1985 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Gaelic football and hurling competition

1985 Railway Cup Hurling ChampionshipDates| 27 January 1985 - 18 March 1985

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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)
| ← 1984 (Previous) | (Next) 1986 →

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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.

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.

## Results

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### Semi-finals

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Leinster v Connacht 27 January 1985 Semi-final|  Leinster | 2-06 - 1-12|  Connacht | St. Brendan's Park, Birr

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| 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

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| 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

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Munster v Connacht 18 March 1985 Final|  Munster | 3-06 - 1-11|  Connacht | Semple Stadium, Thurles

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| 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

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Top scorers overall
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tally  | Total  | Matches  | Average

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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