| Castleford Tigers 2014 season | |
| Year: | 2014 |
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| Font Colour: | black |
| League: | Super League |
| League Rank: | 4th |
| League Wins: | 17 |
| League Draws: | 2 |
| League Losses: | 10 |
| Points For: | 814 |
| Points Against: | 583 |
| Playoff Result: | Preliminary semi-final |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup Wins: | 4 |
| Cup Losses: | 1 |
| Ceo Title: | Chairman |
| Ceo: | Jack Fulton |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Agg Attendance: | 91,885 |
| Avg Attendance: | 7,068 |
| High Attendance: | 9,867 |
| Low Attendance: | 5,104 |
| Top Tries: | Justin Carney (24) |
| Top Goals: | Marc Sneyd (116) |
| Top Points: | Marc Sneyd (262) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of Castleford Tigers seasons |
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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.
| Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Frankie Mariano | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 year | 11 July 2013 | [1] | |
| 21 | Ashley Gibson | Salford City Reds | 2 years | 28 August 2013 | [2] | |
| 6 | Luke Dorn | London Broncos | 2 years | 10 September 2013 | [3] | |
| 29 | Brett Seymour | Hull FC | 1 year | 11 September 2013 | [4] | |
| 19 | Scott Wheeldon | London Broncos | 2 years | 12 September 2013 | [5] | |
| 8 | Andy Lynch | Hull FC | 2 years | 18 September 2013 | [6] | |
| 23 | Michael Channing | London Broncos | 2 years | 20 September 2013 | [7] | |
| 26 | Liam Finn | Featherstone Rovers | 1 year | 19 December 2013 | [8] | |
| 32 | Lee Jewitt | Limoux Grizzlies | ½ year | 2 May 2014 | [9] | |
| 35 | Garreth Carvell | Hull FC | ½ year | 21 July 2014 | [10] |
| Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Marc Sneyd | Salford City Reds | Season-long | 13 September 2013 | 26 September 2014 | [11] | |
| 35 | Garreth Carvell | Hull FC | Season-long | 18 June 2014 | [12] |
| Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rangi Chase | Salford Red Devils | 4 years | 4 September 2013 | [13] [14] | |
| 18 | Jordan Thompson | Hull F.C. | 3 years | 9 September 2013 | [15] | |
| 25 | Keith Mason | 9 September 2013 | [16] | |||
| 21 | Ben Johnston | Halifax | 1 year | 27 September 2013 | [17] | |
| 8 | Jonathan Walker | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 years | 4 October 2013 | [18] | |
| 29 | Brett Seymour | Whitehaven | 1 year | 6 March 2014 | [19] [20] | |
| 27 | Charlie Martin | Batley Bulldogs | 1 year | 14 March 2014 | [21] | |
| Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Richard Owen | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Season-long | 15 May 2014 | [22] [23] | ||
| 17 | Lee Gilmour | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Season-long | 27 May 2014 | [24] [25] |
Castleford agreed a dual registration arrangement with the York City Knights in the Championship 1.[26]
| Club | Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York City Knights | 31 | Brad Day | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | Daniel Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Ben Reynolds | 16 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 168 | |
| 4 | Jake Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2014
| Date | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26 December | Halifax | H | Wheldon Road | D | 30–30 | Owen (4), Clark, Dixon | Dixon (3) | ||
| Sun 19 January | York City Knights | H | Wheldon Road | W | 62–6 | Carney (3), Sneyd (2), Owen, Huby, Clare, Clark, Reynolds, Millington | Sneyd (9) | ||
| Sun 26 January | Featherstone Rovers | A | Post Office Road | (P) | P–P | ||||
| Sun 2 February | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 66–10 | Dixon (3), Clark (2), Hauraki (2), Dorn, Owen, Shenton, Milner, Mariano | Dixon (9) | ||
| Sat 8 February | Dewsbury Rams | A | Crown Flatt | L | 0–18 |
Source:[27]
See main article: Super League XIX.
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 &
| Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19 September | Qualifying play-off | St Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 0–41 | 7,548 | [28] | ||||
| Thu 25 September | Preliminary semi-final | Warrington Wolves | H | Wheldon Road | L | 14–30 | Ellis, Dorn, Shenton | Sneyd | 6,219 | [29] |
See main article: 2014 Challenge Cup.
See also: 2014 Challenge Cup final.
| Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 April | Round 4 | Batley Bulldogs | A | Mount Pleasant | W | 48–10 | Dorn (2), Carney (3), Ellis, Sneyd, Clare, Wheeldon | Sneyd (6) | 2,482 | ||
| Sun 27 April | Round 5 | Sheffield Eagles | 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 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W | 16–4 | Clare, Dixon, Jewitt | Sneyd (2) | 8,736 | ||
| Sun 10 August | Semi-final | Widnes Vikings | N | Leigh Sports Village | W | 28–6 | Finn, Clark, Dixon, Ellis, Webster | Sneyd (4) | 12,005 | ||
| Sat 23 August | Final | Leeds Rhinos | N | Wembley Stadium | L | 10–23 | Clark, Holmes | Finn | 77,914 |
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 &
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Tansey | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | Kirk Dixon | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 76 | |
| 3 | Michael Shenton | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| 4 | Jake Webster | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | Justin Carney | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| 6 | Luke Dorn | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
| 7 | Marc Sneyd | 31 | 7 | 116 | 2 | 262 | |
| 8 | Andy Lynch | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Adam Milner | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Craig Huby | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 11 | Grant Millington | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | Nathan Massey | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Daryl Clark | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| 15 | Ryan Boyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Oliver Holmes | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 17 | Lee Gilmour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Frankie Mariano | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 19 | Scott Wheeldon | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 20 | Jamie Ellis | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 48 | |
| 21 | Ashley Gibson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 22 | Richard Owen | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 23 | Michael Channing | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 24 | James Clare | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| 25 | Daniel Fleming | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Liam Finn | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | |
| 27 | Charlie Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Ben Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Brett Seymour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Jordan Howden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Brad Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Lee Jewitt | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 33 | Will Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Garreth Carvell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014