2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2005, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2005 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the premier Gaelic football competition in 2005. It consisted of 33 teams and began on Saturday 7 May 2005. Few surprises came during the championship with the dominance of the Ulster teams evident once again. Gaelic football’s “Big Three” of this era – Armagh, Kerry, Tyrone – all progressed to the semi-finals.[1][2]

The Championship concluded on Sunday 25 September 2005 when Tyrone defeated Kerry, who were playing in their second consecutive All-Ireland Final, by a scoreline of 1-16 to 2-10. Tyrone had to play ten games (including three replays) in order to win the Championship – more than any other team before or since.

Since the introduction of the so-called “back-door” system a few years ago, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2005 the following system was used.

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a “knock-out” basis. These provincial games were then followed by the “Qualifier” system:

  • Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-finals. An open draw was made to give eight pairings.
  • Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was made to determine the eight pairings.
  • Round 3 Consisted of the 8 winners from Round 2 playing each other in an open draw format.
  • Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was made to determine the four pairings.

The All-Ireland Quarter-finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-finals shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-final.

Provincial championships[edit]

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Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

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Round 1[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

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Round 1[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

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Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

All-Ireland qualifiers[edit]

The losers of the Preliminary round matches and quarter final matches of each provincial championship started the qualifier.

Round 1[edit]

25 June 2005 Louth 1-12 – 1-08 Waterford Drogheda Park, Drogheda
D Clarke 0-5, JP Rooney 1-0, P Matthews, S Lennon 0-2 each, D Devanney, R Carroll, N McDonnell 0-1 each Report L Ó Lionáin 1-1, N Curran 0-4, A Hubbard, G Hurney, S Walsh 0-1 each

25 June 2005 Sligo 0-18 – 0-16 Longford Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Breheny 0-5, S Davey, E O’Hara 0-4 each, D McGarty, D Sloyan, D McTernan, G McGowan 0-1 each Report B Kavanagh, P Bardon 0-5 each, J Martin 0-2, L Keenan, T Smullen, K Mulligan, P Dowd 0-1 each Referee: J. White (Donegal)

25 June 2005 Down 1-11 – 0-07 Fermanagh Páirc Esler, Newry
B Coulter 0-4, R Sexton 1-0, L Doyle 0-2, M Cole, P Murphy, A O’Prey, S Ward, D Gordan 0-1 each Report T Brewster, C Bradley 0-2 each, D Kelly, E Maguire, R Gallagher 0-1 each

26 June 2005 Wicklow 0-12 – 0-16 Donegal Aughrim Park, Aughrim
W O’Gorman 0-4, T Harney, J Daniels 0-2 each, G Duffy, B Ó hAnnaidh, D Smullen, L Glynn 0-1 each Report C McFadden 0-6, B Devenney 0-3, A Sweeney 0-2, N Gallagher, C Toye, B Roper, R Bradley 0-1 each Referee: G. Kinneavey (Galway)

Round 2[edit]

The winners of round 1 were joined by the semi final losers of each provincial championship. The matches would be between a round 2 winner and a provincial championship semi final loser.

2 July 2005 Clare 0-12 – 0-09 Westmeath Cusack Park, Ennis
O O’Dwyer, R Donnelly 0-3 each, E Coughlan 0-2, G Quinlan, P O’Dwyer, D Russell 0-1 each Report Denis Glennon 0-3, A Mangan, David Glennon 0-2 each, P Mulvihill, F Wilson 0-1 each Referee: F. Flynn (Leitrim)

2 July 2005 Down 2-09 – 3-08 Derry Páirc Esler, Newry
B Coulter 1-2, R Sexton 1-0, A Rodgers, D Hughes 0-2 each, P Murphy, R Murtagh, J Clarke 0-1 each Report Paddy Bradley 1-4, E. Muldoon 1-1, E Bradley 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, J McBride 0-1 Referee: S. McCormack (Meath)

9 July 2005 Monaghan 0-17 – 0-12 Wexford St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones
P Finlay, T Freeman 0-4 each, H McElroy 0-3, D Freeman 0-2, G McQuaid, R Ronaghan, N Corrigan, D McKernan 0-1 each Report M Forde 0-7, D Kinsella 0-3, P Curtis, N Lambert 0-1 each Referee: P. McGovern (Galway)

Round 3[edit]

The winners of round 2 contest as the matches from here were lowered to four. Matches were open.

17 July 2005 Sligo 1-13 – 0-11 Clare McHale Park, Castlebar
M Breheny 1-6, J McPartland 0-3, S Davey 0-2, P Naughton, J Davey 0-1 each Report R Donnelly 0-6, P O’Dwyer 0-2, E Coughlan, O O’Dwyer, M O’Dwyer 0-1 each Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

Round 4[edit]

The winners of round 3 were joined by the losers of each provincial championship final. The matches would be between a round 3 winner and the loser of a provincial championship final.

30 July 2005 Mayo 0-11 – 0-08 Cavan Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Moyles, A Dillon, A O’Malley 0-2 each, P Kelly, R McGarrity, C McDonald, J Gill, M McNicholas 0-1 each Report D McCabe, L Reilly 0-3 each, F O’Reilly 0-2 Referee: T. Quigley (Wexford)

30 July 2005 Cork 3-13 – 0-11 Sligo O’Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Hayes 0-4, N O’Leary 0-3, N Murphy, K MacMahon, J Masters 1-0 each, BG O’Sullivan 0-2, D Kavanagh, C McCarthy, M Cronin, P Clifford 0-1 each Report S Davey 0-4, M Breheny 0-3, J McPartland, D Sloyan, B Curran, G McGowan 0-1 each Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)

6 August 2005 Laois 1-11 – 0-11 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
R Munnelly 0-4, B Sheehan 1-1, D Brennan, T Kelly, N Garvan, P Clancy, G Kavanagh, S Kelly 0-1 each Report Paddy Bradley 0-4, P Murphy 0-2, P Kelly, E Bradley, J McBride, M Lynch, E. Muldoon 0-1 each Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

6 August 2005 Tyrone 2-14 – 1-07 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin
S O’Neill 2-6, P Canavan 0-2, D Harte, C Gormley, S Cavanagh, R Mellon, M Penrose 0-1 each Report T Freeman 1-1, H McElroy 0-3, P Finlay 0-2, R Woods 0-1 Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)

All-Ireland[edit]

The provincial champions and the winners of round 4 contested the quarter finals. The quarter final matches would be between a provincial champion and a round 4 winner.

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Championship statistics[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • For the first time since 1992 Kildare vs Westmeath in the Leinster championship.
  • Dublin played Laois in the Leinster final for the first time 1985.
  • In the old system there would have been Kerry vs Galway and Dublin vs Armagh All Ireland semi-finals.

Top scorers[edit]

Season
Single game
Player Tally Opposition
Paddy Bradley (Derry) 1-10 Monaghan
Stephen O’Neill (Tyrone) 2-06 Monaghan
Hugh McElroy (Monaghan) 1-09 London
Niall Curran (Waterford) 1-08 Clare
Colm Cooper (Kerry) 2-05 Limerick

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