1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


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.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mick ButlerBuffers Alley2–283456.80
2Paddy CorriganKinnitty3–2130310.00
3Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock3–162546.25
4Jim WilliamsKilruane MacDonaghw3–142363.83
5Tony DoranBuffers Alley5–062154.20

Miscellaneous