The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1985 was the 99th edition of Ireland's premier hurling knockout competition. The championship ran from May to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin on 1 September. The match was contested by Offaly and Galway, with Offaly taking the title by 2–11 to 1–12. It was Offaly's second-ever All-Ireland title.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Fleury |
| Manager | Dermot Healy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Eugene Coughlan |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1984 1986 → | |
Format edit
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
- The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the first All-Ireland semi-final.
- The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final.
- Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Munster champions.
- The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to a lone All-Ireland quarter-final where they played the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. The winners of this game advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final where they played the Leinster champions.
Team changes edit
To Championship edit
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
From Championship edit
Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- None
Teams edit
General information edit
Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Provincial championships edit
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| Laois | 4–16 – 2–10 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| E. Fennelly (0–11), P. J. Cuddy (2–0), P. Cleary (1–2), M. Walsh (1–1), T. Taylor (0–1), P. Critchley (0–1). | P. Carton (1–3), E. O'Shea (1–0), J. Twomey (0–2), G. Hogarty (0–2), S. Dalton (0–1), L. Byrne (0–1), P. Mulhare (0–1). |
| Kilkenny | 1–30 – 1–10 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| K. Brennan (1–9), G. Fennelly (0–6), B. Fitzpatrick (0–4), H. Ryan (0–4), R. Heffernan (0–3), J. Murphy (0–2), R. Power (0–1), G. Henderson (0–1). | B. McCabe (1–0), D. Kilcoyne (0–3), M. Kilcoyne (0–2), M. Cosgrave (0–2), R. Gallagher (0–1), J. Fitzsimons (0–1), P. Bradley (0–1). |
| Laois | 1–18 – 2–13 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Fennelly (0–10), M. Walsh (0–4) M. Cuddy (1–0), P. J. Cuddy (0–2), P. Cleary (0–1), C. Jones (0–1). | T. Dempsey (1–3), M. Fitzhenry (1–1), J. Fleming (0–3), G. Coady (0–2), M. Quigley (0–1), P. Courtney (0–1), G. O'Connor (0–1), B. Byrne (0–1). |
| Offaly | 3–18 – 3–18 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P. Corrigan (1–6), M. Corrigan (1–3), J. Kelly (1–1), P. Delaney (0–4), P. Horan (0–2), P. Carroll (0–1), D. Owens (0–1). | L. Fennelly (2–0), H. Ryan (0–5), K. Brennan (0–4), C. Heffernan (1–0), G. Fennelly (0–3), P. Walsh (0–3), R. Power (0–2), R. Heffernan (0–1). |
| Offaly | 1–20 – 0–17 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P. Corrigan (1–11), P. Cleary (0–3), P. Carroll (0–3), M. Corrigan (0–2), D. Owens (0–1). | K. Brennan (0–7), H. Ryan (0–2), L. Fennelly (0–2), J. Hennessy (0–1), G. Henderson (0–1), G. Fennelly (0–1), R. Heffernan (0–1), P. Walsh (0–1), R. Power (0–1). |
| Offaly | 5–15 – 0–17 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| M. Corrigan (1–5), P. Cleary (2–1), P. Horan (2–0), P. Delaney (0–3), P. Corrigan (0–2), J. Dooley (0–1), P. Carroll (0–1), G. Coughlan (0–1), F. Conneely (0–1). | E. Fennelly (0–7), M. O'Sullivan (0–4), M. Walsh (0–2), C. Jones (0–2), P. J. Cuddy (0–1), M. Cuddy (0–1). |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| Limerick | 2–14 – 0–11 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| P. Kelly (0–7), F. FitzGerald (1–3), R. Sampson (1–1), J. McKenna (0–2), M. Carroll (0–1). | D. Byrne (0–9), M. Ronayne (0–1), P. Ryan (0–1). |
| Clare | 1–8 – 1–8 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| C. Lyons (0–4), T. Guilfoyle (1–0), V. Donnellan (0–2), D. Coote (0–1), A. Nugent (0–1). | M. Doyle (1–0), S. Power (0–2), J. McIntyre (0–1), I. Conroy (0–1), N. English (0–1), D. O'Connell (0–1), L. Maher (0–1), G. O'Neill (0–1). |
