1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	5 May 1985 - 22 September 1985
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (29 win)
Captain	Páidí Ó Sé
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	Brian Mullins
Manager	Kevin Heffernan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	37
Top Scorer	Barney Rock (3-28)
Player of the Year	Jack O'Shea
← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 99th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1985 and ended on 22 September 1985.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 22 September 1985, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 2-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their 29th All-Ireland title and their second championship in succession.

Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 3-28. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

2 June 1985 Quarter-final	London	0-10 - 1-15	Roscommon	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	R O'Dwyer 0-2, B Grealish 0-2, P Larkin 0-1, M Collins 0-1, J McPartlan 0-1, K McAllister 0-1, B Vaughan 0-1, J Archbold 0-1.		T McManus 0-5, P Earley 0-4, G Emmet 1-0, E McManus 0-3, P McNeill 0-2, S Hayden 0-1.	Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

2 June 1985 Quarter-final	Sligo	2-3 - 1-6	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	M McCarrick 1-0, J Kearins 1-0, T Mahon 0-3.		B Doyle 1-0, F Flynn 0-3, J Ward 0-1, K McKeown 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1.	Referee: J Hopkins (Mayo)

16 June 1985 Quarter-final replay	Leitrim	3-7 - 0-11	Sligo	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	B Doyle 2-1, J Martin 1-1, S McManus 0-2, J Reynolds 0-2, F Holohan 0-1.		T Mahon 0-5, S Durkin 0-3, J Kearns 0-1, R Henneberry 0-1, J Kent 0-1.	Referee: S McMenamon (Galway)

Semi-finals

16 June 1985 Semi-final	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-11	Galway	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	D Earley 0-5, P Earley 0-3, T McManus 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1.		S Joyce 0-6, B O'Donnell 0-2, B Brennan 0-2, G McManus 0-1.	Referee: M Kearns (Sligo)

23 June 1985 Semi-final	Leitrim	0-5 - 2-11	Mayo	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	M Martin 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1, M Quinn 0-1.		H Gavin 1-3, E McHale 1-1, K McStay 0-2, N Durkin 0-2, WJ Padden 0-1, D McGrath 0-1, D Flanagan 0-1.	Referee: S Mullaney (Roscommon)

30 June 1985 Semi-final replay	Galway	1-12 - 1-14	Roscommon	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	J Purcell 1-1, S Joyce 0-4, B Brennan 0-3, T Tierney 0-3, R Flaherty 0-1.		P Earley 0-5, T O'Brien 1-0, T McManus 0-3, E McManus Snr. 0-3, D Earley 0-3.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M Kearns (Sligo)

Final

14 July 1985 Final	Roscommon	0-8 - 2-11	Mayo	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	D Earley 0-5, T McManus 0-1, S Hayden 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		K McStay 0-7, N Durcan 1-1, S Lowry 1-0, E McHale 0-2, H Gavin 0-1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: M Kearns (Sligo)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Roscommon

1-15

London

0-10

Roscommon

0-11 1-14

Galway

0-11 1-12

Mayo

2-11

Leitrim

1-06 3-07

Roscommon

0-08

Sligo

2-03 0-11

Mayo

2-11

Leitrim

0-05

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

5 May 1985 Preliminary round	Kildare	1-11 - 0-9	Wicklow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	L Tompkins 0-6, M Moore 1-0, B Donovan 0-2, S Fahy 0-1, C Moran 0-1, P Farrell 0-1.		P Baker 0-5, K Baker 0-3, C Murpjy 0-1.	Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)

19 May 1985 Preliminary round	Carlow	3-11 - 1-4	Westmeath	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Quirke 2-0, W Doyle 1-3, L Canavan 0-5, K Madden 0-2, L Kearns 0-1.		E Tuite 1-2, S Hanratty 0-2.	Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare)

26 May 1985 Preliminary round	Longford	0-14 - 3-8	Wexford	Pearse Park, Longford
	J McCormack 0-4, K O'Rourke 0-3, F McNamee 0-2, E McCormack 0-2, M O'Hraa 0-1, M Duggan 0-1, D Barry 0-1.		M Hanrick 2-1, E Mahon 0-4, S Fitzhnery 1-0, J McGovern 0-1, G Byrne 0-1, L Rafter 0-1.

