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.
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.
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Referencesedit
^Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^"Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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1985, railway, hurling, championship, 59th, staging, railway, since, establishment, gaelic, athletic, association, 1927, began, january, 1985, ended, march, 1985, dates27, january, 1985, march, 1985teams4championsmunster, 37th, title, cunningham, captain, runn. 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 ChampionshipDates27 January 1985 18 March 1985Teams4ChampionsMunster 37th title Ger Cunningham captain Runners upConnachtNoel Lane captain Tournament statisticsMatches played3Goals 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 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Semi finals 1 2 Final 2 Scoring statistics 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesResults editSemi finals edit Leinster v Connacht 27 January 1985 Semi finalLeinster2 06 1 12ConnachtSt Brendan s Park BirrP 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 finalUlster2 06 3 16MunsterSt Patrick s Park NewcastleC 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 edit Munster v Connacht 18 March 1985 FinalMunster3 06 1 11ConnachtSemple Stadium ThurlesN 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 editTop scorers overallRank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1 Michael Haverty Connacht 1 10 13 2 6 502 Nicky English Munster 3 00 9 2 4 503 Colin Donnelly Ulster 2 02 8 1 8 00Bibliography editDonegan Des The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games DBA Publications Limited 2005 References edit Neville Conor 12 December 2016 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup ball ie Retrieved 27 December 2018 Railway Cup Hurling Munster GAA Retrieved 10 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship amp oldid 1082425906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
