1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

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

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

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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
1985 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 0-04 - 1-21 Louth

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

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