1985 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Galway (4th win) |
| Captain | Conor O'Dea |
| Manager | Billy Joyce |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Warwickshire |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1984 1986 → | |
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.
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
| 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) |
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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
All-Ireland home final
All-Ireland final
| 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
- ↑ "Kerry Are Hot Favourites For Junior Title". The Kerryman. 31 May 1985.
- ↑ "Tipp Hold Kerry". Tipperary Star. 29 June 1985.
- ↑ "This was a sweet one for Mulvihill". The Kerryman. 5 July 1985.
- ↑ "Another Evening Of Misery". Dundalk Democrat. 15 June 1985.
- ↑ "Junior Side Beaten In Ulster Final". Donegal Democrat. 14 June 1985.
- ↑ "Leitrim Fall At Final Hurdle". Leitrim Observer. 18 May 1985.
- ↑ "Juniors give Dubs a lesson in finishing". Connacht Tribune. 12 July 1985.
- ↑ "O'Connor Paves Way". Irish Examiner. 8 July 1985.
- ↑ "Juniors fail to deliver but earn a reprieve". Connacht Tribune. 23 August 1985.
- ↑ "Good work by Galway rewarded". Irish Independent. 9 September 1985.
- ↑ "Galway have it easy". Irish Press. 7 October 1985.