The 1985 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 4 May 1985 and ended on 29 September 1985.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Carbery in the second round.
On 29 September 1985, Blackrock won the championship following a 1-14 to 1-8 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their 29th championship title overall and their first in six championship seasons.[1]
Results [ ] First round
Seandún v Duhallow 4 May 1985 First round Seandún 4-07 - 1-06 Duhallow Fr. Con Buckley Park , Buttevant P Walsh 2-0, P McCarthy 2-0, E Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.
P Smith 1-0, T Mullane 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, G Sheehan 0-2.
Referee: P Noonan (Newtownshandrum)
Erin's Own v Carrigdhoun 4 May 1985 First round Erin's Own 2-07 - 2-08 Carrigdhoun Church Road , Blackrock M Bowen 1-5, R O'Connor 1-0, B Murphy 0-1, PJ Murphy 0-1.
D Dunne 1-2, A O'Driscoll 1-0, J Drinan 0-3, J Dineen 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Second round
Ballyhea v Imokilly 4 May 1985 Second round Ballyhea 1-07 - 2-11 Imokilly Páirc Mac Gearailt , Fermoy G O'Connor 1-0, D O'Flynn 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, L O'Halloran 0-1.
M Treacy 1-2, P Cahill 1-2, J Lewis 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, J Halbert 0-1, P Devlin 0-1.
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Carbery v St. Finbarr's 4 May 1985 Second round Carbery 2-09 - 2-08 St. Finbarr's Cloughduv R Wilmot 1-3, T Crowley 1-1, P Crowley 0-3, R O'Regan 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.
D Walsh 1-3, J Meyler 1-2, B Searls 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, F Ramsey 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Muskerry v Sarsfields 4 May 1985 Second round Muskerry 1-08 - 5-08 Sarsfields Ballinhassig D Desmond 0-4, M O'Donoghue 1-0, P Maher 0-2, J O'Leary 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1.
P O'Riordan 3-0, T Murphy 1-4, G McEvoy 1-0, B Lotty 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-2.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
University College Cork v Blackrock 4 May 1985 Second round University College Cork 1-08 - 5-26 Blackrock Ballinlough M Foley 1-3, M Quaid 0-3, D Burke 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.
F Delaney 1-9, É O'Donoghue 3-1, J Cashman 1-3, T Deasy 0-5, P Kavanagh 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, F Collins 0-1, D Mac Curtain 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connor
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun 19 May 1985 Second round Avondhu 0-07 - 1-08 Carrigdhoun Rathcormac D Relihan 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, J Keane 0-1, D Curtin 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.
K Kingston 1-3, D McCarthy 0-2, D Dunne 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, J Drinan 0-1.
Youghal v Milford 25 May 1985 Second round Youghal 0-09 - 0-16 Milford Mitchelstown T Coyne 0-4, S Ring 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, P Grace 0-1, G Cotter 0-1.
M Fitzgibbon 0-9, P Buckley 0-2, N Fitzgibbon 0-2, S O'Gorman 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1.
Referee: M Beecher (Ballyhooley)
Seandún v Glen Rovers 26 May 1985 Second round Seandún 1-04 - 0-08 Glen Rovers Church Road , Blackrock E Lingane 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1.
P Barry 0-4, C Ring 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Quarter-finals
Milford v Carbery 9 June 1985 Quarter-final Milford 1-16 - 1-06 Carbery Millstreet P Buckley 1-5, M Fitzgibbon 0-5, S Sheehan 0-4, V Sheehan 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.
E Kenneally 1-4, R Wilmot 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers 28 June 1985 Quarter-final Blackrock 0-16 - 2-10 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork F Delaney 0-5, T Deasy 0-4, T Cashman 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1.
J Fitzgibbon 2-1, P Horgan 0-5, P Barry 0-1, K McGuckian 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.
Referee: M Keane
Midleton v Carrigdhoun 30 June 1985 Quarter-final Midleton 3-15 - 2-10 Carrigdhoun Liam MacCarthy Park , B'garvan J Fenton 0-6, C O'Neill 1-1, G Glavin 1-1, J Boylan 1-1, D Boylan 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, P Hartnett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
S McCarthy 0-5, B Scanlon 1-0, A O'Driscoll 1-0, K Kingston 0-3, L Kelly 0-1, W Ashman 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers 8 September 1985 Quarter-final replay Blackrock 2-19 - 1-11 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork F Delaney 1-3, F Collins 0-6, M Kilcoyne 1-1, É O'Donoghue 0-3, T Deasy 0-2, J Cashman 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, P Deasy 0-1.
J Buckley 1-2, C McGuckian 0-3, C Ring 0-2, P Horgan 0-1, A Kinsella 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1.
Referee: M Keane
Semi-finals
Midleton v Sarsfields 10 August 1985 Semi-final Midleton 6-14 - 5-10 Sarsfields Cobh J Fenton 1-7, G Fitzgerald 2-3, G Glavin 2-2, M Hartnett 1-0, J Hartnett 0-2.
B Óg Murphy 1-5, P O'Riordan 2-0, M Carroll 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, K Looney 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Blackrock v Milford 15 September 1985 Semi-final Blackrock 3-08 - 0-14 Milford Páirc Mac Gearailt , Fermoy É O'Donoghue 3-2, T Deasy 0-2, F Delaney 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-1, J Cashman 0-1.
M Fitzgibbon 0-5, N Fitzgibbon 0-4, J Dillon 0-2, S Sheehan 0-1, V Sheehan 0-1, C Collins 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Final
Blackrock v Midleton 29 September 1985 Final Blackrock 1-14 - 1-08 Midleton Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork F Delaney 1-3, P Kavanagh 0-3, P Deasy 0-2, T Cashman 0-2, E Kavanagh 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1.
K Hennessy 1-0, C O'Neill 0-2, G Fitzgerald 0-2, J Fenton 0-2, D Boylan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.
Championship statistics [ ] Top scorers [ ] Top scorers overall Top scorers in a single game Miscellaneous [ ] Milford qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time in their history.References [ ]
Cork Senior and Premier Senior Hurling Championships
Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887-2019
Championships
Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, 2020-
Championships
History Records and statistics Roll of honour Top scorers Rivalries Trophy Media coverage
Blackrock (29th title)
Midleton