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1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Senior Club | ||
| year | 1985–86 | ||
| dates | 25 August 1985 – 16 March 1986 | ||
| teams | 33 | ||
| connacht | Turloughmore | ||
| munster | Kilruane MacDonagh's | ||
| leinster | Buffer's Alley | ||
| ulster | Ruairí Óg | ||
| team | Kilruane MacDonagh's | ||
| titles | 1st | ||
| captain | Tony Sheppard | ||
| team2 | Buffer's Alley | ||
| captain2 | Seán Whelan | ||
| topscorer | [[File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 20px | Border]] Mick Butler (2–28) |
| previous | 1984–85 | ||
| next | 1986–87 |
The 1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 25 August 1985 to 16 March 1986.
St Martin's of Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Glenmore in the semi-final of the 1985 Kilkenny SHC. Kilmaley of Clare made their championship debut.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 16 March 1986, between Kilruane MacDonagh's of Tipperary and Buffers Alley of Wexford, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Kilruane MacDonagh's won the match by 1–15 to 2–10 to claim their only title.
Mick Butler was the championshi's top scorer with 2–28.
[[Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Connacht first round
Connacht second round
Connacht semi-final
Connacht final
[[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Leinster preliminary round
Leinster first round
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Munster quarter-finals
Munster semi-finals
Munster finals
Munster final replay
[[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Ulster first round
(abandoned)
Ulster second round
Ulster semi-finals
Ulster final
[[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
All-Ireland quarter-final
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Butler | Buffers Alley | 2–28 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 2 | Paddy Corrigan | Kinnitty | 3–21 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Finbarr Delaney | Blackrock | 3–16 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Jim Williams | Kilruane MacDonaghw | 3–14 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
| 5 | Tony Doran | Buffers Alley | 5–06 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
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.
References
References
- Breheny, Martin. (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid. (5 September 2009). "Where blow-ins drop anchor". Irish Examiner.
- (15 November 2013). "Martin’s - they won a title that will stand alone forever". Kilkenny Live.
- "History". Kilmaley GAA website.
- O'Connor, Christy. (17 January 2025). "Christy O'Connor: Nobody would have predicted this club hurling final". Irish Examiner.
- Fogarty, John. (22 October 2022). "Kilruane finally reaping rewards of underage work". Irish Examiner.
- (11 August 2001). "Great memories and one or two disappointments". Irish Independent.
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