1985 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1985
Championship Details
Dates	24 April 1985 - 1 September 1985
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (15th win)
Captain	Michael O'Mahony
Manager	Charlie McCarthy; Johnny Clifford
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Captain	Paul Nolan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Vinny Murphy (2-36)
	← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 24 April 1985 and ended on 1 September 1985.

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster semi-final.^[1]

On 1 September 1985, Cork won the championship following a 3–10 to 0–12 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their 15th All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons.

Wexford's Vinny Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 2-36.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

11 May 1985 First round

Meath

1-05 - 4-14

Laois

St. Loman's Park, Trim

11 May 1985 First round	Wexford	2-16 - 1-03	Dublin	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	S Wickham 1-4, V Murphy 0-5, P Carton 1-0, E Sinnott 0-3, B Dwyer 0-2, P Canahan 0-1, E Broaders 0-1.		B Mahon 1-1, P Elliott 0-1, A Doyle 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 May 1985 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-14 - 1-03	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	L Dowling 0-6, P Walsh 1-1, P Hogan 1-0, E Brennan 0-3, J Brennan 0-3, J Feehan 0-1.		P Bergin 1-0, J Fahy 0-2, P Dollard 0-1.

29 May 1985 Semi-final	Wexford	1-20 - 2-10	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	V Murphy 0-9, E Broaders 1-2, G Cushe 0-3, J Biger 0-3, S Wickham 0-2, B Moran 0-1.		B Kelly 0-5, G Cahill 0-4, K Dalton 1-0, M Duignan 1-0, R Byrne 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Final

21 July 1985 Final	Wexford	0-12 - 0-08	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	V Murphy 0-7, G Cushe 0-2, B Moran 0-2, E Sinnott 0-1.		L Egan 0-4, L Dowling 0-2, P Grace 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

24 April 1985 First round	Limerick	3-16 - 2-03	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	L Clohessy 2-1, P Barrett 1-4, G Kirby 0-5, L O'Connor 0-2, J Enright 0-2, R Ryan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.		D Curley 1-2, K Sheridan 1-0, M McGrath 0-1.

24 April 1985 First round	Kerry	1-03 - 9-12	Clare	Hermitage Park, Lixnaw
	P Healy 1-0, B Diggins0-1, E Kearney 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.		D McInerney 3-3, N Casey 2-1, H Hehir 2-1, L Alford 0-4, M Hickey 1-0, J Chaplin 0-2, C O'Neill 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 May 1985 Semi-final	Tipperary	4-08 - 2-12	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	D Quirke 2-2, M Nolan 1-3, A Rossiter 1-0, D Quinlan 0-3.		D McInerney 0-7, S Chaplin 2-0, C O'Neill 0-2, B McMahon 0-1, M Cahill 0-1, F Carrick 0-1.

15 May 1985 Semi-final	Cork	1-12 - 1-08	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Foley 1-5, K McGuckian 0-1, K Cotter 0-1, L Kelly 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, B Harte 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, C Mullins 0-1.		G Kiely 0-4, S Clohessy 1-0, P Barrett 0-3, S Enright 0-1.

Finals

7 July 1985 Final	Cork	1-13 - 1-08	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Manley 1-3, M Foley 0-5, B Harte 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, C Casey 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.		A Lanigan 1-1, D Quirke 0-4, L Cleary 0-1, A Rossiter 0-1, M Nolan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

7 July 1985 Semi-final

Antirm

1-09 - 0-07

Derry

Final

28 July 1985 Final	Down	5-04 - 2-09	Antrim	St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry
	E Blayney 2-1, J Morgan 1-1, D Hawkins 1-1, M Doran 1-0, K O'Connor 0-1.		J Elliott 1-2, L McCurdy 0-5, D McKillop 1-1, N Elliott 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

4 August 1985 Semi-final	Cork	3-09 - 3-03	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Foley 2-3, M Mullins 1-2, C Casey 0-1, G Manley 0-1, G O'Riordan 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.		E Burke 1-1, A Forde 1-0, O Shaughnessy 1-0, R Deane 0-1.	Referee: J Denton (Wexford)

4 August 1985 Semi-final	Wexford	7-17 - 2-02	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	V Murphy 2-9, P Carter 2-1, B Moran 2-0, P O'Callaghan 1-1, G Cushe 0-3, E Sinnott 0-1, S Wickham 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		N Sands 1-1, M Doran 1-0, E Blaney 0-1.	Referee: JJ Corcoran (Galway)

Final

1 September 1985 Final	Cork	3-10 - 0-12	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Manley 1-2, M O'Mahony 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, B Harte 0-3, L Kelly 0-2, M Mullins 0-1, C Casey 0-1.		V Murphy 0-6, P O'Callaghan 0-2, L O'Gorman 0-2, J Bolger 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Vinny Murphy	Wexford	2-36	42	5	8.40
2	Mark Foley	Cork	3-13	22	4	5.50
3	Declan McInerney	Clare	3-10	19	2	9.50

References

^ O'Connell, Jerome (5 September 2014). "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ Aherne, Alan (5 July 2019). "Mantle passed on from '85". News Ross Standard. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour

[1] O'Connell, Jerome (5 September 2014). "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[2] Aherne, Alan (5 July 2019). "Mantle passed on from '85". News Ross Standard. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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