2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 118th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Peter Canavan shoots during the match.

2005 All-Ireland Football Championship final

Event	2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Tyrone Kerry 1–16 (19) 2–10 (16)
Date	25 September 2005
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	Michael Monahan (Kildare)[1]
Attendance	82,112
Weather	Dry
← 2004 2006 →

Tyrone, captained by Brian Dooher, won their second title with a three-point win.^[2][3]

In 2018, Martin Breheny listed it as the second greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.^[4]

Match details

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

25 September 2005

Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 82,112

Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)

Kerry

Tyrone

References

1. Foley, Cliona (24 January 2007). "All-Ireland referee Monahan opts out of". Irish Independent.
2. "Tyrone are 2005 All-Ireland senior football champions". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2005.
3. "Flashback: 2005 All-Ireland SFC Final - Tyrone v Kerry". GAA.ie. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
4. Breheny, Martin. "Martin Breheny's Greatest All-Ireland Finals". Irish Independent. 1 September 2018, p. 6.