1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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.

1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates27 January 1985 - 18 March 1985
Teams4
ChampionsMunster (37th title)
Ger Cunningham (captain)
Runners-upConnacht
Noel Lane (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Points scored57 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Michael Haverty (1-10)
1984 (Previous) (Next) 1986

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

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Semi-finals

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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)
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

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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

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
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

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.