The 2005–06 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 36th staging of the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Cuala of D ...
since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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in
1970–71. The competition began on 16 October 2005 and concluded on 17 March 2006.
The
defending champion was
Ballina Stephenites; however, the club did not qualify after losing to
Charlestown Sarsfields in the 2005
Mayo SFC quarter-final
replay.
Salthill–Knocknacarra defeated
St Gall's by 0–7 to 0–6 in the
final
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at
Croke Park
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on 17 March 2006 to win the competition.
It was the club's first title.
James Masters from the
Nemo Rangers
Nemo Rangers Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballinlough, Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and fields teams in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie.
History
Nemo Rangers Hurling & ...
club was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 2–17.
Connacht
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Finalists
Eoin O'Donnellan managed the winning team.
# Cathal McGinley
#
Ruaidhrí McTiernan
#
Finian Hanley
# Cian Begley
#
Martin O'Connell
#
Gordon Morley
# Brían Geraghty
#
Maurice Sheridan (
c)
#
Barry Dooney
#
Alan Kerins
#
Michael Donnellan
# Séamus Rabbitte
#
Séamus Crowe
#
John Boylan
#
Seán Armstrong
Seán Armstrong (born 20 March 1986) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Galway. Armstrong played his club football with Salthill–Knocknacarra GAA, Salthill–Knocknacarra and inter-county football for Galway county football team, Galw ...
Subs used
:
Aonghus Callanan for Boylan
:
Declan Burke for Kerins
: PJ Kelly for Callanan
:
Fergal McCann for Crowe
: Anthony McDermott for Geraghty
Subs not used
: Brian Fitzpatrick
: David Gilmartin
: Greg Begley
: Tomás Burke
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
References
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2005 in Gaelic football
2006 in Gaelic football