| 2005 Tommy Murphy Cup | |
| Dates: | 16 July 2005 – 4 September 2005 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Sponsor: | Bank of Ireland |
| Champions: | Tipperary |
| Count: | 1 |
| Champions Captain: | Declan Browne |
| Champions Manager: | Séamus McCarthy |
| Runners-Up: | Wexford |
| Runners-Up Captain: | John Hudson |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Michael Furlong |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Goals: | 19 |
| Points: | 211 |
| Top Scorer: | Mattie Forde (2-14) |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2004 Tommy Murphy Cup |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Next Tournament: | 2006 Tommy Murphy Cup |
The 2005 Tommy Murphy Cup was the 2nd staging of the Tommy Murphy Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The draw for the preliminary round fixtures took place on 9 July 2005.[1] The championship began on 16 July 2005 and ended on 4 September 2005.
Clare were the defending champions but they did not enter the championship.[2]
On 4 September 2005, Tipperary won the championship following a 3-10 to 0-15 defeat of Wexford in the final. This was their first Tommy Murphy Cup title.
Wexford's Mattie Forde was the championship's top scorer with 2-14.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | Bushmills Distillery | Michael Culbert | 1951 | |||
| Carlow | Green, red and yellow | Stone Developments | Liam Hayes | ||||
| Fermanagh | Green and white | Tracey Concrete | Charlie Mulgrew | ||||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | Avonmore | 1911 | ||||
| Leitrim | Green and yellow | Masonite | Dessie Dolan | 1994 | |||
| London | Blue and green | JCB | Noel Dunning | ||||
| Longford | Blue and gold | Longford Arms Hotel | Luke Dempsey | 1968 | 1965-66 | ||
| Roscommon | Yellow and blue | Ballymore Properties | Val Daly | 1944 | 2001 | ||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | Enfer | Séamus McCarthy | 1920 | 1935 | ||
| Waterford | White and blue | Lawlors Hotel | John Kiely | 1898 | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | Wexford Creamery | Michael Furlong | 1918 | 1945 | ||
| Wicklow | Blue and gold | White Young Green | Hugh Kenny | ||||
In July Carlow manager Liam Hayes was forced to pull his side out of the championship due to the unavailability of the majority of his first-choice squad. Hayes made the decision as 12 of his panel were injured and four dual players decided to line out for the Carlow hurlers.[3]
In August the Antrim County Board took the decision to withdraw from the championship due to a full club hurling fixture list, injuries and players on holidays.[4]
Matches
Matches
Matches
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| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Forde | Wexford | 2-14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 2 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Paul Barden | Longford | 2-7 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Stephen Lohan | Roscommon | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 5 | Damian O'Brien | Tipperary | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Brian Kavanagh | Longford | 0-10 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 1-7 | 10 | Wexford |
| 2 | Mattie Forde | Wexford | 1-6 | 9 | Longford |
| 3 | John Hudson | Wexford | 1-4 | 7 | Longford |
| Declan Browne | Tipperary | 0-7 | 7 | Roscommon | |
| Stephen Lohan | Roscommon | 0-7 | 7 | Tipperary | |
| Ger Heneghan | Roscommon | 0-7 | 7 | London | |
| 7 | Paul Barden | Longford | 1-3 | 6 | Wicklow |
| Stephen Lohan | Roscommon | 0-6 | 6 | London | |
| Paul Barden | Longford | 1-3 | 6 | Waterford | |
| 10 | Damian O'Brien | Tipperary | 1-2 | 5 | Leitrim |
| Mattie Forde | Wexford | 1-2 | 5 | Fermanagh | |
| Paddy Colfer | Wexford | 1-2 | 5 | Longford | |
| Damian O'Brien | Tipperary | 1-2 | 5 | Wexford | |
| Niall Curran | Waterford | 0-5 | 5 | Longford | |
| Ciaran O'Reilly | Fermanagh | 0-5 | 5 | Wexford | |
| Brian Kavanagh | Longford | 0-5 | 5 | Wexford | |
| Jamesie Martin | Longford | 0-5 | 5 | Wexford | |
| Benny Hickey | Tipperary | 0-5 | 5 | Roscommon |