1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1985–86
Championship Details
Dates	25 August 1985 – 16 March 1986
Teams	33
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilruane MacDonagh's (1st win)
Captain	Tony Sheppard
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Buffer's Alley
Captain	Seán Whelan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kilruane MacDonagh's
Leinster	Buffer's Alley
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Turloughmore
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Mick Butler (2-28)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 August 1985 and ended on 16 March 1986.

St. Martin's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Glenmore in the semi-final of the Kilkenny Championship.

On 16 March 1986, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 1-15 to 2-10 defeat of Buffers Alley in the final at Croke Park.^[1] It remains their only All-Ireland triumph.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Tourlestrane v Gortletteragh

6 October 1985 First round	Tourlestrane	1-05 - 1-02	Gortletteragh	Corran Park, Ballymote
	D McVeigh 1-1, L Gaughan 0-1, M McVeigh 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, G Gaughan 0-1.		T McLoughlin 1-2.

Second round

Tourlestrane v Tooreen

13 October 1985 Second round	Tourlestrane	0-06 - 3-10	Tooreen	Corran Park, Ballymote
	J Quinn 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, W Kavanagh 0-1, J Gaughan 0-1.		J Henry 2-4, S Rodgers 1-0, J Cunnane 0-2, T Henry 0-2, M Trench 0-1, P Malone 0-1.

Semi-final

Tooreen v Ballygar

27 October 1985 Semi-final	Tooreen	1-06 - 2-07	Ballygar	Knock Road, Ballyhaunis
	J Henry 0-5, S Regan 1-0, J Cunnane 0-1.		PJ Lynch 2-0, T Heavey 1-1, P Flynn 0-3, M Lohan 0-3.

Final

Ballygar v Turloughmore

24 November 1985 Final	Ballygar	2-04 - 1-08	Turloughmore	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
	P Flynn 1-3, PJ Fahy 1-0, P Feeney 0-1.		G Burke 0-5, G Doherty 1-1, M Naughton 0-2.

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

Naomh Colmcille v St. Kieran's

29 September 1985 Preliminary round

Naomh Colmcille

3-13 - 7-06

St. Kieran's

Páirc Mhuire, Ardee

First round

Brownstown v Naomh Eoin

12 October 1985 First round	Brownstown	0-07 - 1-09	Naomh Eoin	Kinnegad
			N Minchin 1-0, M Slye 0-3, T Quirke 0-3, J Nolan 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, P Quirke 0-1.

Arklow Rock Parnells v Rathmolyon

13 October 1985 First round

Arklow Rock Parnells

2-05 - 1-03

Rathmolyon

Pearse Park, Arklow

St. Kieran's v Ardclough

13 October 1985 First round	St. Kieran's	1-04 - 4-09	Ardclough	Rathcline
	F Jordan 1-0, A Jordan 0-2, M Carroll 0-2.		J Walsh 1-3, N Byrne 1-2, T Johnson 1-1, N Walsh 1-0, M Devanney 0-2, T Christian 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Buffers Alley v Kilmacud Crokes

27 October 1985 Quarter-final	Buffers Alley	4-13 - 1-02	Kilmacud Crokes	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Butler 1-4, T Dempsey 2-0, T Doran 1-2, T Dwyer 0-4, M Casey 0-1, M Foley 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		F Rutledge 1-0, J Hackett 0-1, N Howard 0-1.

Kinnitty v Ardclough

27 October 1985 Quarter-final	Kinnitty	4-20 - 2-11	Ardclough	Sallins Road, Naas
	P Corrigan 2-9, M Corrigan 1-5, T Carroll 1-0, L Carroll 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2, S Donoghue 0-1.		J Walsh 0-7, N Sullivan 1-1, M Deveney 1-0, N Walsh 0-2,	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Arklow Rock Parnells v Clonad

27 October 1985 Quarter-final	Arklow Rock Parnells	2-05 - 1-09	Clonad	Aughrim Sportsfield, Aughrim
	M Fortune 1-2, M Barnes 1-0, J Reilly 0-2, P Corr 0-1.		M Dolan 1-3, G Lanham 0-3, P Coss 0-1, T Moran 0-1, N Roe 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Naomh Eoin

27 October 1985 Quarter-final

Ballyhale Shamrocks

w/o - scr.

Naomh Eoin

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Semi-finals

Kinnitty v Ballyhale Shamrocks

10 November 1985 Semi-final	Kinnitty	1-09 - 0-09	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Corrigan 1-8, P Delaney 0-1.		G Fennelly 0-6, M Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Buffers Alley v Clonad

10 November 1985 Semi-final	Buffers Alley	5-11 - 0-11	Clonad	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Butler 0-7, S O'Leary 2-0, T Doran 1-2, T Dempsey 1-0, S Whelan 1-0, G Sweeney 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1.		M Drennan 0-4, D Sheeran 0-3, J Farrell 0-1, J Killeen 0-1, M Doran 0-1, N Roe 0-1.	Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Final

Buffers Alley v Kinnitty

24 November 1985 Final	Buffers Alley	3-09 - 0-07	Kinnitty	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Doran 2-1, M Butler 0-6, T Dempsey 1-0, G Sweeney 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1.		P Corrigan 0-4, M Corrigan 0-2, S Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Lixnaw v Tallow

