1985 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

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	Roscrea; Ger 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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Dates8 September - 13 October 1985

Teams8

Champions

Kilruane MacDonaghs (4th title)
Tony Sheppard (captain)
Len Gaynor (manager)

Runners-up

Roscrea
Ger O'Connor (captain)

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.

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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.

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.

1985 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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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.

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)

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
5	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
8	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

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
4	Michael Scully	Roscrea	1-05	8	Holycross-Ballycahill
6	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-04	7	Roscrea
6	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