1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Cork (6th win) Captain Tony Davis Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Derry Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Cork Leinster Meath Ulster Derry Connacht Mayo The 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 22nd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Cork entered the championship as defending champions. On 25 August 1985, Cork won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-8 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/greatest-u21-gaelic-football-team-time-vote-250003 Which Is The Greatest U21 Gaelic Football Team Of All Time? balls.ie 15 July 2017 10 March 2015 This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive seasons. Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 4 August 1985 Semi-final Derry 2-03 - 0-09 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick 4 August 1985 Semi-final Cork 2-13 - 1-03 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 11 August 1985 Semi-final replay Derry 3-09 - 3-06 Mayo Brewster Park, Enniskillen Finals 25 August 1985 Final Cork 0-14 - 1-08 Derry Croke Park, Dublin Statistics Miscellaneous Meath win the Leinster title for the first time in their history. The All-Ireland final between Cork and Derry is the very first championship meeting between the two teams. References 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship