2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates 7 May - 25 September 2005
Teams 33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Tyrone (2nd win)
Captain Brian Dooher
Manager Mickey Harte
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain Darran O'Sullivan
Manager Jack O'Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Armagh
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played 65
Goals total 115 (1.77 per game)
Points total 1533 (23.58 per game)
Top Scorer Stephen O'Neill (5-49)
Player of the Year Stephen O'Neill
2004
2006

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 Sunday 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.

Format

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:

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.

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
 Clare 2-14  
 Waterford 2-10      Clare 0-06  
          Cork 0-18  
            Cork 0-11
            Kerry 1-11
          Limerick 0-10
 Tipperary 0-13      Kerry 2-10    
 Kerry 2-22  

29 May 2005
1st Round
Kerry 2-22 - 0-13 Tipperary
Report

29 May 2005
1st Round
Clare 2-14 - 2-10 Waterford
R Donnelly 1-6, E Coughlan 1-3, O O' Dwyer 0-2, D Russell, P O'Dwyer, S Hickey 0-1 each Report N Curran 1-8, G Hurney 1-1, S Briggs 0-1

12 June 2005
Semi-Final
Cork 0-18 - 0-06 Clare
Report

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Kerry 2-10 - 0-10 Limerick
C Cooper 2-5, E Fitzmaurice, L Hassett, D O Cinneide, S Moynihan, B Sheehan 0-1 each Report M Gavin 0-7, S Lavin, C Mullane, C Fitzgerald 0-1 each.

10 July 2005
Final
Kerry 1-11 - 0-11 Cork
D O'Sullivan 1-0, C Cooper, T Ò Sè, D Ò Cinnèide 0-2 each, MF Russell, L Hassett, M Ò Sè, E Brosnan, D Ò Sè 0-1 each. Report J Masters 0-3,J Hayes, M Ò Crònìn 0-2 each, F Goold, C McCarthy, N O'Leary, P Clifford 0-1 each.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Round 1 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
 Offaly 1-15  
 Louth 1-06      Offaly 1-08  
          Laois 1-10  
            Laois 0-21  
 Wicklow 2-12        Kildare 0-09  
 Kildare 1-17      Kildare 0-14  
          Westmeath 0-11  
            Laois 0-13
 Dublin 2-23        Dublin 0-14
 Longford 0-10      Dublin 1-12  
          Meath 1-10  
            Dublin 1-17  
            Wexford 2-10  
          Wexford 3-12       
          Carlow 2-13       
      

7 May 2005
1st Round
Offaly 1-15 - 1-06 Louth
Report

15 May 2005
1st Round
Kildare 1-17 - 2-12 Wicklow
J Doyle 0-7, T Fennin 1-3, E Callaghan 0-3, M Foley, R Sweeney, K Brennan, K Ennis 0-1 each Report P Earls 1-6, T Harney 1-1, W O'Gorman 0-2, D Dillon, L Glynn, A Ellis 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: F. Flynn (Leitrim)

15 May 2005
1st Round
Dublin 2-23 - 0-10 Longford
C Keaney 1-4, A Brogan 1-3, T Quinn 0-5, B Cullen, S Ryan, M Vaughan 0-2 each, J Sherlock, C Moran, C Goggins, C Whelan, D O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report P Davis 0-7, J Martin, B Kavanagh, N Sheridan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

29 May 2005
Quarter-Final
Kildare 0-14 - 0-11 Westmeath
J Doyle 0-6, T Fennin 0-4, M Foley, D Earley, R Sweeney, D McCormack 0-1 each Report D Dolan 0-7, A Mangan, Wilson, P Mulvihill, Paul Conway 0-1 each

29 May 2005
Quarter-Final
Laois 1-10 - 1-08 Offaly
R Munnelly 1-4, C Conway 0-2, P Clancy, N Garvan, D Brennan, K Fitzpatrick 0-1 each Report M Daly 1-1, N Coughlan 0-2, C Quinn, N McNamee, P Kelleghan, J Coughlan, J Reynolds 0-1 each

