1985 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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1985 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates

22 September – 27 October 1985

Teams

Champions

Kilbrittain (1st title)
Michael Hayes (captain)
Pa Finn (manager)

Runners-up

Cobh
Michael O'Connor (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

25 (4.17 per match)

Points scored

114 (19 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Pa Brennan (4-10)

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The 1985 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 22 September to 27 October 1985.

The final was played on 27 October 1985 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilbrittain and Cobh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Kilbrittain won the match by 5-07 to 1-12 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3] It remains their only championship title.^[4]

Kilbrittain's Pa Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 4-10.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Clyda Rovers
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilbrittain
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballymartle
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Lismire
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Cobh
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Blarney
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	St. Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

22 September 1985 Quarter-final	Kilbrittain	3-14 - 4-02	St. Finbarr's	Jack Barrett Memorial Park
	P Brennan 1-5, D O'Neill 1-2, C O'Connell 1-0, D Healy 0-3, G O'Connell 0-2, M Cadogan 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.		S Gillen 2-1, P O'Brien 1-0, K Burke 1-0, J Tobin 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

22 September 1985 Quarter-final	Blarney	1-14 - 2-09	Lismire	O'Connell Memorial Park
	D Buckley 0-9, D Mullane 1-0, A Murphy 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-2, J Coakley 0-1.		J O'Connor 0-6, P Vaughan 1-1, J Sweeney 1-0, J Noonan 0-2.

6 October 1985 Quarter-final	Ballymartle	2-09 - 0-10	Clyda Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Coleman 1-1, J Webb 0-4, G McCarthy 1-0, M Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Butler 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.		C O'Callaghan 0-4, M O'Hanlon 0-2, N Carey 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, P Curtin 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty

Semi-finals

6 October 1985 Semi-final	Kilbrittain	3-10 - 1-07	Blarney	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	P Brennan 2-4, C O'Connell 1-0, D Healy 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Holland 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.		A Murphy 1-2, D Buckley 0-1, D Mullane 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.

13 October 1985 Semi-final	Cobh	2-11 - 1-09	Ballymartle	Manning Park
	Tony O'Connor 1-2, M Sloane 1-0, G Mangan 0-3, T Butler 0-2, O Coughlan 0-2, B Frahill 0-1, P Devlin 0-1.		M Fitzpatrick 0-4, K McCarthy 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Final

27 October 1985 Final	Kilbrittain	5-07 - 1-12	Cobh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C O'Connell 2-1, J O'Sullivan 2-1, P Brennan 1-1, D Healy 0-3, D O'Neill 0-1.		G Morgan 1-4, T O'Connor 0-4, M Sloane 0-2, B Frahill 0-1, O Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pa Brennan	Kilbrittain	4-10	22	3	7.33
2	Charlie O'Connell	Kilbrittain	4-01	13	3	4.33
3	Ger Morgan	Cobh	1-07	10	2	5.00
3	Donal Buckley	Blarney	0-10	10	2	5.00
5	Tony O'Connor	Cobh	1-06	9	2	4.50
5	Denis Healy	Kilbrittain	1-06	9	2	4.50
7	Jim O'Sullivan	Kilbrittain	2-02	8	3	2.66
8	Séamus Gillen	St. Finbarr's	2-01	7	1	7.00
	Denis O'Neill	Kilbrittain	1-04	7	3	2.33
	Anthony Murphy	Blarney	1-04	7	2	3.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pa Brennan	Kilbrittain	2-04	10	Blarney
2	Donal Buckley	Blarney	0-09	9	Lismire
3	Pa Brennan	Kilbrittain	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
4	Séamus Gillen	St. Finbarr's	2-01	7	Kilbrittain
	Charlie O'Connell	Kilbrittain	2-01	7	Cobh
	Jim O'Sullivan	Kilbrittain	2-01	7	Cobh
	Ger Morgan	Cobh	1-04	7	Kilbrittain
8	Johnny O'Connor	Lismire	0-06	6	Blarney
9	Denis O'Neill	Kilbrittain	1-02	5	St. Finbarr's
	Anthony Murphy	Blarney	1-02	5	Kilbrittain
	Tony O'Connor	Cobh	1-02	5	Ballymartle

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Hurley, Denis (1 August 2020). "Latest instalment of local derby evokes memories of past finals between Barryroe and Kilbrittain". The Southern Star. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Hurley, Denis (15 October 2019). "Attending matches as a GAA supporter is a rare but wonderful treat for a reporter". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Roll of honour". Kilbrittain GAA website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Cork Junior Hurling Championship, 1895–1983

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