2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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]

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
← 2004 2006 →

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

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.

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

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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

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Cusack Park, Ennis

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Semi-finals

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.

12 June 2005

Semi-final

Cusack Park, Ennis

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

Páirc na nGael, Limerick

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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.

10 July 2005

Final

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

Offaly	1-15 - 1-06	Louth
	Report

7 May 2005

1st round

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Attendance: 6500

Referee: Michael Hughes

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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

15 May 2005

1st round

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: F. Flynn (Leitrim)

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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

15 May 2005

1st round

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

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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

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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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

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 35485

Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)

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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

5 June 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)

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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

5 June 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. McKee (Armagh)

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Geaney (Cork)

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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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

17 July 2005

Final

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

Armagh	2-12 - 1-07	Fermanagh
	Report

15 May 2005

1st round

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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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

22 May 2005

Quarter-final

Healy Park, Omagh

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Cavan	0-11 - 0-11	Antrim
	Report

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Breffni Park, Cavan

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Cavan	1-15 - 2-06	Antrim
	Report

4 June 2005

Quarter-final Replay

Casement Park, Belfast

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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

5 June 2005

Quarter-final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

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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

12 June 2005

Quarter-final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)

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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

18 June 2005

Quarter-final Replay

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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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

25 June 2005

Semi-final Replay

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)

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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

10 July 2005

Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)

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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

23 July 2005

Final Replay

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

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.

15 May 2005

Quarter-final

Gaelic Park, New York

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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

22 May 2005

Quarter-final

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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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

29 May 2005

Quarter-final

Ruislip, London

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Semi-finals

Galway	1-11 - 1-08	Leitrim
	Report

12 June 2005

Semi-final

Pearse Stadium, Galway

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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

19 June 2005

Semi-final

Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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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

10 July 2005

Final

Pearse Stadium, Galway

Attendance: 31, 789

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

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

7 August 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: B. Crowe (Cavan)

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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

7 August 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

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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

13 August 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

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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

20 August 2005

Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Geaney (Cork)

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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

27 August 2005

Quarter-final Replay

Croke Park, Dublin

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

28 August 2005

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)

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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

4 September 2005

Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. Russell (Tipperary)

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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)

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.