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1985 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1985 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1985 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (4th win)
CaptainConor O'Dea
ManagerBilly Joyce
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWarwickshire
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtGalway
← 1984
1986 →

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions but lost to Kerry in the opening round of the Munster Championship.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played in Tuam on 6 October 1985 between Galway and Warwickshire, in what was the first ever meeting in a final between the two counties. Galway won the match by twenty-five points to claim their first title at the grade since 1965 and a fourth overall.

Results

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Munster Junior Football Championship

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21 June 1985[2] Final   Kerry 0-07 - 0-07   Tipperary Moyvane, Kerry
Referee: P. Lane (Limerick)
28 June 1985[3] Final (replay)   Tipperary 1-04 - 1-05   Kerry Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
Referee: R. Moloney (Limerick)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

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12 June 1985[4] Final   Dublin 3-16 - 2-04   Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
C. Richardson 2-1, D. Delappe 1-5, J. Sheedy, J. Watson, E. McHugh 0-2 each, C. Griffin, D. McCarthy, A. Costello, M. Cooke 0-1 each S. McGahon 1-1, P. Hand 1-0, S. Melia, J. O'Donoghue, F. Taaffe 0-1 each Referee: P. Kavanagh (Meath)
GK 1 Brian Campbell (Beann Éadair)
RCB 2 Tomás Mannion (Ballymun Kickhams)
FB 3 Martin Cooke (Kilmore)
LCB 4 Peter Nolan (Robert Emmets)
RHB 5 Ciarán Griffin (Fingal Ravens)
CHB 6 Tom Byrne (An Caisleán)
LHB 7 Donal McCarthy (Scoil Uí Chonaill)
MF 8 Anthony White (Clann Mhuire)
MF 9 Anthony Costello (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RHF 10 David Delappe (St Anne's)
CHF 11 Edward McHugh (An Caisleán)
LHF 12 Jack Sheedy Lucan Sarsfields)
RCF 13 Joe Watson (Skerries Harps)
FF 14 Richie Crean (Lucan Sarsfields)
LCF 15 Ciarán Richardson (Robert Emmets)
GK 1 Mal Clarke (Oliver Plunketts)
RCB 2 Tom Conlon (Naomh Malachi)
FB 3 Declan Healy (Naomh Máirtín)
LCB 4 Jim Matthews (Hunterstown Rovers)
RHB 5 Barry O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
CHB 6 Mickey Rossiter (Oliver Plunketts) (c)
LHB 7 Stephen Matthews (St Kevin's)
MF 8 Stephen Melia (John Mitchels)
MF 9 Brian Gorham (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHF 10 John O'Donoghue (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF 11 Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots)
LHF 12 Vincent O'Connor (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF 13 Gerry Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
FF 14 Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
LCF 15 Seán McGahon (Seán McDermott's)
Substitutes:
16 Pádraig Califf (Dreadnots) for O'Connor
17 Pat Hand (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Reynolds
18 Noel Healy (Naomh Máirtín) for Gorham

Ulster Junior Football Championship

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7 June 1985[5] Final   Armagh 2-09 - 0-12   Donegal Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: S. Corr (Tyrone)

Connacht Junior Football Championship

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11 May 1985[6] Final   Leitrim 0-07 - 0-10   Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-On-Shannon
Referee: S. McCusker (Mayo)

All-Ireland semi-finals

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6 July 1985[7]   Dublin 2-08 - 1-13   Galway Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: M. Greenan (Cavan)
6 July 1985[8]   Kerry 1-08 - 0-07   Armagh Strand Road, Tralee
Referee: S. O'Grady (Galway)

All-Ireland home final

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18 August 1985[9] Final   Galway 0-09 - 0-09   Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: C. Conlon (Westmeath)
8 September 1985[10] Final (replay)   Galway 0-11 - 0-07   Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C. Conlon (Westmeath)

All-Ireland final

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6 October 1985[11] Final   Galway 4-17 - 0-04   Warwickshire Tuam Stadium, Galway
T. McHugh 0-10, F. Stockwell, P. O'Dea 1-2 each, G. Burke 1-1, H. Bleheane 1-0, C. O'Dea, S. Burke 0-1 each E. Tolan 0-2, D. Brennan, S. Dunne 0-1 each Referee: P. Lane (Limerick)

References

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  1. ^ "Kerry Are Hot Favourites For Junior Title". The Kerryman. 31 May 1985.
  2. ^ "Tipp Hold Kerry". Tipperary Star. 29 June 1985.
  3. ^ "This was a sweet one for Mulvihill". The Kerryman. 5 July 1985.
  4. ^ "Another Evening Of Misery". Dundalk Democrat. 15 June 1985.
  5. ^ "Junior Side Beaten In Ulster Final". Donegal Democrat. 14 June 1985.
  6. ^ "Leitrim Fall At Final Hurdle". Leitrim Observer. 18 May 1985.
  7. ^ "Juniors give Dubs a lesson in finishing". Connacht Tribune. 12 July 1985.
  8. ^ "O'Connor Paves Way". Irish Examiner. 8 July 1985.
  9. ^ "Juniors fail to deliver but earn a reprieve". Connacht Tribune. 23 August 1985.
  10. ^ "Good work by Galway rewarded". Irish Independent. 9 September 1985.
  11. ^ "Galway have it easy". Irish Press. 7 October 1985.
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