| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May – 25 September 2005 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (2nd win) |
| Captain | Brian Dooher |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Declan O'Sullivan |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 65 |
| Goals total | 115 (1.77 per game) |
| Points total | 1533 (23.58 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Stephen O'Neill (5-49) |
| Player of the Year | Stephen O'Neill |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2005, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2005 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the premier Gaelic football competition in 2005. It consisted of 33 teams and began on Saturday 7 May 2005. Few surprises came during the championship with the dominance of the Ulster teams evident once again. Gaelic football's "Big Three" of this era - Armagh, Kerry, Tyrone - all progressed to the semi-finals.[1][2]
The Championship concluded on Sunday 25 September 2005 when Tyrone defeated Kerry, who were playing in their second consecutive All-Ireland Final, by a scoreline of 1-16 to 2-10. Tyrone had to play ten games (including three replays) in order to win the Championship - more than any other team before or since.
- ^ Keys, Colm (3 September 2005). "Why Gaelic's BIG THREE dwarf the rest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2005.
- ^ Keys, Colm (2 February 2005). "Kernan fears end is nigh for Armagh stars". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 February 2005.
Armagh will be on a bookies shortlist of three with Kerry and Tyrone for All-Ireland glory this year, but he fears his team's longevity is not guaranteed.