# 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 99th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1985 and ended on 22 September 1985.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions. Notably, the All-Ireland final was postponed specifically because both semi-finals were drawn and required replays.
On 22 September 1985, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 2-8 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 29th All-Ireland title and their second championship in succession.
Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 3-28. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

## Results
### Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| London | London | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | 1-15 | Roscommon | Roscommon | 0-11 1-14 | | | |
| | | | Galway | Galway | 0-11 1-12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Roscommon | Roscommon | 0-8 |
| Leitrim | Leitrim | 1-6 3-7 | | | | Mayo | Mayo | 2-11 |
| Sligo | Sligo | 2-3 0-11 | Leitrim | Leitrim | 0-5 | | | |
| | | | Mayo | Mayo | 2-11 | | | |

### Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Wexford | Wexford | 3-8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Longford | Longford | 0-14 | Dublin | Dublin | 4-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wexford | Wexford | 0-6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 2-13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Offaly | Offaly | 0-10 | | | |
| | | | Offaly | Offaly | 3-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Louth | Louth | 1-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-10 |
| Carlow | Carlow | 3-11 | | | | | | | Laois | Laois | 0-4 |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 1-4 | Laois | Laois | 2-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Carlow | Carlow | 1-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laois | Laois | 2-11 | | | |
| Kildare | Kildare | 1-11 | | | | Meath | Meath | 0-7 | | | |
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 0-9 | Meath | Meath | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kildare | Kildare | 0-7 | | | | | | |

### Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Kerry | Kerry | 2-18 | | | |
| Waterford | Waterford | 0-7 | Limerick | Limerick | 0-9 | | | |
| Limerick | Limerick | 2-10 | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 2-11 |
| Tipperary (a.e.t.) | Tipperary (a.e.t.) | 0-10 2-12 | | | | Cork | Cork | 0-11 |
| Clare | Clare | 1-7 2-9 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-10 | | | |
| | | | Cork | Cork | 4-19 | | | |

### Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| Donegal | Donegal | 1-7 | Down | Down | 0-7 | | | | | | |
| Down | Down | 2-8 | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 0-10 1-11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-10 2-7 | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 2-9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-8 |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 1-9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 0-7 | | | |
| | | | Cavan | Cavan | 0-9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-5 | | | | | | |

### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals
Final

## Championship statistics
### Miscellaneous

* The Kerry vs Limerick game was the first meeting between the teams since 1970.
* Dublin play Laois in the Leinster final for the first time since 1963.
* For the first time since 1955 both All Ireland semi-finals went to a replay and ended in draws the first day.

### Scoring
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Barney Rock | Dublin | 3-28 | 37 | 6 | 6.16 |
| 2 | Eamonn McEneaney | Monaghan | 3-26 | 35 | 6 | 5.83 |
| 3 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 1-21 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 4 | Franny Kelly | Tipperary | 1-19 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Kevin McStay | Mayo | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 6 | Martin McHugh | Donegal | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Jack O'Shea | Kerry | 3-7 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 8 | Dave Barry | Cork | 2-9 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Ray McCarron | Monaghan | 0-15 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 0-14 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Dave Barry | Cork | 2-7 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Franny Kelly | Tipperary | 1-8 | 11 | Cork |
| 2 | Franny Kelly | Tipperary | 0-11 | 11 | Clare |
| 4 | Barney Rock | Dublin | 2-4 | 10 | Wexford |
| 4 | Eamonn McEneaney | Monaghan | 2-4 | 10 | Derry |
| 4 | Martin McHugh | Donegal | 1-7 | 10 | Down |
| 4 | Barney Rock | Dublin | 1-7 | 10 | Mayo |
| 8 | Ger Houlahan | Armagh | 2-2 | 8 | Fermanagh |
| 8 | John Corvan | Armagh | 1-5 | 8 | Monaghan |
| 8 | Brendan Lowry | Offaly | 0-8 | 8 | Dublin |
| 8 | Eamonn McEneaney | Monaghan | 0-8 | 8 | Donegal |