2004–05 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
# 2004–05 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 2004–05 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 23 October 2004 and ended on 17 March 2004.

Caltra were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Salthill-Knocknacarra in the quarter-final of the 2004 Galway County Championship.

On 17 March 2005, Ballina Stephenites won the championship following a 1-12 to 2-08 defeat of Portlaoise in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It remains their only championship title.

Oisín McConville of Crossmaglen Rangers was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.

## Results

### Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

### Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

### All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oisín McConville | Crossmaglen Rangers | 3-20 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 2 | Robbie Coulter | Mayobridge | 2-16 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 2 | Peter McNulty | Portlaoise | 1-19 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 3 | John Hudson | Starlights | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Johnny Daly | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Liam Brady | Ballina Stephenites | 0-20 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Peter Loughran | Carrickmore | 1-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Niall Curran | Stradbally | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 6 | Nicky Joyce | Killererin | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 7 | Mark Vaughan | Kilmacud Crokes | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Hudson | Starlights | 2-04 | 10 | Rathvilly |
| 1 | Nicky Joyce | Killererin | 1-07 | 10 | Annaduff |
| 2 | Mark Vaughan | Kilmacud Crokes | 2-03 | 9 | St Patrick's |
| 2 | Robbie Coulter | Mayobridge | 1-06 | 9 | Ardara |
| 2 | Paul Bradley | Slaughtneil | 0-09 | 9 | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 3 | Peter Loughran | Carrickmore | 1-05 | 8 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| 3 | John Hudson | Starlights | 0-08 | 8 | Rathvilly |
| 4 | Oisín McConville | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-04 | 7 | Kingdom Kerry Gaels |
| 5 | Kevin Fitzpatrick | Portlaoise | 2-00 | 6 | Ballina Stephenites |
| 5 | Colm Parkinson | Portlaoise | 1-03 | 6 | Rhode |
| 5 | Jamie Jordan | Skryne | 1-03 | 6 | Starlights |
| 5 | Oisín McConville | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-03 | 6 | Slaughtneil |
| 5 | Oisín McConville | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-03 | 6 | Slaughtneil |
| 5 | Robbie Coulter | Mayobridge | 1-03 | 6 | Carrickmore |
| 5 | John Doyle | Allenwood | 0-06 | 6 | St Patrick's |
| 5 | Johnny Daly | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-06 | 6 | Dromcollogher/Broadford |
| 5 | Niall Curran | Stradbally | 0-06 | 6 | Bishopstown |
| 5 | John Murtagh | Crossmaglen Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Mayobridge |

### Miscellaneous

* Portlaoise became the first team to win six Leinster Club Championship titles.