13 October 1985 Quarter-final	Lixnaw	0-09 - 1-13	Tallow	Hermitage Park, Lixnaw
	S Flaherty 0-9		L Moroney 1-1, P Murphy 0-4, P Daly 0-3, M Beecher 0-2, M Curley 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.	Referee: K Walsh (Limerick)

Kilmaley v Blackrock

13 October 1985 Quarter-final	Kilmaley	0-10 - 1-17	Blackrock	Cusack Park, Ennis
	G Kennedy 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, G Pyne 0-1, J Mungovan 0-1, M Killeen 0-1, J Griffey 0-1.		F Collins 1-3, F Delaney 0-5, P Kavanagh 0-2, P Deasy 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Tallow v Kilruane MacDonaghs

27 October 1985 Semi-final	Tallow	1-17 - 1-18	Kilruane MacDonaghs	Tallow
	P Curley 1-2, C Curley 0-4, M Beecher 0-4, P Murphy 0-3, P Daly 0-2, M Curley 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1.		Jim Williams 1-4, P Williams 0-3, D Cahill 0-3, É O'Shea 0-2, P Quinlan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, Jerry Williams 0-1, G Williams 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Blackrock v Kilmallock

27 October 1985 Semi-final	Blackrock	2-21 - 4-10	Kilmallock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F Delaney 2-8, F Collins 0-3, P Moylan 0-3, T Cashman 0-3, P Deasy 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1.		J Neenan 3-2, P Kelly 1-2, L Tobin 0-2, M Carroll 0-1, B Guiney 0-1, B Savage 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Blackrock

24 November 1985 Final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-08 - 1-08	Blackrock	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	É O'Shea 1-1, S Hennessy 0-4, Jerry Williams 0-1, P Williams 0-1, D Cahill 0-1.		F Delaney 1-1, F Collins 0-3, T Deasy 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Blackrock

1 December 1985 Final replay	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-12 - 0-06	Blackrock	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Williams 0-3, Jerry Williams 0-2, P Quinlan 0-2, Jim Williams 0-2, É O'Shea 0-1, E Hogan 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.		P Moylan 0-2, F Delaney 0-2, F Collins 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Lisbellaw St Patricks v Setanta

25 August 1985 First round

Lisbellaw St Patricks

4-12 - 4-06

Setanta

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Cavan Gaels v Middletown

25 August 1985 First round

Cavan Gaels

3-07 - 1-11

Middletown

Breffni Park, Cavan

Eire Óg Carrickmore v Clontibret O'Neills

30 August 1985 First round

Eire Óg Carrickmore

2-06 - 1-04
(abandoned)

Clontibret O'Neills

Carrickmore

Second round

Lisbellaw St Patricks v Lavey

8 September 1985 Second round

Lisbellaw St Patricks

1-03 - 7-11

Lavey

Donagh

Clontibret O'Neills v Cavan Gaels

15 September 1985 Second round

Clontibret O'Neills

3-07 - 2-10

Cavan Gaels

Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret

Cavan Gaels v Clontibret O'Neills

22 September 1985 Second round replay

Cavan Gaels

1-05 - 1-08

Clontibret O'Neills

Breffni Park, Cavan

Semi-finals

Clontibret O'Neills v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall

29 September 1985 Semi-final

Clontibret O'Neills

0-07 - 8-15

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall

Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret

Ballycran v Lavey

Semi-final

Ballycran

w/o - scr.

Lavey

Final

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v Ballycran

13 October 1985 Final	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall	0-19 - 0-10	Ballycran	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall
	D McNaughton 0-12, B McGaughey 0-2, B McNaughton 0-2, M Delargy 0-1, A McGuile 0-1, I McNaughton 0-1.		D O'Prey 0-6, M Blaney 0-3, D Hughes 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Desmonds

19 January 1986 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-09 - 0-04	Desmonds	MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan
	E O'Shea 1-2, Jim Williams 1-2, P Williams 0-3, Jerry Williams 0-2.		M Burke 0-4.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Semi-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Turloughmore

2 February 1986 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-09 - 0-09	Turloughmore	MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan
	P Williams 1-4, Jim Williams 1-1, S Williams 1-0, Jerry Williams 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2.		G Bourke 0-9.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v Buffers Alley

2 February 1986 Semi-final	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall	0-05 - 1-10	Buffers Alley	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall
	D McNaughton 0-3, B McNaughton 0-1, N Delargy 0-1.		M Butler 0-5, S O'Leary 1-1, T Doran 0-1, G Sweeney 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1, M Casey 0-1.	Referee: J Bailey (Dublin)

Final

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Buffers Alley

16 March 1986 Final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-15 - 2-10	Buffers Alley	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Quinlan 1-2, Jim Williams 0-5, G Williams 0-3, P Williams 0-2, P Quinlan 0-2, Jerry Williams 0-1.		M Butler 1-6, T Doran 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2, T Dempsey 0-1, G Sweeney 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Ulster Championship first round game between Eire Óg Carrickmore and Clontibret O'Neills was abandoned by the referee with nine minutes remaining due to fading light.