Monaghan won their first and only national title with a win over Armagh in the final.
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
When the NFL was played, relegation was to be as follows: The change in format agreed in advance of the[4] 1985–86 NFL meant that promotion and relegation was as follows: In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.
[5] [7] This result was to relegate Wicklow to Division Four of the 1985–86 NFL.
The play-off turned out to be redundant because of the restructure to the league, and both teams were in Division Three of the 1985–86 NFL.