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-finalsSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[Leinster Senior Football Championship]
Preliminary roundQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Senior Football Championship]
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[Ulster Senior Football Championship]
Preliminary roundQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[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 |