1985 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

none July 2022 Junior 1985 Galway Kerry Dublin Armagh Galway 4th Conor O'Dea Billy Joyce Warwickshire 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.Kerry Are Hot Favourites For Junior Title The Kerryman 31 May 1985 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 Munster Junior Football Championship 21 June 1985Tipp Hold Kerry Tipperary Star 29 June 1985 Final 20px|Border Kerry 0-07 - 0-07 20px|border Tipperary Moyvane, Kerry P. Lane (Limerick) 28 June 1985This was a sweet one for Mulvihill The Kerryman 5 July 1985 Final (replay) 20px|border Tipperary 1-04 - 1-05 20px|Border Kerry Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary R. Moloney (Limerick) Leinster Junior Football Championship 12 June 1985Another Evening Of Misery Dundalk Democrat 15 June 1985 Final 20px|border Dublin 3-16 - 2-04 border|20x20px Louth 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 Páirc Tailteann, Navan P. Kavanagh (Meath) GK1 Brian Campbell (Beann Éadair)RCB2 Tomás Mannion (Ballymun Kickhams)FB3 Martin Cooke (Kilmore)LCB4 Peter Nolan (Robert Emmets)RHB5 Ciarán Griffin (Fingal Ravens)CHB6 Tom Byrne (An Caisleán)LHB7 Donal McCarthy (Scoil Uí Chonaill)MF8 Anthony White (Clann Mhuire)MF9 Anthony Costello (Naomh Fionnbarra)RHF10 David Delappe (St Anne's)CHF11 Edward McHugh (An Caisleán)LHF12 Jack Sheedy Lucan Sarsfields)RCF13 Joe Watson (Skerries Harps)FF14 Richie Crean (Lucan Sarsfields)LCF15 Ciarán Richardson (Robert Emmets) GK1 Mal Clarke (Oliver Plunketts)RCB2 Tom Conlon (Naomh Malachi)FB3 Declan Healy (Naomh Máirtín) LCB4 Jim Matthews (Hunterstown Rovers)RHB5 Barry O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)CHB6 Mickey Rossiter (Oliver Plunketts) (c) LHB7 Stephen Matthews (St Kevin's)MF8 Stephen Melia (John Mitchels)MF9 Brian Gorham (Dundalk Young Irelands)RHF10 John O'Donoghue (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots)LHF12 Vincent O'Connor (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCF13 Gerry Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)FF14 Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)LCF15 Seán McGahon (Seán McDermott's)Substitutes: 16 Pádraig Califf (Dreadnots) for O'Connor 17 Pat Hand (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Reynolds 18 Noel Healy (Naomh Máirtín) for Gorham Ulster Junior Football Championship 7 June 1985Junior Side Beaten In Ulster Final Donegal Democrat 14 June 1985 Final 20px|border Armagh 2-09 - 0-12 20px|border Donegal Healy Park, Omagh S. Corr (Tyrone) Connacht Junior Football Championship 11 May 1985Leitrim Fall At Final Hurdle Leitrim Observer 18 May 1985 Final 20px|border Leitrim 0-07 - 0-10 border|20x20px Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon S. McCusker (Mayo) All-Ireland semi-finals 6 July 1985Juniors give Dubs a lesson in finishing 12 July 1985 Connacht Tribune 20px|border Dublin 2-08 - 1-13 border|20x20px Galway Parnell Park, Dublin M. Greenan (Cavan) 6 July 1985O'Connor Paves Way Irish Examiner 8 July 1985 20px|Border Kerry 1-08 - 0-07 20px|border Armagh Strand Road, Tralee S. O'Grady (Galway) All-Ireland home final 18 August 1985Juniors fail to deliver but earn a reprieve Connacht Tribune 23 August 1985 Final border|20x20px Galway 0-09 - 0-09 20px|Border Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Limerick C. Conlon (Westmeath) 8 September 1985Good work by Galway rewarded Irish Independent 9 September 1985 Final (replay) border|20x20px Galway 0-11 - 0-07 20px|Border Kerry Croke Park, Dublin C. Conlon (Westmeath) All-Ireland final 6 October 1985Galway have it easy Irish Press 7 October 1985 Final border|20x20px Galway 4-17 - 0-04 border|20x20px Warwickshire 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 Tuam Stadium, Galway P. Lane (Limerick) References Junior Category:All-Ireland Junior Football Championship