2014 Castleford Tigers season

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.

Castleford Tigers 2014 season
Super League XIX Rank4th
Play-off resultPreliminary semi-final
Challenge CupRunners-up
2014 recordWins: 21; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 814; against: 583
Team information
ChairmanJack Fulton
Head CoachDaryl Powell
Captain
StadiumThe Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Avg. attendance7,068
Agg. attendance91,885
High attendance9,867
Low attendance5,104
Top scorers
TriesJustin Carney (24)
GoalsMarc Sneyd (116)
PointsMarc Sneyd (262)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2013 List of seasons 2015 →

First-team squad
2014 Castleford Tigers squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)


Transfers and loans

Transfers in
NoPlayerFromContractDateRef.
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]

Loans in
NoPlayerFromLoan typeArrivalReturnRef.
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 Permanent[lower-alpha 1] [12]

Transfers out
NoPlayerToContractDateRef.
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 Retired 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]

Loans out
NoPlayerToLoan typeDepartureReturnRef.
22 Richard Owen Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Season-long 15 May 2014 Permanent[lower-alpha 2] [22][23]
17 Lee Gilmour Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Season-long 27 May 2014 Permanent[lower-alpha 3] [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
York City Knights 31 Brad Day 450020
25 Daniel Fleming 10000
28 Ben Reynolds 167700168
4 Jake Webster 10000
Source: RLRKC – York City Knights 2014
  1. The deal was made permanent on 21 July 2014
  2. The deal was made permanent on 20 October 2014
  3. The deal was made permanent on 4 September 2014

Pre-season friendlies
DateOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goals
Thu 26 December[lower-alpha 1] 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)[lower-alpha 2] 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]
  1. Craig Huby's testimonial match
  2. Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Super League
Main article: Super League XIX

Results
DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendance
Sun 16 February 1 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 36–18 Hauraki, Dixon, Clark, Carney, Dorn, Millington Dixon (6) 8,214
Sun 23 February 2 Catalans Dragons H Wheldon Road W 32–6 Carney (3), Dixon, Tansey, Clark Sneyd (4) 5,104
Fri 28 February 3 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 30–10 Owen (3), Mariano, Holmes Sneyd (5) 7,022
Sun 9 March 4 Wigan Warriors H Wheldon Road W 36–31 Dixon, Dorn (2), Milner, Clark, Channing Sneyd (6) 8,504
Sun 16 March 5 Hull FC H Wheldon Road W 19–16 Shenton, Sneyd, Mariano Sneyd (3) Sneyd 9,867
Sun 23 March 6 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 16–23 Carney, Hauraki, Dorn Sneyd (2) 5,823
Thu 27 March 7 London Broncos A The Hive Stadium W 54–6 Channing, Holmes, Shenton (2), Finn, Huby, Carney (2), Dorn Ellis (9) 1,036
Fri 11 April 8 St Helens H Wheldon Road L 28–30 Webster, Shenton (2), Millington, Carney Sneyd (4) 6,487
Fri 18 April 9 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 43–20 Carney, Clark (2), Owen (2), Wheeldon (2), Finn Sneyd (5) Sneyd 5,159
Mon 21 April 10 Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road W 40–6 Clare (2), Shenton (3), Ellis, Owen Sneyd (6) 6,853
Sun 4 May 11 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium L 28–29 Shenton, Carney, Dixon, Webster, Clark Sneyd (4) 7,195
Thu 8 May 12 Leeds Rhinos H Wheldon Road L 14–22 Dixon, Sneyd Sneyd (3) 9,208
Sun 18 May 13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats N Etihad Stadium W 50–12 Clark (2), Carney (2), Tansey, Shenton, Sneyd (2), Mariano Sneyd (7) 28,213
Sun 25 May 14 Widnes Vikings H Wheldon Road W 34–22 Shenton, Webster, Wheeldon, Dorn (2), Clark Sneyd (5) 5,576
Sun 1 June 15 Hull Kingston Rovers H Wheldon Road W 54–12 Channing (2), Dorn (3), Millington, Dixon, Ellis, Webster, Huby, Clare Sneyd (5) 7,196
Fri 13 June 16 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 6–46 Gibson Ellis 11,914
Sun 22 June 17 St Helens A Langtree Park L 16–38 Dixon, Sneyd, Dorn Sneyd (2) 12,648
Sat 28 June 18 Salford Red Devils H Wheldon Road W 14–10 Carney, Webster Sneyd (3) 5,937
Thu 3 July 19 Widnes Vikings A Select Security Stadium W 40–20 Dorn, Holmes, Clark (3), Shenton (2) Sneyd (6) 4,562
Fri 11 July 20 Huddersfield Giants H Wheldon Road W 44–30 Holmes, Carney, Finn (2), Milner, Dixon, Mariano, Millington Sneyd (6) 5,310
Thu 17 July 21 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium D 24–24 Shenton, Hauraki, Massey, Millington Sneyd (4) 16,173
Thu 24 July 22 Hull FC A KC Stadium D 18–18 Shenton, Sneyd, Clare (2) Sneyd 9,959
Sun 3 August 23 London Broncos 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 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 10–48 Clare, Holmes Finn 8,391
Sun 31 August 25 Bradford Bulls H Wheldon Road W 32–18 Lynch, Clare, Dorn, Shenton, Clark Sneyd (6) 7,428
Sun 7 September 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Wheldon Road W 26–22 Dorn, Clare (2), Dixon, Webster Sneyd (3) 9,182
Sat 13 September 27 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 6–28 Dixon Sneyd 9,223
Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014 & [27]

