1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMayo (6th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo

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.

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

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Leitrim v Sligo
June 1985 Quarter-Final Leitrim 1-07 - 0-14 Sligo Markievicz Park, Sligo

Semi-Finals

Galway v Roscommon
June 1985 Semi-Final Galway 1-11 - 0-08 Roscommon St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
Mayo v Sligo
June 1985 Semi-Final Mayo 3-10 - 5-00 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar

Final

Mayo v Galway
14 July 1985 Final Mayo 0-06 - 1-01 Galway Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Wicklow v Kildare
1985 Preliminary Round Wicklow 2-02 - 1-11 Kildare St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Carlow v Westmeath
1985 Preliminary Round Carlow 2-09 - 2-09 Westmeath Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Carlow v Westmeath
1985 Preliminary Round Replay Carlow 1-09 - 0-11 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar
Wexford v Longford
1985 Preliminary Round Wexford 0-12 - 0-07 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
Kilkenny v Louth
1985 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 0-04 - 1-21 Louth

Quarter-Finals

Offaly v Louth
1985 Quarter-Final Offaly 1-11 - 3-03 Louth O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Wexford v Dublin
1985 Quarter-Final Wexford 0-09 - 0-07 Dublin Wexford Park, Wexford
Meath v Kildare
1985 Quarter-Final Meath 1-09 - 1-07 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Laois v Carlow
1985 Quarter-Final Laois 1-09 - 1-10 Carlow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Semi-Finals

Meath v Carlow
1985 Semi-Final Meath 5-08 - 2-07 Carlow O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Wexford v Offaly
1985 Semi-Final Wexford 1-06 - 1-08 Offaly O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final

Meath v Offaly
28 July 1985 Final Meath 0-11 - 1-04 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Kerry v Clare
May 1985 Quarter-Final Kerry 3-06 - 1-05 Clare Ballylongford
Cork v Tipperary
May 1985 Quarter-Final Cork 2-08 - 1-08 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Semi-Finals

Kerry v Limerick
June 1985 Semi-Final Kerry 3-15 - 3-04 Limerick Páirc na nGael, Askeaton
Cork v Waterford
June 1985 Semi-Final Cork 1-12 - 0-00 Waterford Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Final

Cork v Kerry
21 July 1985 Final Cork 1-08 - 0-04 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Donegal v Down
May 1985 Preliminary Round Donegal 1-07 - 0-06 Down MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Quarter-Finals

Cavan v Antrim
June 1985 Quarter-Final Cavan 0-10 - 0-03 Antrim Breffni Park, Cavan
Derry v Tyrone
June 1985 Quarter-Final Derry 2-11 - 0-09 Tyrone Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Armagh v Fermanagh
June 1985 Quarter-Final Armagh 3-07 - 0-02 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Donegal v Monaghan
June 1985 Quarter-Final Donegal 4-11 - 2-03 Monaghan St Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Semi-Finals

Derry v Cavan
June 1985 Semi-Final Derry 1-01 - 2-05 Cavan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Donegal v Armagh
June 1985 Semi-Final Donegal 1-08 - 0-08 Armagh Breffni Park, Cavan

Final

Donegal v Cavan
21 July 1985 Final Donegal 2-12 - 1-03 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Cork v Donegal
11 August 1985 Semi-Final Cork 2-05 - 0-09 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Mayo v Meath
18 August 1985 Semi-Final Mayo 2-12 - 2-08 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Mayo v Cork
22 September 1985 Final Mayo 3-03 - 0-09 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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