatt | L | 0–18 |
- Source:[27]
- ^ Craig Huby's testimonial match
- ^ Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
Super League
Regular season
Results
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance |
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Sun 16 February | 1 | ![]() | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 36–18 | Hauraki, Dixon, Clark, Carney, Dorn, Millington | Dixon (6) | 8,214 | |
Sun 23 February | 2 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 32–6 | Carney (3), Dixon, Tansey, Clark | Sneyd (4) | 5,104 | |
Fri 28 February | 3 | ![]() | A | Craven Park | W | 30–10 | Owen (3), Mariano, Holmes | Sneyd (5) | 7,022 | |
Sun 9 March | 4 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 36–31 | Dixon, Dorn (2), Milner, Clark, Channing | Sneyd (6) | 8,504 | |
Sun 16 March | 5 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 19–16 | Shenton, Sneyd, Mariano | Sneyd (3) | Sneyd | 9,867 |
Sun 23 March | 6 | ![]() | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 16–23 | Carney, Hauraki, Dorn | Sneyd (2) | 5,823 | |
Thu 27 March | 7 | ![]() | A | The Hive Stadium | W | 54–6 | Channing, Holmes, Shenton (2), Finn, Huby, Carney (2), Dorn | Ellis (9) | 1,036 | |
Fri 11 April | 8 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | L | 28–30 | Webster, Shenton (2), Millington, Carney | Sneyd (4) | 6,487 | |
Fri 18 April | 9 | ![]() | A | Belle Vue | W | 43–20 | Carney, Clark (2), Owen (2), Wheeldon (2), Finn | Sneyd (5) | Sneyd | 5,159 |
Mon 21 April | 10 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 40–6 | Clare (2), Shenton (3), Ellis, Owen | Sneyd (6) | 6,853 | |
Sun 4 May | 11 | ![]() | A | Kirklees Stadium | L | 28–29 | Shenton, Carney, Dixon, Webster, Clark | Sneyd (4) | 7,195 | |
Thu 8 May | 12 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | L | 14–22 | Dixon, Sneyd | Sneyd (3) | 9,208 | |
Sun 18 May | 13 | ![]() | N | Etihad Stadium | W | 50–12 | Clark (2), Carney (2), Tansey, Shenton, Sneyd (2), Mariano | Sneyd (7) | 28,213 | |
Sun 25 May | 14 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 34–22 | Shenton, Webster, Wheeldon, Dorn (2), Clark | Sneyd (5) | 5,576 | |
Sun 1 June | 15 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 54–12 | Channing (2), Dorn (3), Millington, Dixon, Ellis, Webster, Huby, Clare | Sneyd (5) | 7,196 | |
Fri 13 June | 16 | ![]() | A | DW Stadium | L | 6–46 | Gibson | Ellis | 11,914 | |
Sun 22 June | 17 | ![]() | A | Langtree Park | L | 16–38 | Dixon, Sneyd, Dorn | Sneyd (2) | 12,648 | |
Sat 28 June | 18 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 14–10 | Carney, Webster | Sneyd (3) | 5,937 | |
Thu 3 July | 19 | ![]() | A | Select Security Stadium | W | 40–20 | Dorn, Holmes, Clark (3), Shenton (2) | Sneyd (6) | 4,562 | |
Fri 11 July | 20 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 44–30 | Holmes, Carney, Finn (2), Milner, Dixon, Mariano, Millington | Sneyd (6) | 5,310 | |
Thu 17 July | 21 | ![]() | A | Headingley Stadium | D | 24–24 | Shenton, Hauraki, Massey, Millington | Sneyd (4) | 16,173 | |
Thu 24 July | 22 | ![]() | A | KC Stadium | D | 18–18 | Shenton, Sneyd, Clare (2) | Sneyd | 9,959 | |
Sun 3 August | 23 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 64–18 | Dorn (2), Carney (3), Wheeldon, Shenton, Carvell, Mariano, Dixon (2), Milner | Sneyd (8) | 5,233 | |
Fri 15 August | 24 | ![]() | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10–48 | Clare, Holmes | Finn | 8,391 | |
Sun 31 August | 25 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 32–18 | Lynch, Clare, Dorn, Shenton, Clark | Sneyd (6) | 7,428 | |
Sun 7 September | 26 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 26–22 | Dorn, Clare (2), Dixon, Webster | Sneyd (3) | 9,182 | |
Sat 13 September | 27 | ![]() | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 6–28 | Dixon | Sneyd | 9,223 |
- Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 & [27]
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 796 | 563 | +233 | 38 | Play-offs |
2 | ![]() | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 834 | 429 | +405 | 37 | |
3 | ![]() | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 785 | 626 | +159 | 37 | |
4 | ![]() | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 814 | 583 | +231 | 36 | |
5 | ![]() | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 793 | 515 | +278 | 35 | |
6 | ![]() | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 685 | 421 | +264 | 32 | |
7 | ![]() | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 733 | 667 | +66 | 29 | |
8 | ![]() | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 611 | 725 | −114 | 27 | |
9 | ![]() | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 627 | 665 | −38 | 23 | |
10 | ![]() | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 608 | 695 | −87 | 23 | |
11 | ![]() | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 653 | 586 | +67 | 22 | |
12 | ![]() | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 557 | 750 | −193 | 21 | |
13 | ![]() | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 512 | 984 | −472 | 10[a] | Relegation to Championship |
14 | ![]() | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 438 | 1237 | −799 | 2 |
Playoffs
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source |
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Fri 19 September | Qualifying play-off | ![]() | A | Langtree Park | L | 0–41 | 7,548 | [30] | |||
Thu 25 September | Preliminary semi-final | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | L | 14–30 | Ellis, Dorn, Shenton | Sneyd | 6,219 | [31] |
