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
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Final
| 25 September 2005 Final | Down | 1-15 - 0-08 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- 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.
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.