5 June 2005
Quarter-Final
Dublin 1-12 - 1-10 Meath
B Cahill 0-1, A Brogan 1-3, B Cullen 0-1, C Keaney 0-3, T Quinn 0-1, S Connell 0-1, M Vaughan 0-2 Report J Sheridan 1-0, B Farrell 0-4, G Geraghty 0-3, N Crawford, N Kelly, D Regan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

5 June 2005
Quarter-Final
Wexford 3-12 - 2-13 Carlow
M Forde 1-6, D Fogarty 1-1, PJ Banville 1-0, D Breen, R Barry, S Cullen, P Colfer, D Kinsella 0-1 each Report S Rea 1-5, M Carpenter 1-0, P Hickey 0-2, T Walsh, B Carberry 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. McKee (Armagh)

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Laois 0-21 - 0-09 Kildare
R Munnelly 0-7, B Brennan 0-4, C Conway 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, K Fitzpatrick, N Garvan, B McDonald 0-1 each Report D McCormack, J Doyle 0-2 each, M Foley, T Fennin, S McKenzie Smith 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Geaney (Cork)

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Dublin 1-17 - 2-10 Wexford
T Quinn 0-10, J Sherlock 1-0, C Whelan, C Moran 0-2 each, A Brogan, B Cullen, C Keaney 0-1 each Report P.J. Banville 1-2, R Barry 1-1, K Kennedy 0-2, D Fogarty, J Hudson 0-1 each

17 July 2005
Final
Dublin 0-14 - 0-13 Laois
Report

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
      
          Monaghan 2-08  
          Derry 1-17  
            Derry 0-10  
            Armagh 1-11  
          Donegal 1-10  
 Fermanagh 1-07      Armagh 3-11  
 Armagh 2-12        Armagh 0-13
            Tyrone 0-11
          Down 1-06  
          Tyrone 1-13  
            Tyrone 3-19  
            Cavan 0-07  
          Antrim 2-06       
          Cavan 1-15       
      

15 May 2005
1st Round
Armagh 2-12 - 1-07 Fermanagh
Report
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

22 May 2005
Quarter-Final
Tyrone 1-13 - 1-06 Down
M Penrose 1-1, O Mulligan 0-3, S O'Neill, P Canavan, S Cavanagh 0-2 each, P Jordan, R Mellon, E McGinley 0-1 each Report B Coulter 1-1, A Rodgers 0-3, L Doyle 0-2

29 May 2005
Quarter-Final
Cavan 0-11 - 0-11 Antrim
Report

4 June 2005
Quarter-Final Replay
Cavan 1-15 - 2-06 Antrim
Report

5 June 2005
Quarter-Final
Derry 1-17 - 2-08 Monaghan
Paddy Bradley 1-10, E Muldoon 0-3, P Murphy 0-2, C Devlin, Patsy Bradley 0-1 each Report S McManus 1-1, H McElroy 1-0, P Finlay 0-3, D Freeman 0-2, T Freeman, S Gollogly 0-1 each
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

12 June 2005
Quarter-Final
Armagh 0-12 - 0-12 Donegal
R Clarke 0-3, Aaron Kernan, O McConville, S McDonnell, Brian Mallon 0-2 each, P McGrane 0-1, Report C McFadden 0-5, Adrian Sweeney 0-4, C Toye, B Roper, B Devenney 0-1 each
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)

18 June 2005
Quarter-Final Replay
Armagh 3-11 - 1-10 Donegal
S McDonnell 1-3, R Clarke 1-1, M Mackin 1-0, A Kernan 0-3, M O'Rourke 0-2, O McConville, A O'Rourke 0-1 each Report B Devenney 1-4, C McFadden 0-6
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Tyrone 0-10 - 1-07 Cavan
S O'Neill 0-4, P Canavan 0-3, R McMenamin 0-2, O Mulligan 0-1 Report J O'Reilly 1-1, L Reilly 0-3, M Cahill, F O'Reilly, Lyng 0-1 each
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

