The 1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 54th 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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Mayo (6th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.
On 22 September 1985, Mayo won the championship following a 3–3 to 0–9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in seven championship seasons.[1]
Results
editQuarter-Final
| June 1985 Quarter-Final | Leitrim | 1-07 - 0-14 | Sligo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
Semi-Finals
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Galway | 1-11 - 0-08 | Roscommon | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Mayo | 3-10 - 5-00 | Sligo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Final
| 14 July 1985 Final | Mayo | 0-06 - 1-01 | Galway | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Preliminary Round
| 1985 Preliminary Round | Wicklow | 2-02 - 1-11 | Kildare | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 1985 Preliminary Round | Carlow | 2-09 - 2-09 | Westmeath | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 1985 Preliminary Round Replay | Carlow | 1-09 - 0-11 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 1985 Preliminary Round | Wexford | 0-12 - 0-07 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
Quarter-Finals
| 1985 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 1-11 - 3-03 | Louth | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 1985 Quarter-Final | Wexford | 0-09 - 0-07 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 1985 Quarter-Final | Meath | 1-09 - 1-07 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 1985 Quarter-Final | Laois | 1-09 - 1-10 | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
Semi-Finals
| 1985 Semi-Final | Meath | 5-08 - 2-07 | Carlow | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 1985 Semi-Final | Wexford | 1-06 - 1-08 | Offaly | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Final
| 28 July 1985 Final | Meath | 0-11 - 1-04 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-Finals
| May 1985 Quarter-Final | Kerry | 3-06 - 1-05 | Clare | Ballylongford |
| May 1985 Quarter-Final | Cork | 2-08 - 1-08 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Semi-Finals
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Kerry | 3-15 - 3-04 | Limerick | Páirc na nGael, Askeaton |
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Cork | 1-12 - 0-00 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
Final
| 21 July 1985 Final | Cork | 1-08 - 0-04 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
Preliminary Round
| May 1985 Preliminary Round | Donegal | 1-07 - 0-06 | Down | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1985 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 0-10 - 0-03 | Antrim | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| June 1985 Quarter-Final | Derry | 2-11 - 0-09 | Tyrone | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| June 1985 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 3-07 - 0-02 | Fermanagh | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| June 1985 Quarter-Final | Donegal | 4-11 - 2-03 | Monaghan | St Mary's Park, Castleblaney |
Semi-Finals
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Derry | 1-01 - 2-05 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| June 1985 Semi-Final | Donegal | 1-08 - 0-08 | Armagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Final
| 21 July 1985 Final | Donegal | 2-12 - 1-03 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Semi-Finals
| 11 August 1985 Semi-Final | Cork | 2-05 - 0-09 | Donegal | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 18 August 1985 Semi-Final | Mayo | 2-12 - 2-08 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 22 September 1985 Final | Mayo | 3-03 - 0-09 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.