    League table
    Super League XIX
    Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 St Helens (L, C) 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38 Play-offs
    2 Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37
    3 Huddersfield Giants 27 17 3 7 785 626 +159 37
    4 Castleford Tigers 27 17 2 8 814 583 +231 36
    5 Warrington Wolves 27 17 1 9 793 515 +278 35
    6 Leeds Rhinos 27 15 2 10 685 421 +264 32
    7 Catalans Dragons 27 14 1 12 733 667 +66 29
    8 Widnes Vikings 27 13 1 13 611 725 −114 27
    9 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 3 14 627 665 −38 23
    10 Salford Red Devils 27 11 1 15 608 695 −87 23
    11 Hull F.C. 27 10 2 15 653 586 +67 22
    12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 557 750 −193 21
    13 Bradford Bulls (R) 27 8 0 19 512 984 −472 10[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Championship
    14 London Broncos (R) 27 1 0 26 438 1237 −799 2
    Source: [29]
    (C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration[28]

    Playoffs
    See also: 2014 Super League season results - Play-offs
    DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendanceSource
    Fri 19 September Qualifying play-off St Helens A Langtree Park L 0–41 7,548 [30]
    Thu 25 September Preliminary semi-final Warrington Wolves H Wheldon Road L 14–30 Ellis, Dorn, Shenton Sneyd 6,219 [31]

    Challenge Cup
    Main article: 2014 Challenge Cup
    See also: 2014 Challenge Cup final

    Results
    DateRoundOppositionH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsDrop goalsAttendance
    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 & [27]

    Player statistics

    Summary
    No Player App T G DG Pts
    1 Jordan Tansey 730012
    2 Kirk Dixon 25158076
    3 Michael Shenton 32180072
    4 Jake Webster 2270028
    5 Justin Carney 24240096
    6 Luke Dorn 24190076
    7 Marc Sneyd 3171162262
    8 Andy Lynch 311004
    9 Adam Milner 2530012
    10 Craig Huby 292008
    11 Grant Millington 2760024
    12 Weller Hauraki 3030012
    13 Nathan Massey 231004
    14 Daryl Clark 30160064
    15 Ryan Boyle 30000
    16 Oliver Holmes 3270028
    17 Lee Gilmour 00000
    18 Frankie Mariano 3050020
    19 Scott Wheeldon 2750020
    20 Jamie Ellis 21710048
    21 Ashley Gibson 72008
    22 Richard Owen 560024
    23 Michael Channing 1640016
    24 James Clare 17110044
    25 Daniel Fleming 50000
    26 Liam Finn 2952024
    27 Charlie Martin 00000
    28 Ben Reynolds 20000
    29 Brett Seymour 00000
    30 Jordan Howden 00000
    31 Brad Day 10000
    32 Lee Jewitt 161004
    33 Will Maher 10000
    35 Garreth Carvell 61004
    Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2014

    References
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    29. Super League XIX 2014
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