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:

• 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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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All-Ireland qualifiers

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

Round 1

Round 2

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.

Round 3

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

Round 4

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.

All-Ireland series

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.

	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

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Semi-finals

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Final

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

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Trophy Leinster Connacht Munster Ulster Records and statistics Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Losing players Winning teams Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Finals 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Connacht Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship