1985 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 1985 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 24 April 1985 and ended on 1 September 1985.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster semi-final.
On 1 September 1985, Cork won the championship following a 3-10 to 0-12 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their 15th All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons.
Wexford's Vinny Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 2-36.

Results

[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
Finals

[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]

Semi-final
Final

[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Vinny MurphyWexford2-364258.40
2Mark FoleyCork3-132245.50
3Declan McInerneyClare3-101929.50