1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 22nd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1985
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (6th win)
CaptainMichael Scully
ManagerMick Minogue
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainKevin Ryan
ManagerMartin Fitzpatrick
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
1984
1986

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 25 August 1985, Tipperary won the championship following a 1-10 to 2-06 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in four championship seasons.

Results

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Quarter-finals

12 June 1985 Quarter-final Laois 1-12 - 4-04 Offaly Kelly Daly Park
P McKane 0-5, R Broderick 1-1, O Coss 0-3, P O'Brien 0-2, N Rowe 0-1. M Currams 1-1, V Teehan 1-1, S Byrne 1-0, M Conneely 1-0, J Buckley 0-1, S White 0-1.

Semi-finals

26 June 1985 Semi-final Kilkenny 6-09 - 2-07 Offaly Kelly Daly Park
M Rafter 2-1, J Walsh 2-0, E Morrissey 1-3, P Cleere 1-0, S Delahunty 0-3, L Cleere 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1. M Currams 1-3, V Teehan 1-0, S White 0-2, J Lyons 0-1, T Martin 0-1.

Final

21 July 1985 Final Kilkenny 4-18 - 1-04 Wexford Croke Park
M Dunne 2-2, T Phelan 1-3, J Walsh 1-1, M Rafter 0-4, E Morrissey 0-3, T Bawle 0-2, L Cleere 0-1, T Lannon 0-1, R Moran 0-1. R Murphy 1-0, M Storey 0-2, D Prendergast 0-2. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

First round

17 April 1985 First round Tipperary w/o - scr. Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
17 April 1985 First round Clare 2-08 - 1-10 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
V Donnellan 1-6, G O'Loughlin 1-0, G Mannion 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1. B Stapleton 1-2, R Sampson 0-3, G Hegarty 0-2, M Scanlon 0-1, G Ryan 0-1, A Carmody 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Semi-finals

1 May 1985 Semi-final Waterford 2-08 - 3-11 Tipperary Walsh Park, Waterford
P Coffey 1-3, L O'Connor 1-0, D Byrne 0-2, S Ahearne 0-1, P Queally 0-1, R Barry 0-1. M Scully 0-10, N Sheehy 3-0, T Leamy 0-1.
1 May 1985 Semi-final Clare 2-10 - 2-09 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
G O'Loughlin 1-3, T Guilfoyle 1-2, V Donnelan 0-4, J Lee 0-1. C O'Neill 1-4, T McCarthy 1-1, B Searles 0-2, F Kenneally 0-1, K Fitzgibbon 0-1.

Final

12 July 1985 Final Tipperary 1-16 - 4-05 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Scully 1-10, A Ryan 0-2, J McGrath 0-1, L Stokes 0-1, J Cormack 0-1, M Bryan 0-1. D Chaplin 2-1, V Donnelan 1-2, T Guilfoyle 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-2. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Semi-finals

11 August 1985 Semi-final Tipperary 1-15 - 2-07 Galway O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Sheehy 0-4, J McCormack 0-4, M Scully 0-4, M Bryan 1-0, M Cunningham 0-2, A McGrath 0-1. A Cunningham 1-2, J Tuohy 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, M Naughton 0-1, S Treacy 0-1. Referee: J Bailey (Dublin)
11 August 1985 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-12 - 0-04 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan
E Morrissey 2-5, M Dunne 0-2, J Scott 0-2, L Cleere 0-1, B Young 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. D O'Prey 0-3, J McCarthy 0-1. Referee: J Long (Tipperary)

Final

25 August 1985 Final Tipperary 1-10 - 2-06 Kilkenny Walsh Park, Waterford
M Scully 0-5, J McGrath 1-0, D Kealey 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, J Cormack 0-1, N Sheehy 0-1, M Bryan 0-1. T Ball 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, E Morrissey 0-3, R Moran 0-1, L Cleere 0-1. Referee: J Denton (Wexford)

References

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  1. ^ "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.