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The 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 19th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kildare were the winners ended 2 years of Kerry in the All Ireland final.[1][2][3]

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1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1905 – 16 June 1907
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKildare (1st win)
CaptainJoe Rafferty
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainMaurice McCarthy
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterCavan
ConnachtRoscommon
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1906
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Format

The four provincial championships were played as usual; the four champions joined London in the All-Ireland Championship.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

More information Roscommon, 0-8 – 0-3 ...
Roscommon0-8 – 0-3Galway
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More information Mayo, 1-7 – 0-2 ...
Mayo1-7 – 0-2Sligo
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More information Roscommon, 0-7 – 0-5 ...
Roscommon0-7 – 0-5Mayo
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Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Kilkenny, 2-7 – 1-4 ...
Kilkenny2-7 – 1-4Laois
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More information Louth, 1-8 – 1-1 ...
Louth1-8 – 1-1Wexford
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More information Dublin, 0-2 – 0-6 ...
Dublin0-2 – 0-6Kildare
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More information Offaly, 0-8 – 0-1 ...
Offaly0-8 – 0-1Meath
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Referee: Joe Kenny

More information Kildare, 1-6 – 0-6 ...
Kildare1-6 – 0-6Offaly
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More information Louth, 0-5 – 0-5 ...
Louth0-5 – 0-5Kilkenny
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More information Louth, 1-1 – 0-6 ...
Louth1-1 – 0-6Kilkenny
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An objection was made and a replay ordered.


More information Louth, 0-6 – 0-5 ...
Louth0-6 – 0-5Kilkenny
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More information Kildare, 0-12 – 1-7 ...
Kildare0-12 – 1-7Louth
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Referee: M.F. Crowe (Dublin)
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1Frank Ward (Dundalk Young Irelands) (gk)
2Peter Markey (Ardee Volunteers)
3Matt Coleman (Dundalk Young Irelands)
4Arthur Hanratty (Dundalk John Dillons)
5Joe Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
6Pat Brennan (Geraldines)
7James Coburn (Geraldines)
8Eoin Markey (Ardee Volunteers)
9John McCabe (Geraldines)
10Joe Hanlon (Dundalk Rangers)
11William McAllister (Dundalk Young Irelands)
12Joe Matthews (Geraldines)
13Pat Hughes (Dundalk Young Irelands)
14Stephen Fitzsimons (Dundalk Young Irelands)
15Joe Ross (Dundalk Rangers)
16Nick McCourt (Dundalk Young Irelands)
17Michael Byrne (Geraldines)
Substitutes:
18Nick Tuite (Dundalk John Dillons) for McAllister

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Waterford, 2-10 – 0-6 ...
Waterford2-10 – 0-6Clare
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More information Kerry, 5-8 – 1-4 ...
Kerry5-8 – 1-4Tipperary
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Referee: W. Curtin (Cork)

More information Cork, 3-8 – 0-5 ...
Cork3-8 – 0-5Waterford
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More information Kerry, 1-7 – 0-5 ...
Kerry1-7 – 0-5Cork
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More information Kerry, 2-10 – 1-6 ...
Kerry2-10 – 1-6Limerick
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Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Cavan, 0-7 – 0-3 ...
Cavan0-7 – 0-3Monaghan
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

As the Leinster Championship was not finished by the time London was supposed to play their quarter-final, Dublin was nominated to face them. When Kildare won the Leinster Championship, they were deemed to have defeated London.

More information Dublin, 1-9 – 1-4 ...
Dublin1-9 – 1-4London
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More information Kerry, 2-10 – 1-3 ...
Kerry2-10 – 1-3Roscommon
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More information Kildare, 4-15 – 1-6 ...
Kildare4-15 – 1-6Cavan
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More information Kildare, 1-7 – 0-5 ...
Kildare1-7 – 0-5Kerry
Ned Kennedy 0-3, Jack Connolly 1-0, Bill "Steel" Losty 0-2, Frank "Joyce" Conlan 0-1
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: M.F. Crowe (Dublin)
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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Roscommon are Connacht champions for the first time.
  • Kildare are All Ireland champions for the first time.

References

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