1985–86 National Hurling League

55th season of the National Hurling League April 2022 1985–86 National Hurling League 6 October 1985 – 13 July 1986 32 Kilkenny 7th Wexford Mayo Monaghan 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 National Hurling League (known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the National Hurling League. Division 1 National Hurling League Division 1 1985-86 Kilkenny 7th National League titleCaptain: Frank HolohanManager: Pat Henderson DublinLaois border|20px Ger Fennelly (1-47) Galway 0-25 - 0-10 Cork(20 October 1985) Cork 4-11 - 1-7 Limerick(17 November 1985) Dublin 4-17 - 3-7 Laois(3 November 1985) 34 1984-85 1986-87 24 February 2017 Limerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1984-85 season. Clare and Dublin entered Division 1 as the promoted teams. On 11 May 1986, Kilkenny won the title following a 3-11 to 2-5 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1982-83 and their 7th National League title overall.http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx National Hurling League Results 1925-2009 Hogan Stand 18 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx 2010-08-05 dead Dublin and Laois were relegated from Division 1. Kilkenny's Ger Fennelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-47. Table PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Cork 7502122 Galway 750212 National Hurling League runner-up3 Kilkenny74129 National Hurling League champions4 Limerick 740385 Clare 730466 Offaly 730467 Dublin72145 Relegated to Division 28 Laois71062 Relegated to Division 2 Group stage 6 October 1985 Cork 1-20 - 4-5 Clare T O'Sullivan 0-10, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G Fitzgerald 0-3, P Buckley 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, K Kingston 0-1, B Horgan 0-1. S Dolan 2-0, J Callanan 1-0, S Fitzpatrick 1-0, C Lyons 0-3, A Cunningham 0-1, V Donnellan 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork T Murray (Limerick) 6 October 1985 Limerick 2-9 - 4-7 Offaly L Garvey 2-1, P Kelly 0-6, M Carroll 0-1, R Sampson 0-1. P Cleary 2-0, P Horan 1-2, P Corrigan 1-1, M Corrigan 0-2, D Owens 0-2. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick W Horgan (Cork) 6 October 1985 Dublin 1-9 - 0-16 Galway G Galvin 0-4, J Morris 1-0, M Ryan 0-2, J Twomey 0-1, P Mulhare 0-1, S Dalton 0-1. PJ Molloy 0-9, M McGrath 0-4, S Linnane 0-1, P Finnerty 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin G Lonergan (Tipperary) 6 October 1985 Kilkenny 1-13 - 0-7 Laois L Fennelly 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, G Fennelly 0-3, H Ryan 0-3, R Power 0-2, P Walsh 0-2. E Fennelly 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-2, C Jones 0-2. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 20 October 1985 Clare 1-16 - 0-5 Dublin V Donnellan 0-5, T Guilfoyle 1-1, C Lyons 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, J Callanan 0-1, S Dolan 0-1. M Ryan 0-2, P Mulhare 0-1, J Morris 0-1, D Dalton 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis N Duggan (Limerick) 20 October 1985 Laois 1-9 - 4-8 Limerick M Walsh 1-1, M o'Sullivan 0-3, E Fennelly 0-2, O Cross 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1. O O'Connor 1-2, R Sampson 1-2, A Garvey 1-1, P McCarthy 1-0, P Kelly 0-3. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise P Long (Kilkenny) 20 October 1985 Galway 0-25 - 0-10 Cork PJ Molloy 0-5, A Cunningham 0-5, B Mahon 0-3, N Lane 0-3, M Naughten 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, S Linnane 0-2, B Lynskey 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-6, K Hennessy 0-1, D Walsh (St. Catherine's) 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1. Pearse Stadium, Salthill N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 20 October 1985 Offaly 3-13 - 2-14 Kilkenny P Cleary 2-1, J Dooley 1-3, P Corrigan 0-6, B Bermingham 0-1, M Corrisgn 0-1, B Keeshan 0-1. G Fennelly 0-8, L Fennelly 2-0, H Ryan 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, P Walshe 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr S Ryan (Tipperary) 3 November 1985 Kilkenny 2-9 - 0-9 Galway G Fennelly 1-7, J Hennessy 0-2. PJ Molloy 0-5, A Cunningham 0-1, S Linnane 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny W Horgan (Cork) 3 November 1985 Cork 2-17 - 1-11 Offaly T O'Sullivan 0-9, J Fenton 1-3, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 1-1, K Hennessy 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, P Horan 0-5, J