2005 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (4th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 2005 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster quarter-final.
On 25 September 2005, Down won the championship following a 1–15 to 0–8 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in six championship seasons.[1]
Results[edit]
Connacht Minor Football Championship[edit]
Rob Robin
| 2005 Rob Robin | Leitrim | 0-7 - 0-6 | Sligo | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Leitrim | 3-8 - 2-15 | Galway | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Sligo | 1-10 - 0-8 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Sligo | 0-13 - 0-7 | Galway | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Roscommon | 1-16 - 1-7 | Leitrim | Knockcroghery |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Sligo | 0-9 - 0-3 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
Semi-Finals
| 2005 Semi-Final | Mayo | 4-12 - 0-7 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 2005 Semi-Final | Galway | 1-10 - 1-7 | Sligo | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
Final
| 10 July 2005 Final | Galway | 0-9 - 0-10 | Mayo | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
Leinster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Rob Robin
| 2005 Rob Robin | Dublin | 1-11 - 0-8 | Laois | Stradbally |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Longford | 1-15 - 0-8 | Kilkenny | Ballymahon |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Carlow | 2-9 - 0-5 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Kilkenny | 2-7 - 0-9 | Louth | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Wexford | 3-11 - 1-8 | Wicklow | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Wicklow | 0-14 - 0-7 | Carlow | Pearse Park, Arklow |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Westmeath | 1-6 - 0-10 | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Meath | 2-8 - 0-11 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Dublin | 1-15 - 3-6 | Wexford | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Offaly | 0-13 - 1-9 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-Final
| 2005 Semi-Final | Laois | 3-8 - 1-7 | Dublin | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
Final
| 17 July 2005 Final | Laois | 1-12 - 1-7 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Rob Robin
| 2005 Rob Robin | Limerick | 1-6 - 2-15 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Clare | 1-6 - 0-8 | Cork | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Tipperary | 7-12 - 1-1 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Cork | 1-16 - 1-0 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| 2005 Rob Robin | Cork | 0-9 - 1-3 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-Finals
| 2005 Semi-Final | Cork | 3-14 - 0-7 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 2005 Semi-Final | Clare | 2-6 - 1-17 | Kerry | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
Final
| 10 July 2005 Final | Cork | 3-8 - 1-11 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Ulster Minor Football Championship[edit]
Rob Robin
| 10 July 2005 Rob Robin | Armagh | 0-14 - 2-3 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 10 July 2005 Rob Robin | Down | 2-10 - 0-15 | Tyrone | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 10 July 2005 Rob Robin | Cavan | 1-13 - 1-5 | Antrim | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 10 July 2005 Rob Robin | Monaghan | 0-8 - 0-17 | Derry | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 10 July 2005 Rob Robin | Armagh | 2-10 - 0-12 | Donegal | Healy Park, Omagh |
Semi-Finals
| 10 July 2005 Semi-Final | Cavan | 0-15 - 1-12 | Down | St Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 10 July 2005 Semi-Final Replay | Cavan | 0-13 - 1-9 | Down | St Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
Final
| 10 July 2005 Final | Armagh | 0-11 - 0-10 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-Finals
| 2005 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 1-6 - 0-10 | Mayo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 2005 Quarter-Final | Cork | 0-10 - 1-9 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 2005 Quarter-Final | Galway | 2-11 - 1-17 | Down | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 2005 Quarter-Final | Kerry | 0-14 - 1-4 | Laois | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-Finals
| 2005 Semi-Final | Down | 1-15 - 1-7 | Offaly | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 2005 Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-14 - 1-12 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 25 September 2005 Final | Down | 1-15 - 0-08 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Down become the second team to win the All-Ireland title via the "back door". They had earlier been defeated by Armagh in the Ulster final.
- Note: List of Leinster MFC results above contain some Leinster Minor Football League results (hence not exclusive MFC list).
References[edit]
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.