| Cork | 2–13 – 1–9 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| J. Fenton (1–5), J. Barry-Murphy (1–0), P. Hartnett (0–3), K. Hennessy (0–2), D. Walsh (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–1). | S. Fitzgibbon (1–3), M. Carroll (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1), R. Sampson (0–1), O. O'Connor (0–1), P. McCarthy (0–1), P. Kelly (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 5–14 – 4–6 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| S. Power (2–5), N. English (2–0), D. O'Connell (1–3), G. O'Neill (0–3), M. Doyle (0–1), M. Scully (0–1), L. Maher (0–1). | C. Lyons (1–4), V. Donnellan (2–0), T. Guilfoyle (0–1), G. McInerney (0–1). |
| Cork | 4–17 – 4–11 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| J. Fenton (1–6), J. Barry-Murphy (1–3), D. Walsh (1–2), T. Mulcahy (1–0), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), K. Hennessy (0–1), P. Horgan (0–1), D. Mac Curtain (0–1). | N. English (2–3), G. O'Neill (1–3), L. Maher (1–0), A. Ryan (0–1), S. Power (0–1), B. Ryan (0–1), I. Conroy (0–1), G. Stapleton (0–1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit
All-Ireland quarter-finals edit
| Antrim | 3–12 – 1–15 | London |
|---|---|---|
| D. Donnelly (2–3), P. Boyle (0–4), B. Donnelly (1–0), C. Donnelly (0–2), J. McKiernan (0–2), C. McVeigh (0–1). | M. Burke (0–9), N. Uniack (1–1), D. Fox (0–3), J. McCormack (0–1), L. Walsh (0–1). |
Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)
All-Ireland semi-finals edit
| Offaly | 3–17 – 0–12 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| P. Cleary (2–2), M. Corrigan (1–5), P. Corrigan (0–5), D. Owens (0–3), J. Dooley (0–1), P. Delaney (0–1). | D. Donnelly (0–4), C. McVeigh (0–2), C. Donnelly (0–2), G. Cunningham (0–1), D. McKinley (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1), P. Boyle (0–1). |
| Galway | 4–12 – 5–5 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P. J. Molloy (0–5), B. Forde (1–3), N. Lane (1–2), J. Cooney (1–1), B. Lynskey (1–0), M. McGrath (0–1). | J. Fenton (2–2), K. Hennessy (2–1), K. Kingston (1–0), D. Walsh (0–1), T. Crowley (0–1). |
All-Ireland Final edit
| Offaly | 2–11 – 1–12 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| P. Cleary (2–0), P. Corrigan (0–5), P. Horan (0–3), M. Corrigan (0–2), B. Bermingham (0–1). | P. J. Molloy (1–6), B. Lynskey (0–2), M. McGrath (0–1), J. Cooney (0–1), N. Lane (0–1), T. Keady (0–1). |
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Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
Top scorers edit
Season edit
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Corrigan | Offaly | 2–29 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Pat Cleary | Offaly | 7–9 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Eugene Fennelly | Laois | 0–28 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 4 | Mark Corrigan | Offaly | 3–17 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 5 | John Fenton | Cork | 4-13 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 6 | Pat Cleary | Offaly | 6-6 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Kieran Brennan | Kilkenny | 1–20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 8 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 4-4 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 9 | Séamus Power | Tipperary | 2-8 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| P. J. Molloy | Galway | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
Single game edit
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Corrigan | Offaly | 1–11 | 14 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Kieran Brennan | Kilkenny | 1–9 | 12 | Westmeath |
| 3 | Séamus Power | Tipperary | 2–5 | 11 | Clare |
| Eugene Fennelly | Laois | 0–11 | 11 | Dublin | |
| 5 | Eugene Fennelly | Laois | 0–10 | 10 | Wexford |
| 6 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 2–3 | 9 | Cork |
| Dessie Donnelly | Antrim | 2–3 | 9 | London | |
| Paddy Corrigan | Offaly | 1–6 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| John Fenton | Cork | 1–6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| P. J. Molloy | Galway | 1–6 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Denis Byrne | Waterford | 0–9 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Mick Burke | London | 0–9 | 9 | Antrim |
References edit
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).