The 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 19th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kildare were the winners ended 2 years of Kerry in the All Ireland final.
Format The four provincial championships were played as usual; the four champions joined in the All-Ireland Championship.
Results
Connacht Connacht Senior Football Championship
Leinster Leinster Senior Football Championship
An objection was made and a replay ordered.
1 Jack Fitzgerald (Roseberry) (gk) 2 Jack Murray (Roseberry) (c)3 Jack Gorman (Roseberry)4 Larry Cribbin (Clane)5 Tom Brown (Roseberry)6 William Merriman (Clane) 7 Edward Kennedy (Clane)8 Mick Fitzgerald (Roseberry)9 Joe Rafferty (Clane)10 Mick Murray (Roseberry)11 Mick Kennedy (Roseberry)12 Jim Scott (Roseberry)13 William Bracken (Clane)14 Matt Donnelly (Roseberry)15 Bill Losty (Clane)16 Tom Crowley (Kilcock)17 Frank Conlan (Roseberry) 1 Frank Ward (Dundalk Young Irelands) (gk)2 Peter Markey (Ardee Volunteers)3 Matt Coleman (Dundalk Young Irelands)4 Arthur Hanratty (Dundalk John Dillons)5 Joe Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)6 Pat Brennan (Geraldines)7 James Coburn (Geraldines)8 Eoin Markey (Ardee Volunteers)9 John McCabe (Geraldines)10 Joe Hanlon (Dundalk Rangers)11 William McAllister (Dundalk Young Irelands)12 Joe Matthews (Geraldines)13 Pat Hughes (Dundalk Young Irelands)14 Stephen Fitzsimons (Dundalk Young Irelands)15 Joe Ross (Dundalk Rangers)16 Nick McCourt (Dundalk Young Irelands)17 Michael Byrne (Geraldines)Substitutes:18 Nick Tuite (Dundalk John Dillons) for McAllister
Munster Munster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Ulster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
As the Leinster Championship was not finished by the time London was supposed to play their quarter-final, Dublin was nominated to face them. When Kildare won the Leinster Championship, they were deemed to have defeated London.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Miscellaneous
Roscommon are Connacht champions for the first time. Kildare are All Ireland champions for the first time.
References