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Annual hurling competition season

1985 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates4 May – 29 September 1985
Teams18
Champions Blackrock (29th title)
Andy Creagh (captain)
Tim Murphy (manager)
Runners-up Midleton
Pat Hartnett (captain)
Denis Kelleher (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored64 (3.56 per match)
Points scored365 (20.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Finbarr Delaney (3-22)
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The 1985 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 4 May 1985 and ended on 29 September 1985.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Carbery in the second round.

The final was played on 29 September 1985 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and Midleton, in what was their first meeting in the final in 70 years. Blackrock won the match by 1–14 to 1–08 to claim their 29th championship title overall and a first title in six years.

Blackrock's Finbarr Delaney was the championship's top scorer with 3-22.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

Seandún v Duhallow
4 May 1985 First round Seandún 4-07 - 1-06 Duhallow Fr. Con Buckley Park
P Walsh 2-0, P McCarthy 2-0, E Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1, C Coffey 0-1. P Smith 1-0, T Mullane 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, G Sheehan 0-2. Referee: P Noonan (Newtownshandrum)
Erin's Own v Carrigdhoun
4 May 1985 First round Erin's Own 2-07 - 2-08 Carrigdhoun Church Road
M Bowen 1-5, R O'Connor 1-0, B Murphy 0-1, PJ Murphy 0-1. D Dunne 1-2, A O'Driscoll 1-0, J Drinan 0-3, J Dineen 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Second round

Ballyhea v Imokilly
4 May 1985 Second round Ballyhea 1-07 - 2-11 Imokilly Páirc Mac Gearailt
G O'Connor 1-0, D O'Flynn 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, L O'Halloran 0-1. M Treacy 1-2, P Cahill 1-2, J Lewis 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, J Halbert 0-1, P Devlin 0-1. Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Carbery v St. Finbarr's
4 May 1985 Second round Carbery 2-09 - 2-08 St. Finbarr's Cloughduv
R Wilmot 1-3, T Crowley 1-1, P Crowley 0-3, R O'Regan 0-1, N Crowley 0-1. D Walsh 1-3, J Meyler 1-2, B Searls 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, F Ramsey 0-1. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Muskerry v Sarsfields
4 May 1985 Second round Muskerry 1-08 - 5-08 Sarsfields Ballinhassig
D Desmond 0-4, M O'Donoghue 1-0, P Maher 0-2, J O'Leary 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1. P O'Riordan 3-0, T Murphy 1-4, G McEvoy 1-0, B Lotty 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Na Piarsaigh v Midleton
4 May 1985 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-04 - 3-11 Midleton Carrigtwohill
T O'Sullivan 0-4. J Fenton 1-5, G Glavin 1-1, K Hennessy 0-4, C O'Neill 1-0, T McCarthy 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
University College Cork v Blackrock
4 May 1985 Second round University College Cork 1-08 - 5-26 Blackrock Ballinlough
M Foley 1-3, M Quaid 0-3, D Burke 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. F Delaney 1-9, É O'Donoghue 3-1, J Cashman 1-3, T Deasy 0-5, P Kavanagh 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, F Collins 0-1, D Mac Curtain 0-1. Referee: D O'Connor
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun
19 May 1985 Second round Avondhu 0-07 - 1-08 Carrigdhoun Bride Rovers Park
D Relihan 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, J Keane 0-1, D Curtin 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1. K Kingston 1-3, D McCarthy 0-2, D Dunne 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, J Drinan 0-1.
Youghal v Milford
25 May 1985 Second round Youghal 0-09 - 0-16 Milford Mitchelstown
T Coyne 0-4, S Ring 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, P Grace 0-1, G Cotter 0-1. M Fitzgibbon 0-9, P Buckley 0-2, N Fitzgibbon 0-2, S O'Gorman 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1. Referee: M Beecher (Ballyhooley)
Seandún v Glen Rovers
26 May 1985 Second round Seandún 1-04 - 0-08 Glen Rovers Church Road
E Lingane 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1. P Barry 0-4, C Ring 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, D Cronin 0-1. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Quarter-finals

