1985 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 8 September - 13 October 1985 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Kilruane MacDonaghs (4th title)Tony Sheppard (captain) Len Gaynor (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  RoscreaGer O'Connor (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 28 (4 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 129 (18.43 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Michael Scully (1-17) | ||
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The 1985 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
Moycarkey-Borris were the defending champions.
On 13 October 1985, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 2–11 to 0–10 defeat of Roscrea in the final at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1979.
Results
Quarter-finals
| 8 September 1985 Quarter-final | Cappawhite | 4-08 - 2-12 | St. Mary's | Canon Hayes Park |
| G O'Neill 3-1, P O'Neill 1-2, G Ryan 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, A Buckley 0-1, D Hennessy 0-1. | W Peters 0-5, D Williams 1-1, T Walsh 1-0, J McNamara 0-2, T Smith 0-2, F Kelly 0-1, J Redmond 0-1. |
| 8 September 1985 Quarter-final | Carrick Swans | 3-09 - 0-10 | Cashel King Cormacs | Canon Hayes Park |
| MJ Russell 1-5, T Fitzpatrick 1-1, B Lonergan 1-1, T Waters 0-1, P Murphy 0-1. | T Gorgan 0-6, S Slattery 0-2, B Fitzelle 0-1, T Slattery 0-1. |
| 15 September 1985 Quarter-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-10 - 2-03 | Thurles Sarsfields | Semple Stadium |
| S Hennessy 0-6, E O'Shea 0-4, J Williams 1-0, Philip Quinlan 1-0. | P McCormack (g'keeper) 2-0, P McCormack 0-2, K Carroll 0-1. |
| 15 September 1985 Quarter-final | Roscrea | 2-11 - 1-10 | Holycross-Ballycahill | Semple Stadium |
| M Scully 1-5, G O'Connor 1-2, G Ryan 0-2, J Stone 0-1, J Pyne 0-1. | M Fleming 1-2, S Dwan 0-2, T Lanigan 0-2, P Lowry 0-1, PJ Lanigan 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, M Doyle 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 29 September 1985 Semi-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-08 - 2-02 | Cappawhite | Semple Stadium |
| Pat Quinlan 1-2, Philip Quinlan 1-0, Ger Williams 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Williams 0-2. | G O'Neill 1-0, C Ryan 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1 A Buckley 0-1. |
| 29 September 1985 Semi-final | Roscrea | 4-17 - 2-08 | Carrick Swans | Semple Stadium |
| F Loughnane 2-4, M Scully 0-7, E Bergin 1-1, J Stone 1-0, L Spooner 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, P Queally 0-1, G Ryan 0-1. | MJ Russell 2-4, G Walsh 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, T Waters 0-1. |
Final
| 13 October 1985 Final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-11 - 0-10 | Roscrea | Semple Stadium |
| E O'Shea 1-4, Pat Quinlan 1-0, P Williams 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Williams 0-2, Ger Williams 0-1. | M Scully 0-5, D Keely 0-1, G Ryan 0-1, L Spooner 0-1, J Stone 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: D O'Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Scully | Roscrea | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 2 | M. J. Russell | Carrick Swans | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Ger O'Neill | Cappawhite | 4-01 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Eamon O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 5 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 2-04 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-10 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | |
| 7 | Pat Quinlan | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 8 | Ger O'Connor | Roscrea | 1-04 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |
| Jim Williams | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-04 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | |
| 10 | Pat McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-00 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 1-03 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Tommy Grogan | Cashel King Cormacs | 0-06 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ger O'Neill | Cappawhite | 3-01 | 10 | St. Mary's |
| Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 2-04 | 10 | Carrick Swans | |
| M. J. Russell | Carrick Swans | 2-04 | 10 | Roscrea | |
| 4 | M. J. Russell | Carrick Swans | 1-05 | 8 | Cashel King Cormacs |
| Michael Scully | Roscrea | 1-05 | 8 | Holycross-Ballycahill | |
| 6 | Eamon O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-04 | 7 | Roscrea |
| Michael Scully | Roscrea | 0-07 | 7 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | |
| 8 | Pat McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-00 | 6 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
| Tommy Grogan | Cashel King Cormacs | 0-06 | 6 | Carrick Swans | |
| Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-06 | 6 | Thurles Sarsfields |
References
- ^ "Club history". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.