Quarter-finals

2 June 1985 Quarter-final	Meath	0-13 - 0-7	Kildare	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	L Smith 0-4, C O'Rourke 0-3, JJ McCormack 0-2, M McCabe 0-2, G McEntee 0-1, B Flynn 0-1.		L Tompkins 0-3, S Fahy 0-2, P Farrell 0-1, B o'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

9 June 1985 Quarter-final	Carlow	1-7 - 2-8	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	W Doyle 1-1, L Canavan 0-3, J Owens 0-1, J Hayden 0-1, K Madden 0-1.		G Lalor 1-2, W Brennan 1-0, G Browne 0-2, N Prendergast 0-1, C Browne 0-1, S Dempsey 0-1, C Maguire 0-1.	Referee: C Buckley (Offaly)

16 June 1985 Quarter-final	Wexford	0-6 - 4-13	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
	L Rafter 0-2, G Byrne 0-2, T Foran 0-1, E Mahon 0-1.		B Rock 2-4, T Carr 1-3, J Caffrey 1-0, C Duff 0-2, J Ronayne 0-1, J McNally 0-1, P Canavan 0-1, A McCaul 0-1.	Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

16 June 1985 Quarter-final	Offaly	3-16 - 1-8	Louth	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	P Brady 1-3, J Guinan 1-2, P Spollen 0-5, P Dunne 1-1, B Lowry 0-3, J Mooney 0-2.		E Judge 1-0, J McDonnell 0-3, M McCann 0-2, R Culhane 0-1, M McDermott 0-1, John McDonnell 0-1.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Semi-finals

30 June 1985 Semi-final	Laois	2-11 - 0-7	Meath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	W Brennan 1-0, P Doran 1-0, L Irwin 0-3, C Maguire 0-3, G Lalor 0-2, J Costello 0-1, C Browne 0-1, G Browne 0-1.		B Flynn 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-1, G McEntee 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, A Crickley 0-1, F Murtagh 0-1.	Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

7 July 1985 Semi-final	Offaly	0-10 - 2-13	Dublin	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	B Lowry 0-8, P Dunne 0-1, J Guinan 0-1.		T Conroy 1-1, J McNally 1-1, B Rock 0-3, T Carr 0-3, A McCaul 0-3, J Ronyane 0-1, K Duff 0-1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Final

28 July 1985 Final	Dublin	0-10 - 0-4	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 0-6, A McCaul 0-2, T Carr 0-1, J Ronayne 0-1.		W Brennan 0-1, C Maguire 0-1, L Irwin 0-1, G Browne 0-1.	Attendance: 33,425 Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Preliminary Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Wexford

3-08

Longford

0-14

Dublin

4-13

Wexford

0-06

Dublin

2-13

Offaly

0-10

Offaly

3-16

Louth

1-08

Dublin

0-10

Carlow

3-11

Laois

0-4

Westmeath

1-04

Laois

2-08

Carlow

1-07

Laois

2-11

Kildare

1-11

Meath

0-07

Wicklow

0-09

Meath

0-13

Kildare

0-07

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

26 May 1985 Quarter-final	Waterford	0-7 - 2-10	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E O'Brien 0-4, J Maher 0-2, R Prendeville 0-1.		T Quaid 1-0, F Ryan 1-0, T Cummins 0-3, A Shanahan 0-2, D Fitzgibbon 0-2, D Kiely 0-1, M Quish 0-1, P Barrett 0-1.	Referee: C O'Connor (Cork)

9 June 1985 Quarter-final	Clare	1-7 - 0-10	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	T Tubridy 1-0, N Roche 0-2, P McNamar 0-2, N Normoyle 0-1, S Burke 0-1, M Gardiner 0-1.		F Hickey 0-5, M O'Riordan 0-2, L Stokes 0-1, B Burke 0-1, B Conway 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry)

16 June 1985 Quarter-final replay	Tipperary	2-12 - 2-9 (aet)	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F Kelly 0-11, L Stokes 1-1, D Foley 1-0.		P Burke 2-0, J Killeen 0-3, S Moloney 0-2, N Normoyle 0-2, J McGrtah 0-1, S Burke 0-1.	Referee: T Sugrue (Cork)

