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	Declan 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
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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.

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.

Provincial championships

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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Quarter-finals

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Tipperary	0–13 – 2–22	Kerry
D Browne 0–9, B Hickey 0–1, K Mulryan 0–1, F O'Callaghan 0–1, P Morrisey 0–1.	Report	C Cooper 1–5, MF Russell 0–8, E Brosnan 1–4, L Hassett 0–3, M Ó Sé 0–1, B Sheehan 0–1.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

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29 May 2005

Quarter-final

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

Cusack Park, Ennis

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Semi-finals

12 June 2005

Semi-final

Clare	0–06 – 0–18	Cork
R Donnelly 0–3 (1f), O O'Dwyer 0–2 (1f), S Hickey 0–1.	Report	M O Croinin 0–6 (3f), J Masters 0–5 (1f, 1 '45'), C McCarthy 0–2, F Gould, J Hayes, N Murphy, K O'Sullivan, A Cronin 0–1 each.

Cusack Park, Ennis

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19 June 2005

Semi-final

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

Páirc na nGael, Limerick

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Final

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

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

1st round

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

2–10

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Round 1

7 May 2005

1st round

Offaly	1–15 – 1–06	Louth
	Report

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Attendance: 6500

Referee: Michael Hughes

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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)

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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)

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Quarter-finals

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

Croke Park, Dublin

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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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 35485

Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)

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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)

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5 June 2005

Quarter-final

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. McKee (Armagh)

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Semi-finals

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)

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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

Croke Park, Dublin

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Final

17 July 2005

Final

Dublin	0–14 – 0–13	Laois
Tomás Quinn 0–4 (0-3f, 1 '45), Bryan Cullen 0–3, Jason Sherlock 0–2, Stephen O'Shaughnessy, Ciaran Whelan, Collie Moran, Alan Brogan, Conal Keaney 0–1 each	Report	Ross Munnelly 0–5 (0-2f), Chris Conway 0–4 (0-2f), Noel Garvan and Donie Brennan 0–2 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 81,025

Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

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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Round 1

15 May 2005

1st round

Armagh	2–12 – 1–07	Fermanagh
	Report

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Quarter-finals

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

Healy Park, Omagh

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29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Cavan	0–11 – 0–11	Antrim
	Report

Breffni Park, Cavan

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4 June 2005

Quarter-final Replay

Cavan	1–15 – 2–06	Antrim
	Report

Casement Park, Belfast

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Semi-finals

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

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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)

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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)

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Final

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)

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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

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Quarter-finals

15 May 2005

Quarter-final

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.

Gaelic Park, New York

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22 May 2005

Quarter-final

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

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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29 May 2005

Quarter-final

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

Ruislip, London

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Semi-finals

12 June 2005

Semi-final

Galway	1–11 – 1–08	Leitrim
	Report

Pearse Stadium, Galway

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19 June 2005

Semi-final

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

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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Final

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

Attendance: 29, 711

Referee: J. Gainey

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

Antrim v Meath

25 June 2005	Antrim	0–13 – 5–12	Meath	Casement Park, Belfast
		Report

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)

Carlow v Offaly

25 June 2005	Carlow	0–14 – 1–10	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	S Rea 0–8, M Carpenter, B Kelly 0–2 each, C McCarthy, B Carbery 0–1 each	Report	N McNamee 1–6, M Daly 0–2, N Coughlan, J Reynolds 0–1 each	Attendance: 14500 Referee: Aidan Mangan (Kerry)

Tipperary v Westmeath

25 June 2005	Tipperary	1–08 – 0–12	Westmeath	Semple Stadium, Thurles
		Report		Referee: H. Beirne (Roscommon)

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

Monaghan v London

25 June 2005

Monaghan

2–18 – 1–09

London

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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.

Leitrim v Meath

2 July 2005	Leitrim	1–08 – 1–12	Meath	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
		Report

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)

Cavan v Donegal

2 July 2005	Cavan	1–11 – 1–10	Donegal	Breffni Park, Cavan
	F Reilly 0–6, L Reilly 1–2, A Forde, M McKeever 0–1 each	Report	B Devenney 1–5, C McFadden 0–3, B Roper, A Sweeney 0–1 each	Referee: E. Murtagh (Longford)

Carlow v Limerick

2 July 2005	Carlow	0–07 – 2–15	Limerick	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
		Report

Sligo v Kildare

2 July 2005	Sligo	1–11 – 1–10	Kildare	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	J McPartland 1–1, M Brehony 0–4, D Sloyan 0–3, S Davey 0–2, D McTernan 0–1	Report	T Fennin 0–7, J Doyle 1–2, D Lyons 0–1	Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)

Louth v Roscommon

2 July 2005	Louth	0–11 – 0–10	Roscommon	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
		Report

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.

Monaghan v Louth

16 July 2005	Monaghan	1–12 – 0–14	Louth	Breffni Park, Cavan
	H McElroy 1–3, P Finlay 0–5, D Clerkin, T Freeman 0–2 each	Report [ permanent dead link ]	D Clarke 0–10, C Grimes, P Matthews, N McDonnell, S Lennon 0–1 each	Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

Cavan v Meath

17 July 2005	Cavan	1–08 – 1–06	Meath	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S Johnston 0–3, J O'Reilly 1–0, D McCabe, F O'Reilly 0–2 each, L Reilly 0–1	Report	G Geraghty 1–1, J Sheridan 0–3, P Byrne, R Magee 0–1 each	Referee: G O Conamha (Galway)

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)

Derry v Limerick

17 July 2005	Derry	0–13 – 0–09	Limerick	McHale Park, Castlebar
	Paddy Bradley 0–6, E Bradley 0–3, M Lynch 0–2, P McFlynn, G Donaghy 0–1 each	Report	M Gavin 0–8, S Kelly 0–1	Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

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

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

Semi-finals

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)

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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)

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13 August 2005

Quarter-final

Tyrone	1–14 – 1–14	Dublin
S O'Neill 0–6, O Mulligan 1–1, S Cavanagh 0–3, R Mellon, E McGinley, B McGuigan, B Dooher 0–1 each	Report	T Quinn 1–7, C Keaney 0–3, J Sherlock, A Brogan 0–2 each

Croke Park, Dublin

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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)

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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)

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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

Main article: 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 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)

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

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
Owen 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.