The 1985 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887 . The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1985. The championship began on 13 April 1985 and ended on 15 September 1985.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Avondhu in the first game of the championship.[1]
On 15 September 1985, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-09 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.[2] This was their 8th championship title overall and their first title since 1982 .
Dave Barry from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 1-27.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Imokilly v Avondhu
13 April 1985 First round Imokilly 0-05 - 1-08 Avondhu Rathcormac
T McCarthy 0-2, B Aherne 0-2, B Lotty 0-1.
P Harrington 0-4, T Fitzgibbon 1-0, M Beston 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Passage v Na Piarsaigh
20 April 1985 First round Passage 0-05 - 1-07 Na Piarsaigh Mayfield
J O'Neill 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1, M Shaw 0-1, P Maxwell 0-1, K O'Reilly 0-1.
T O'Sullivan 1-4, C Coughlan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Millstreet v Bantry Blues
5 May 1985 First round Millstreet 0-11 - 1-07 Bantry Blues Ballingeary
N Crowley 0-4, J O'Leary 0-4, J Coleman 0-2, D Crowley 0-1.
M Crowley 1-1, P O'Driscoll 0-3, J Cotter 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1.
Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)
Clonakilty v Beara
12 May 1985 First round Clonakilty 2-07 - 1-04 Beara Wolfe Tone Park , Bantry
J O'Donovan 1-1, E Scally 1-0, T Scally 0-2, E O'Mahony 0-2, M de Long 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.
R O'Dwyer 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, C Collins 0-1.
Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)
St. Nicholas' v St. Finbarr's
20 May 1985 First round St. Nicholas' 0-10 - 1-13 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
D O'Donovan 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-2, C Hartnett 0-1, V Hedderman 0-1, T Corbett 0-1.
D Barry 0-6, P Hayes 1-1, K McCarthy 0-2, J Allen 0-1, M Slocum 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown)
Second round [ ]
Duhallow v Carbery
20 April 1985 Second round Duhallow 1-08 - 1-06 Carbery Cloughduv
N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-1, D Kelleher 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1.
T Murphy 1-2, M McCarthy 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, T Davis 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v University College Cork
11 May 1985 Second round St. Finbarr's 2-08 - 0-10 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
K McCarthy 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, D Barry 0-3, T Leahy 0-2, J Allen 0-1.
E Moynihan 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, T McSweeney 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, S Liston 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connor
Nemo Rangers v Macroom
12 May 1985 Second round Nemo Rangers 1-11 - 0-10 Macroom Coachford
E Fitzgerald 0-6, M Dorgan 1-2, S Coughlan 0-1, T Nation 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.
M Riordan 0-3, L Gould 0-3, F Corrigan 0-2, C Corrigan 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.
Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)
Millstreet v Avondhu
25 May 1985 Second round Millstreet 1-03 - 1-09 Avondhu Kanturk
J Coleman 1-0, A Barry 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.
T Fitzgibbon 1-2, P Harrington 0-2, P Nelligan 0-2, M Beston 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1, B Stack 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Na Piarsaigh v Carrigdhoun
2 June 1985 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-15 - 1-06 Carrigdhoun Minane Bridge
R McDonnell 0-6, T O'Sullivan 0-4, C Coughlan 0-2, T Guest 0-1, John O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1.
S Timmons 1-0, K Sheehan 0-2, TJ Deasy 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, R Gillanders 0-1, O Carroll 0-1.
Referee: N Hallahan (Bandon)
Quarter-finals [ ]
St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven
8 June 1985 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-09 - 1-12 Castlehaven Clonakilty
M Slocum 0-4, R Kenny 1-0, J Allen 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, D Barry 0-2, K McCarthy 0-1.
N Cahalane 1-2, J Cleary 0-4, A Collins 0-2, M Burns 0-1, C Collins 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, F Collins 0-1.
Referee: F Murphy
Avondhu v Bishopstown
27 July 1985 Quarter-final replay Avondhu 0-07 - 1-09 Bishopstown Rathcormac
P Harrington 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-2, J Landy 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
P McGrath 0-7, P Moran 1-0, M Dorney 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Semi-finals [ ]
St. Finbarr's v Duhallow
8 September 1985 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 3-09 - 0-13 Duhallow Coachford
D Barry 1-6, T Leahy 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, D Slocum 0-1, P Hayes 0-1.
N O'Connor 0-6, D Kelleher 0-3, D O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, D Culloty 0-1.
Referee: F Murphy
Final [ ]
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]