1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Gaelic football and hurling competition
Dates | 27 January 1985 - 18 March 1985 | ||
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Teams | 4 | ||
Champions | Munster (37th title) Ger Cunningham (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Connacht Noel Lane (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 12 (4 per match) | ||
Points scored | 57 (19 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Michael Haverty (1-10) | ||
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The 1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 27 January 1985 and ended on 18 March 1985.
Munster were the defending champions.
On 18 March 1985, Munster won the cup after a 3-06 to 1-11 defeat of Connacht in the final at Semple Stadium.[2] This was their 37th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Results
Semi-finals
Leinster v Connacht
27 January 1985 Semi-final | Leinster | 2-06 - 1-12 | Connacht | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
P Corrigan 1-4, PJ Cuddy 1-0, C Heffernan 0-1, P Carroll 0-1. | M Haverty 1-5, J Cooney 0-3, N Lane 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, T Kilkenny 0-1. | Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary) |
Ulster v Munster
27 January 1985 Semi-final | Ulster | 2-06 - 3-16 | Munster | St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
C Donnelly 2-2, C Mageean 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, B Coulter 0-1, E Donnelly 0-1. | P Kelly 0-6, S Power 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-4, G McInerney 1-0, N English 1-0, P Hartnett 0-2, J Fenton 0-2, S Stack 0-1. |
Final
Munster v Connacht
18 March 1985 Final | Munster | 3-06 - 1-11 | Connacht | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
N English 2-0, T Mulcahy 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, J Carroll 0-1, S Power 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1. | N Lane 1-2, M Haverty 0-5, S Mahon 0-3, A Cunningham 0-1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
Scoring statistics
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Michael Haverty | Connacht | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
2 | Nicky English | Munster | 3-00 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
3 | Colin Donnelly | Ulster | 2-02 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
Bibliography
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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