The 1985 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 50th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1985. The championship ran from 20 April to 15 September 1985.
The final was played on 15 September 1985 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between O'Donovan Rossa and Glanmire, marking their first ever meeting in the final. O'Donovan Rossa won the match by 3-11 to 0-08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 61 years.
O'Donovan Rossa's Mick McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 0-30.
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa0-303056.002Niall O'ConnorKnocknagree1-121535.003Pat WalshDouglas2-051126.504Tadhg MurphyGlanmire2-051142.755Jamesie O'CallaghanSt. Finbarr's1-06924.50Bertie Óg MurphyGlanmire1-06942.25Pat HarringtonDoneraile0-09924.50Alan CoppsMallow0-09924.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa0-099St. Finbarr's2Pat WalshDouglas1-058Doneraile3Jimmy MurphyCastletownbere2-017MitchelstownCathal O'ReganO'Donovan Rossa2-017GlanmireNiall O'ConnorKnocknagree1-047DonoughmoreNiall O'ConnorKnocknagree0-077Nemo Rangers7Jamesie O'CallaghanSt. Finbarr's1-036St. Vincent'sPat HarringtonDoneraile0-066BallincolligMick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa0-066DouglasMick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa0-066Glanmire
Miscellaneous
O'Donovan Rossa win their first Intermediate title since 1924, having lost the last two finals.
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