Semi-finals

23 June 1985 Semi-final	Kerry	2-18 - 0-9	Limerick	Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel
	M Sheehy 0-7, J O'Shea 2-0, P Spillane 0-4, D Moran 0-3, J Kennedy 0-2, T Dowd 0-1, T Doyle 0-1.		M Quish 0-5, A Shanahan 0-2, T Browne 0-1, T Cummins 0-1.	Referee: M Griffin (Clare)

23 June 1985 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-10 - 4-19	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	F Kelly 1-8, R Lannigan 0-1, B Burke 0-1.		D Barry 2-7, C O'Neill 1-4, T O'Sullivan 1-4, D Culloty 0-1, J Boylan 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, T Nation 0-1.	Referee: P Lane (Limerick)

Final

21 July 1985 Final	Cork	0-11 - 2-11	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Kerrigan 0-2, B Coffet 0-2, D Barry 0-2, C O'Neill 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, T Nation 0-1, M Beston 0-1.		M Sheehy 1-3, E Liston 1-2, P Spillane 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, D Moran 0-1, T Dowd 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.	Attendance: 28,524 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Limerick

2-10

Waterford

0-07

Kerry

2-18

Limerick

0-09

Kerry

2-11

Tipperary

0-10 2-12

Cork

0-11

Clare

1-07 2-09

Cork

4-19

Tipperary

1-10

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

19 May 1985 Preliminary round	Donegal	2-12 - 2-8	Down	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
	M McHugh 1-7, K Keeney 1-1, S Maguire 0-1, Séamus Bonnar 0-1, M Lafferty 0-1, J McMullan 0-1.		L Heaney 1-0, J McCartan 1-0, A Rodgers 0-3, B Mason 0-3, P O'Rourke 0-1, A Quiery 0-1.	Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

26 May 1985 Quarter-final	Cavan	0-9 - 0-5	Antrim	Breffni Park, Cavan
	D Donohoe 0-3, D McDonnell 0-2, S Cole 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, P Kiernan 0-1, F Costello 0-1.		S Mulvenna 0-1, D Armstrong 0-1, R McGuckian 0-1, P Cunningham 0-1, D McCann 0-1.	Referee: K Cassidy (Derry)

2 June 1985 Quarter-final	Derry	1-9 - 1-8	Tyrone	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
	T McGuckian 0-4, DEclan McNicholl 1-0, Dermot McNicholl 0-2, C McKee 0-1, P Mackle 0-1, D Barton 0-1.		M Mallon 1-3, D Muldoon 0-3, E McKenna 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1.	Referee: M Greenan (Cavan)

9 June 1985 Quarter-final	Armagh	2-13 - 0-5	Fermanagh	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	G Houlihan 2-2, J Corvan 0-3, C Harney 0-2, B Canavan 0-2, J Kernan 0-1, K McNally 0-1, D Seeley 0-1, J Kernan 0-1.		P McGinnity 0-3, D Corrigan 0-2.	Referee: M Cranney (Down)

16 June 1985 Quarter-final	Monaghan	1-14 - 0-7	Donegal	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
	E McEneaney 0-8, E Murphy 1-0, D Byrne 0-3, E Hughes 0-2, R McCarron 0-1.		M McHugh 0-6, M Griffin 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

Semi-finals

23 June 1985 Semi-final	Cavan	0-7 - 0-11	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	D Donohoe 0-4, B Tierney 0-2, R Cullivan 0-1.		J Irwin 0-2, D Cassidy 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, D Barton 0-1, E McElhinney 0-1, Declan McNicholl 0-1, E Young 0-1, T McGuckian 0-1, C McKee 0-1.	Referee: K Murray (Monaghan)

30 June 1985 Semi-final	Monaghan	0-10 - 0-10	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
	E Hughes 0-3, E McEneaney 0-2, G McCarville 0-2, H Clerkin 0-1, R McCarron 0-1, B Beggan 0-1.		D Seeley 0-4, B Canavan 0-2, J McCorry 0-1, A Short 0-1, G Houlihan 0-1, J Corvan 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh)

7 July 1985 Semi-final replay	Monaghan	1-11 - 2-7	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
	R McCarron 0-7, E McEneaney 1-2, E Hughes 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.		J Corvan 1-5, P Rafferty 1-0, F McMahon 0-1, J Kernan 0-1.	Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh) and M Greenan (Cavan)

Final

21 July 1985 Final	Monaghan	2-9 - 0-8	Derry	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	E McEneaney 2-4, E Hughes 0-2, N O'Dowd 0-1, E Murphy 0-1, R McCarron 0-1.		T McGuckian 0-5, B Kealey 0-1, E Rafferty 0-1, D Burton 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M Greenan (Cavan)

Preliminary Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Donegal

1-07

Down

2-08

Monaghan

1-14

Down

0-07

Monaghan

0-10 1-11

Armagh

0-10 2-07

Armagh

2-13

Fermanagh

0-05

Monaghan

2-09

Derry

0-08

Tyrone

1-08

Derry

1-09

Cavan

0-07

Derry

0-11

Cavan

0-09

Antrim

0-05

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

11 August 1985 Semi-final	Kerry	1-12 - 2-9	Monaghan	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Sheehy 0-4, P Spillane 0-3, G Power 1-0, J O'Shea 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, E Liston 0-1, T Dowd 0-1.		E McEneaney 0-5, E Murphy 1-0, R McCarron 0-3, M O'Dowd 1-0, E Hughes 0-1.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

18 August 1985 Semi-final	Dublin	1-13 - 1-13	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 1-7, C Redmond 0-2, T Conroy 0-1, J Kearns 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, N Cafferty 0-1.		K McStay 0-6, N Durcan 1-0, TJ Kilgallon 0-3, WJ Padden 0-1, P Brogan 0-1, W Fitzpatrick 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.	Attendance: 40,295 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

25 August 1985 Semi-final replay	Kerry	2-9 - 0-9	Monaghan	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Power 1-1, M Sheehy 0-4, E Liston 1-0, P Spillane 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1.		E McEneaney 0-5, R McCarron 0-2, M O'Dowd 0-1, B Murray 0-1.	Attendance: 53,529 Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

8 September 1985 Semi-final replay	Dublin	2-12 - 1-7	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	K Duff 2-0, B Rock 0-5, J Kearns 0-4, J Ronayne 0-1, B Mullins 0-1, T Conroy 0-1.		P Brogan 1-1, K McStay 0-4, F Noone 0-1, N Durcan 0-1.	Attendance: 64,132 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

22 September 1985 Final	Kerry	2-12 - 2-8	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J O'Shea 1-3, T O'Dowd 1-1, M Sheehy 0-3, T Doyle 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, P Spillane 0-2 D Moran 0-1.		J McNally 2-0, B Rock 0-3, T Conroy 0-2, J Kearns 0-2, T Carr 0-1.	Attendance: 69,289

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Kerry vs Limerick game was the first meeting between the teams since 1970.
For the 1st time since 1955 both All Ireland semi-finals went to a replay and ended in draws the first day.

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Barney Rock	Dublin	3-28	37	6	6.16
2	Eamonn McEneaney	Monaghan	3-26	35	6	5.83
3	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1-21	24	5	4.80
4	Franny Kelly	Tipperary	1-19	22	2	11.00
5	Kevin McStay	Mayo	0-19	19	4	4.75
6	Martin McHugh	Donegal	1-13	16	2	8
6	Jack O'Shea	Kerry	3-7	16	5	3.20
8	Dave Barry	Cork	2-9	15	2	7.50
8	Ray McCarron	Monaghan	0-15	15	6	2.50
10	Pat Spillane	Kerry	0-14	14	5	2.80

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dave Barry	Cork	2-7	13	Tipperary
2	Franny Kelly	Tipperary	1-8	11	Cork
2	Franny Kelly	Tipperary	0-11	11	Clare
4	Barney Rock	Dublin	2-4	10	Wexford
	Eamonn McEneaney	Monaghan	2-4	10	Derry
	Martin McHugh	Donegal	1-7	10	Down
	Barney Rock	Dublin	1-7	10	Mayo
8	Ger Houlahan	Armagh	2-2	8	Fermanagh
	John Corvan	Armagh	1-5	8	Monaghan
	Brendan Lowry	Offaly	0-8	8	Dublin
	Eamonn McEneaney	Monaghan	0-8	8	Donegal

References

↑ O'Connor, Christy (18 September 2016). "'This team are no different to us... They wear the Dublin jersey with huge pride'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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