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.
Results
Quarter-finals
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
Semi-finals
Limerick
0-10 - 2-10
Kerry
M Gavin 0-7, S Lavin, C Mullane, C Fitzgerald 0-1 each.
Report
C Cooper 2-5, E Fitzmaurice, L Hassett, D O Cinneide, S Moynihan, B Sheehan 0-1 each
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.
Referee: D. Coldrick (
Meath )
Round 1
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Michael Hughes
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
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
Quarter-finals
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
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
Attendance: 35485
Referee: Michael Collins (
Cork )
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
Wexford
3-12 - 2-10
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
Semi-finals
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
Referee: J. Geaney (
Cork )
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
Quarter-finals
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
4 June 2005 Quarter-Final Replay
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
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
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
Referee: M. Deegan (
Laois )
Semi-finals
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
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
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
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
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
Referee: M. Collins (
Cork )
Quarter-finals
New York
0-06 - 3-14
Galway
PJ Ward 0-4, M Keaveney, M Mitchell 0-1 each
Report
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.
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
London
1-08 - 0-12
Roscommon
B Solan 0-5, S McInerney 1-0, S Hehir, J Coffey, S Doran 0-1 each
Report
G Heneghan 0-5, S Lohan, E Kenny 0-2 each, S O'Neill, M Finneran, G Cox 0-1 each
Semi-finals
Roscommon
0-11 - 1-16
Mayo
G Heneghan 0-5, G Cox 0-2, M Ryan, J Rogers, F Grehan, J Dunning 0-1 each
Report
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
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
All-Ireland qualifiers
The losers of the Preliminary round matches and quarter final matches of each provincial championship started the qualifier.
Round 1
Louth v Waterford
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
Sligo v Longford
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 )
Down v Fermanagh
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
Wicklow v Donegal
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
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.
Clare v Westmeath
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 )
Down v Derry
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 )
Monaghan v Wexford
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
The winners of round 2 contest as the matches from here were lowered to four. Matches were open.
Sligo v Clare
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
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.
Mayo v Cavan
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 )
Cork v Sligo
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 )
Laois v Derry
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 )
Tyrone v Monaghan
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 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.
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
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
Referee: M. Deegan (
Laois )
13 August 2005 Quarter-Final
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
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
Referee: G. O Conamha (
Galway )
Semi-finals
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
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
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
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
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
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