25 June 2005
Semi-Final Replay
Tyrone 3-19 - 0-07 Cavan
P Canavan 1-7, S O'Neill 1-5, P Jordan 1-1, C Gormley 0-2, S Cavanagh, M Penrose 0-1 each Report J O'Reilly 0-3, M McKeever 0-2, M Lyng, F O'Reilly 0-1 each
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Armagh 1-11 - 0-10 Derry
A Kernan 0-4, B Mallon, S McDonnell 0-2 each, M O'Rourke, O McConville, R Clarke 0-1 each Report Paddy Bradley 0-5, E Bradley 0-2, P Murphy, M Lynch, E Muldoon 0-1 each
Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)

10 July 2005
Final
Armagh 2-08 - 0-14 Tyrone
S McDonnell 1-2, O McConville 1-1, A Kernan, P McGrane, R Clarke, B Mallon, J McEntee 0-1 each Report S O'Neill 0-10, B Dooher 0-2, C Gormley, S Cavanagh 0-1 each

23 July 2005
Final Replay
Armagh 0-13 - 0-11 Tyrone
O McConville 0-4, R Clarke 0-3, A Kernan, S McDonnell 0-2 each, B Mallon, P McKeever 0-1 each Report S O'Neill 0-5, R McMenamin, D Harte, B Dooher, B McGuigan, M Penrose, R Mallon 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M. Collins (Cork)

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
 Sligo 0-09  
 Leitrim 1-11      Leitrim 1-08  
 New York 0-06      Galway 1-11  
 Galway 3-14        Galway 0-10
            Mayo 0-08
          Mayo 1-16
 London 1-08      Roscommon 0-11    
 Roscommon 0-12  

15 May 2005
1st Round
Galway 3-14 - 0-06 New York
M Meehan 2-2, P Clancy 1-2, M Clancy 0-3, J Bergin, M Donnellan, P Joyce 0-2 each, S Walsh 0-1. Report PJ Ward 0-4, M Keaveney, M Mitchell 0-1 each

22 May 2005
1st Round
Leitrim 1-11 - 0-09 Sligo
J Goldrick 1-0, J Glancy, D Maxwell, Michael Foley 0-3 each, D Duignan 0-2, Report M Breheny 0-3, J Davey, S Davey 0-2 each, A Marren, J McPartland 0-1 each

29 May 2005
1st Round
Roscommon 0-12 - 1-08 London
G Heneghan 0-5, S Lohan, E Kenny 0-2 each, S O'Neill, M Finneran, G Cox 0-1 each Report B Solan 0-5, S McInerney 1-0, S Hehir, J Coffey, S Doran 0-1 each

12 June 2005
Semi-Final
Galway 1-11 - 1-08 Leitrim
Report

19 June 2005
Semi-Final
Mayo 1-16 - 0-11 Roscommon
C Mortimer 1-4, BJ Padden 0-3, A Moran, C McDonald, T Mortimer 0-2 each, S Carolan, A Dillon, James Gill 0-1 each Report G Heneghan 0-5, G Cox 0-2, M Ryan, J Rogers, F Grehan, J Dunning 0-1 each

10 July 2005
Final
Galway 0-10 - 0-08 Mayo
M Donnellan 0-4, P Joyce, M Meehan 0-2 each, K Comer, D Savage 0-1 each Report C Mortimer 0-4, G Ruane, C McDonald, A Dillon, BJ Padden 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: J. Gainey

All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

All-Ireland series

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Kerry 2-15
Mayo 0-18
Kerry 1-19
Cork 0-9
Cork 2-14
Galway 2-11
Tyrone 1-16
Kerry 2-10
Armagh 2-17
Laois 1-11
Armagh 1-12
Tyrone 1-13
Tyrone 2-18
Dublin 1-14

Quarter-finals

7 August 2005
Quarter-Final
Kerry 2-15 - 0-18 Mayo
C Cooper 1-1, D Ó Sé 1-0, MF Russell, P Galvin 0-3 each, E Brosnan 0-2, A O'Mahony, W Kirby, L Hassett, D O'Sullivan, M Ó Sé, D O Cinneide 0-1 each, Report C McDonald 0-6, A O'Malley 0-5, A Dillon 0-4, B Moran, A Moran, D Heaney 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: B. Crowe (Cavan)

7 August 2005
Quarter-Final
Cork 2-14 - 2-11 Galway
BJ O'Sullivan, J Hayes 1-3 each, J Masters 0-3, A Lynch 0-2, E Sexton, K McMahon, P Clifford 0-1 each Report M Meehan 2-2, P Joyce 0-7, S Armstrong 0-2
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

13 August 2005
Quarter-Final
Tyrone 1-14 - 1-14 Dublin
Report

20 August 2005
Quarter-Final
Armagh 2-17 - 1-11 Laois
S McDonnell 1-5, O McConville 1-3, R Clarke 0-3, A Kernan, M O'Rourke 0-2 each, P McGrane, J McEntee 0-1 each Report B Brennan 1-1, R Munnelly 0-4, B Sheehan 0-3, P Clancy, S Kelly, C Conway 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Geaney (Cork)

27 August 2005
Quarter-Final Replay
Tyrone 2-18 - 1-14 Dublin
O Mulligan 1-7, S O'Neill 1-3, B Dooher 0-3, S Cavanagh, R Mellon 0-2 each, B McGuigan 0-1, Report C Keaney 0-4, T Quinn 0-3, D Farrell 1-0, A Brogan 0-2, S Ryan, C Moran, B Cullen, J Sherlock, S Connell 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: G. O Conamha (Galway)

Semi-finals

28 August 2005
Semi-Final
Kerry 1-19 - 0-09 Cork
E Brosnan 1-2, C Cooper 0-5, P Galvin 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, D Ó Cinneide, M McCarthy, L Hassett, T Ó Sé, A O'Mahony, W Kirby, MF Russell 0-1 each Report J Masters, K McMahon, P Clifford, J Hayes 0-2 each, A Lynch 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)

4 September 2005
Semi-Final
Tyrone 1-13 - 1-12 Armagh
S O'Neill 1-4, O Mulligan 0-3, S Cavanagh, P Canavan 0-2 each, R McMenamin, S Sweeney 0-1 each Report S McDonnell 1-3, O McConville 0-3, A Kernan 0-2, K McGeeney, R Clarke, B Mallon 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

Final

25 September 2005
Final
Kerry 2-10 - 1-16 Tyrone
C Cooper 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 1-1, T Ó Sé 1-0, D Ó Sé, E Brosnan 0-2 each Report O Mulligan 0-5, P Canavan 1-1, B McGuigan, S O'Neill 0-3 each, R Mellon 0-2, P Jordan, B Dooher 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,112
Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)

Statistics

Top scorers

Season
Player County Scores Total
Stephen O'Neill Tyrone 5-49 64
Paddy Bradley Derry 2-29 35
Colm Cooper Kerry 4-22 34
Steven McDonnell Armagh 4-21 33
Tomás Quinn Dublin 1-29 32
Ross Munnelly Laois 1-24 27
Hugh McElroy Monaghan 3-17 26
Eoin Mulligan Tyrone 2-20 26
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

References

  1. Keys, Colm (3 September 2005). "Why Gaelic's BIG THREE dwarf the rest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2005.
  2. Keys, Colm (2 February 2005). "Kernan fears end is nigh for Armagh stars". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 February 2005. Armagh will be on a bookies shortlist of three with Kerry and Tyrone for All-Ireland glory this year, but he fears his team's longevity is not guaranteed.