1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (6th win)
CaptainTony Davis
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterDerry
ConnachtMayo

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.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive seasons.

Results

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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

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Miscellaneous

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Which Is The Greatest U21 Gaelic Football Team Of All Time?". balls.ie. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2017.