| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 22 September 1985 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (29th win) |
| Captain | Páidí Ó Sé |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Brian Mullins |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 37 |
| Top Scorer |  Barney Rock (3-28) |
| Player of the Year |  Jack O'Shea |
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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.[1] 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.
- ^ O'Connor, Christy (18 September 2016). "'This team are no different to us... They wear the Dublin jersey with huge pride'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.