The 2005 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Traditionally the four provincial championship winners face each other at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.
As the Ulster GAA council did not hold a provincial championship, the fourth semi-final spot was filled by overseas representatives London.
Cork's victory in the final against Meath on 30 July, was the county's 13th in the history of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.
Results
Munster Junior Football Championship
Leinster Junior Football Championship
GK1 John Curry (Ballinabrackey)RCB2 Trevor Bannon (Ballinabrackey)FB3 Ciarán McLoughlin (Wolfe Tones)LCB4 Paddy Nugent (Carnaross)RHB5 Barry Kieran (Meath Hill)CHB6 John Donoghue (Moynalvey)LHB7 Gordon Hynes (Duleek)MF8 Jim Gallagher (Gaeil Colmcille)MF9 Stephen Dillon (Syddan) (c)RHF10 Peter Curran (Duleek)CHF11 Ian McManus (Curraha)LHF12 Ger McCullagh (Ratoath)RCF13 Rory Maguire (Longwood)FF14 Barry Lynch (Kilmainham) LCF15 John L. McGee (Carnaross)Substitutes: 16 Conor Brennan (Dunsany) for Gallagher 17 Wayne Reilly (Drumconrath) for McManus 18 Keith Hamilton (Boardsmill) for Curran 19 John Bruton (Kilbride) for McGee 20 Ian Mullen (St Colmcille's) for KieranManager: Dessie Hamilton GK1 Seán Connor (St Patrick's)RCB2 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's)FB3 Derek Shevlin (Dreadnots)LCB4 Andrew Tinley (St Nicholas)RHB5 Trevor Baylon (Westerns)CHB6 Owen Zamboglou (St Patrick's)LHB7 Ray Rooney (Dundalk Gaels)MF8 Paul Kirk (St Bride's)MF9 Mick Fanning (Naomh Máirtín)RHF10 Ray Kelly (St Bride's)CHF11 Cormac Malone (Na Piarsaigh)LHF12 David Boylan (Oliver Plunketts)RCF13 Damien Connor (St Patrick's)FF14 Colin Kelly (Dreadnots)LCF15 David Reid (Mattock Rangers)Substitutes: 16 David Bracken (Glen Emmets) for C. Kelly 17 Mark McGeown (Clan na Gael) for Connor 18 Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Boylan 19 Colm McGuinness (Kilkerley Emmets) for Malone 20 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's) for KirkManager: Val Andrews
Connacht Junior Football Championship
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland Final
References