Sarsfields v Imokilly
8 June 1985 Quarter-final Sarsfields 3-04 - 0-10 Imokilly Clonmult Memorial Park
B Óg Murphy 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, P O'Riordan 1-0, J Barry 0-1. P Cahill 0-5, J Lewis 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, P Ronan 0-1, D Ahern 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Milford v Carbery
9 June 1985 Quarter-final Milford 1-16 - 1-06 Carbery Millstreet
P Buckley 1-5, M Fitzgibbon 0-5, S Sheehan 0-4, V Sheehan 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1. E Kenneally 1-4, R Wilmot 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers
28 June 1985 Quarter-final Blackrock 0-16 - 2-10 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh
F Delaney 0-5, T Deasy 0-4, T Cashman 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1. J Fitzgibbon 2-1, P Horgan 0-5, P Barry 0-1, K McGuckian 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1. Referee: M Keane
Midleton v Carrigdhoun
30 June 1985 Quarter-final Midleton 3-15 - 2-10 Carrigdhoun Liam MacCarthy Park
J Fenton 0-6, C O'Neill 1-1, G Glavin 1-1, J Boylan 1-1, D Boylan 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, P Hartnett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. S McCarthy 0-5, B Scanlon 1-0, A O'Driscoll 1-0, K Kingston 0-3, L Kelly 0-1, W Ashman 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers
8 September 1985 Quarter-final replay Blackrock 2-19 - 1-11 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh
F Delaney 1-3, F Collins 0-6, M Kilcoyne 1-1, É O'Donoghue 0-3, T Deasy 0-2, J Cashman 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, P Deasy 0-1. J Buckley 1-2, C McGuckian 0-3, C Ring 0-2, P Horgan 0-1, A Kinsella 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1. Referee: M Keane

Semi-finals

Midleton v Sarsfields
10 August 1985 Semi-final Midleton 6-14 - 5-10 Sarsfields Páirc Uí Chonaill
J Fenton 1-7, G Fitzgerald 2-3, G Glavin 2-2, M Hartnett 1-0, J Hartnett 0-2. B Óg Murphy 1-5, P O'Riordan 2-0, M Carroll 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, K Looney 0-1. Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Blackrock v Milford
15 September 1985 Semi-final Blackrock 3-08 - 0-14 Milford Páirc Mac Gearailt
É O'Donoghue 3-2, T Deasy 0-2, F Delaney 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-1, J Cashman 0-1. M Fitzgibbon 0-5, N Fitzgibbon 0-4, J Dillon 0-2, S Sheehan 0-1, V Sheehan 0-1, C Collins 0-1. Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Final

Blackrock v Midleton
29 September 1985 Final Blackrock 1-14 - 1-08 Midleton Páirc Uí Chaoimh
F Delaney 1-3, P Kavanagh 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, T Cashman 0-2, E Kavanagh 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1. K Hennessy 1-0, C O'Neill 0-2, G Fitzgerald 0-2, J Fenton 0-2, D Boylan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Finbarr Delaney Blackrock 3-22 31 5 6.20
2 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 6-08 26 5 5.20
John Fenton Midleton 2-20 26 4 6.50
4 Mossie Fitzgibbon Milford 0-19 19 3 6.33
5 Paul O'Riordan Sarsfields 6-00 18 3 6.00
6 George Galvin Midleton 4-04 16 4 4.00
7 Tadhg Murphy Sarsfields 3-06 15 3 5.00
Bertie Óg Murphy Sarsfields 2-09 15 3 5.00
9 Tim Deasy Blackrock 0-13 13 4 3.25
10 Ger Fitzgerald Midleton 2-05 11 2 5.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Finbarr Delaney Blackrock 1-09 12 UCC
2 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 3-02 11 Milford
3 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 3-01 10 UCC
John Fenton Midleton 1-07 10 Sarsfields
5 Paul O'Riordan Sarsfields 3-00 9 Muskerry
Ger FitzGerald Midleton 2-03 9 Sarsfields
Mossie Fitzgibbon Milford 0-09 9 Youghal
8 Ger Glavin Midleton 2-02 8 Sarsfields
Bertie Óg Murphy Sarsfields 1-05 8 Midleton
Martin Bowen Erin's Own 1-05 8 Carrigdhoun
John Fenton Midleton 1-05 8 Na Piarsaigh
Pat Buckley Milford 1-05 8 Carbery

Miscellaneous

  • Milford qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time in their history.

References

  1. "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. "1984 Intermediate Hurling Champions". Erin's Own GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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