Challenge Cup
Results
Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance |
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Sun 6 April | Round 4 | ![]() | A | Mount Pleasant | W | 48–10 | Dorn (2), Carney (3), Ellis, Sneyd, Clare, Wheeldon | Sneyd (6) | 2,482 | |
Sun 27 April | Round 5 | ![]() | H | Wheldon Road | W | 60–16 | Carney (4), Millington, Gibson, Dixon, Ellis (2), Clark, Tansey, Holmes | Dixon (2), Sneyd (4) | 4,648 | |
Sat 7 June | Quarter-final | ![]() | A | DW Stadium | W | 16–4 | Clare, Dixon, Jewitt | Sneyd (2) | 8,736 | |
Sun 10 August | Semi-final | ![]() | N | Leigh Sports Village | W | 28–6 | Finn, Clark, Dixon, Ellis, Webster | Sneyd (4) | 12,005 | |
Sat 23 August | Final | ![]() | N | Wembley Stadium | L | 10–23 | Clark, Holmes | Finn | 77,914 |
- Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 & [27]
Player statistics
Summary
No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 76 |
3 | ![]() | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
4 | ![]() | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
7 | ![]() | 31 | 7 | 116 | 2 | 262 |
8 | ![]() | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | ![]() | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
13 | ![]() | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
15 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
19 | ![]() | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
20 | ![]() | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 48 |
21 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
22 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
23 | ![]() | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
24 | ![]() | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
25 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | ![]() | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
33 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014
References
- ^ "Castleford Tigers sign Frankie Mariano from Wakefield Wildcats". BBC Sport. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Gibson to join Castleford Tigers from Salford City Reds". BBC Sport. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Luke Dorn: Castleford sign London Broncos utility back". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Brett Seymour: Castleford Tigers sign ex-Hull FC half-back". BBC Sport. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers sign prop Scott Wheeldon on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers: Andy Lynch signs from Hull FC". BBC Sport. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers sign Michael Channing on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Liam Finn: Castleford Tigers sign Irish international". BBC Sport. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers bring in ex-Salford prop Lee Jewitt". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers sign Matt Cook and Garreth Carvell". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Marc Sneyd: Castleford sign Salford scrum-half for 2014 season". BBC Sport. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers sign Hull FC's Garreth Carvell on loan". BBC Sport. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers announce Rangi Chase departure". Sky Sports. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Salford sign eight more players and relaunch as Red Devils". BBC Sport. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Hull FC sign Jordan Thompson from Castleford Tigers". BBC Sport. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Lavigueur, Nick (16 May 2014). "Ex-Huddersfield Giants player Keith Mason lands part in Peaky Blinders and Mickey Rourke movie". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers' Ben Johnston to join Halifax RLFC". Sky Sports. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Jonathan Walker leaves Castleford to join twin at Hull KR". Sky Sports. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Brett Seymour: Castleford Tigers release half-back". BBC Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Brett Seymour: Whitehaven half-back receives visa boost". BBC Sport. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Castleford release Charlie Martin". Love Rugby League. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Wakefield Trinity Wildcats sign Richard Owen from Castleford". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Wakefield Wildcats complete signing of Richard Owen from Castleford". Sky Sports. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Lee Gilmour: Wakefield sign Castleford second-row on loan". BBC Sport. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Lee Gilmour appointed Wakefield Trinity Wildcats assistant". BBC Sport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Martini, Peter (21 January 2014). "'It's good to talk', says Castleford's Daryl Powell on Knights link". The York Press. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Garbett, Ian; Garbett, Roy (14 August 2017). Castleford Rugby League Football Club: A Ninety Years Statistical & Pictorial Record 1926-2016. In memory of Len Garbett. Scratching Shed Publishing. ISBN 978-0995586109.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls deducted six competition points". Super League. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Super League XIX 2014
- ^ "Super League play-offs: St Helens 41-0 Castleford Tigers". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 14-30 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
External links
- Castleford Tigers official website