2005 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

2005 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork
Captain	Michael Prout
Manager	Mossie Barrett
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Meath
Captain	Stephen Dillon
Manager	Dessie Hamilton
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Sligo
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The 2005 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Traditionally the four provincial championship winners face each other at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

As the Ulster GAA council did not hold a provincial championship, the fourth semi-final spot was filled by overseas representatives London.

Cork's victory in the final against Meath on 30 July, was the county's 13th in the history of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. ^[1]

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

Cork v Kerry

13 July 2005 [2] Final	Cork	2-13 - 0-08	Kerry	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D. Goulding 0-5 (2f), P. Dunlea 0-4 (2f), A. O'Connor, G. Spillane 1-0 each, J. Russell 0-2, M. Prout, J. Buckley 0-1 each		Darren O'Sullivan 0-3 (2f), M. Corridan, D. Geaney, M. Murphy, K. Foley, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1 each	Referee: B. Tyrrell (Tipperary)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Meath v Louth

6 July 2005 [3] Final	Meath	1-09 - 0-05	Louth	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
	R. Maguire 1-1, B. Lynch (1f), I. McManus (2f) 0-2 each, S. Dillon, G. McCullagh, J.L. McGee, C. Brennan 0-1 each		D. Reid (2f), C. Kelly (1f) 0-2 each, C. Grimes 0-1	Referee: G. McCormack (Dublin)

GK 1 John Curry (Ballinabrackey) RCB 2 Trevor Bannon (Ballinabrackey) FB 3 Ciarán McLoughlin (Wolfe Tones) LCB 4 Paddy Nugent (Carnaross) RHB 5 Barry Kieran (Meath Hill) CHB 6 John Donoghue (Moynalvey) LHB 7 Gordon Hynes (Duleek) MF 8 Jim Gallagher (Gaeil Colmcille) MF 9 Stephen Dillon (Syddan) (c) RHF 10 Peter Curran (Duleek) CHF 11 Ian McManus (Curraha) LHF 12 Ger McCullagh (Ratoath) RCF 13 Rory Maguire (Longwood) FF 14 Barry Lynch (Kilmainham) LCF 15 John L. McGee (Carnaross) Substitutes: 16 Conor Brennan (Dunsany) for Gallagher 17 Wayne Reilly (Drumconrath) for McManus 18 Keith Hamilton (Boardsmill) for Curran 19 John Bruton (Kilbride) for McGee 20 Ian Mullen (St Colmcille's) for Kieran Manager: Dessie Hamilton

GK 1 Seán Connor (St Patrick's) RCB 2 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's) FB 3 Derek Shevlin (Dreadnots) LCB 4 Andrew Tinley (St Nicholas) RHB 5 Trevor Baylon (Westerns) CHB 6 Owen Zamboglou (St Patrick's) LHB 7 Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels) MF 8 Paul Kirk (St Bride's) MF 9 Mick Fanning (Naomh Máirtín) RHF 10 Ray Kelly (St Bride's) CHF 11 Cormac Malone (Na Piarsaigh) LHF 12 David Boylan (Oliver Plunketts) RCF 13 Damien Connor (St Patrick's) FF 14 Colin Kelly (Dreadnots) LCF 15 David Reid (Mattock Rangers) Substitutes: 16 David Bracken (Glen Emmets) for C. Kelly 17 Mark McGeown (Clan na Gael) for Connor 18 Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Boylan 19 Colm McGuinness (Kilkerley Emmets) for Malone 20 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's) for Kirk Manager: Val Andrews

Connacht Junior Football Championship

Sligo v Mayo

13 May 2005 [4] Final	Sligo	0-12 - 0-11	Mayo	Fr. O'Hara Memorial Park, Charlestown
				Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

Meath v London

16 July 2005 [5]	Meath	1-18 - 0-06	London	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	R. Maguire 1-4, P. Curran, J.L. McGee 0-3 each, G. McCullagh, I. McManus, B. Lynch 0-2 each, W. Reilly, I. Mullen 0-1 each		N. Clinton 0-4, A. Hanley, P. Fitzmaurice 0-1 each	Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)

Cork v Sligo

22 July 2005 [6]	Cork	0-10 - 0-07	Sligo	St Brendan's Park, Birr
	D. Goulding 0-6 (2f), S. Hayes 0-2, P. Dunlea (1f), S. O'Sullivan 0-1 each		E. Cawley (1f), L. Óg Gormley (1f), 0-2 each, F. Horan, B. O'Reilly, D. Davey 0-1 each	Referee: D. Fahy Longford)

All-Ireland Final

Cork v Meath

30 July 2005 [7]	Cork	0-10 - 1-04	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D. Goulding 0-5 (3f, 1'45), D. O'Connor 0-2 (1f), J. Russell, J. Buckley, V. Hurley 0-1 each		R. Maguire 1-0, I. McManus 0-2 (2f), P. Curran, B. Lynch (1f) 0-1 each	Referee: P. Carney (Roscommon)

References

1. "Merited All-Ireland title win for Cork juniors". The Southern Star . 6 August 2005.
2. "So easy for Cork juniors in Munster Final". The Corkman . 14 July 2005.
3. "Maguire goal on stroke of half-time gives title to Meath". Dundalk Democrat . 6 July 2005.
4. "Mayo lose to late Sligo point". Connaught Telegraph . 18 May 2005.
5. "Meath stroll into All-Ireland final". Drogheda Independent . 22 July 2005.
6. "Brave Sligo just miss out on final spot". Sligo Champion . 27 July 2005.
7. "Meath attack out of sorts as Cork pop champagne". Drogheda Independent . 5 August 2005.