1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| 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 |
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
[edit]Quarter-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.