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. The cup began on 27 January 1985 and ended on 18 March 1985.

1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	27 January 1985 - 18 March 1985
Teams	4
Champions	Munster (37th title) Ger Cunningham (captain)
Runners-up	Connacht Noel Lane (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	12 (4 per match)
Points scored	57 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Haverty (1-10)
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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. This was their 37th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Semi-finals

Leinster v Connacht

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)

Ulster v Munster

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

Munster v Connacht

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

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

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