Dooley 1-0, M Coughlan 0-2, D Owens 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, S Byrne 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork G Long (Tipperary) 3 November 1985 Dublin 4-17 - 3-7 Laois S McDermott 2-7, J Morris 1-1, L Byrne 0-4, J Twomey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, S Dalton 0-1, M Hurley 0-1. P Critchley 1-1, M Walsh 1-1, M Ahearne 1-0, J Phelan 1-0 (og), C Jones 0-3, E Fennelly 0-2. Croke Park, Dublin J Denton (Wexford) 3 November 1985 Limerick 2-8 - 2-21 Clare P Kelly 0-6, L Garvey 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, M Melligan 0-1, O O'Connor 0-1. V Donnellan 0-12, J Callanan 2-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-3, C Lyons 0-3, P Lynch 0-2. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick G Kirwan (Offaly) 17 November 1985 Clare 2-12 - 3-10 Offaly S Fitzpatrick 1-1, C Lyons 0-4, V Donnellan 0-4, S Dolan 1-0, M Meehan 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1. P Corrigan 1-8, J Dooley 1-1, D Fogarty 1-0, P Horan 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis T Murray (Limerick) 17 November 1985 Laois 0-8 - 3-6 Galway E Fennelly 0-4, J Phelan 0-1, W Kirwan 0-1, P Critchley 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. M Connolly 2-0, B Forde 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, PJ Molloy 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise JF Bailey (Dublin) 17 November 1985 Limerick 1-7 - 4-11 Cork B O'Connor 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-3, P Kelly 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, L Garvey 0-1. J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Meyler 1-2, D Walsh 1-1, F Delaney 0-3, J Fenton 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, J Cashman 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick J Moore (Waterford) 17 November 1985 Dublin 1-10 - 0-13 Kilkenny S McDermott 0-5, J Kearns 1-0, J Twomey 0-2, L Dalton 0-2, L Byrne 0-1. G Fennelly 0-7, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, C Heffernan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin P Delaney (Laois) 9 February 1986 Cork 3-10 - 2-10 Laois T Mulcahy 2-0, T O'Sullivan 0-6, K Kingston 1-0, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 0-3, J Fenton 0-1. E Fennelly 0-6, P Critchley 1-1, S Plunkett 1-0, M Walsh 0-1, M Ahearne 0-1, J Taylor 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork F Murphy (Cork) 9 February 1986 Kilkenny 1-17 - 2-9 Clare J Mulcahy 0-7, K Brennan 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, G Fennelly 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, C Heffernan 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1. P Lynch 2-0, C Lyons 0-4, V Donnellan 0-3, S McMahon 0-1, S Dolan 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny J Moore (Waterford) 9 February 1986 Galway 2-10 - 5-6 Limerick S Linnane 0-7, J Cooney 1-0, M McGrath 1-0, M Connolly 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1. P McCqrthy 2-0, P Kelly 0-5, D Fitzgerald 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 1-0, L Garvey 1-0. St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea G Ryan (Tipperary) 23 February 1986 Dublin 2-6 - 3-4 Cork V Holden 2-1, M Ryan 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, L Byrne 0-1. J Fenton 2-1, J Meyler 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin J Denton (Wexford) 23 February 1986 Laois 2-8 - 1-8 Offaly W Kirwan 1-1, S Plunkett 1-0, E Fennelly 0-2, M Hearne 0-2, J Delaney 0-1, P Critchley 0-1, C Hyland 0-1. M Corrigan 0-6, P Cleary 1-0, J Dooley 0-1, L Carroll 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise G Ryan (Tipperary) 23 February 1986 Kilkenny 3-4 - 0-15 Limerick K Brennan 1-2, J Mulcahy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, R Power 0-1, L Walsh 0-1. P Kelly 0-10, D Fitzgerald 0-3, L Garvey 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny F Murphy (Cork) 23 February 1986 Galway 0-12 - 0-5 Clare J Cooney 0-4, A Cunningham 0-3, N Lane 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. T Guilfoyle 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, N O'Grady 0-1, J Callanan 0-1, C Lyons 0-1. Duggan Park, Ballinasloe T Murray (Limerick) 9 March 1986 Cork 3-7 - 3-10 Kilkenny J Barry-Murphy 2-0, J Meyler 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-3, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1. K Brenann 1-2, G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, R Power 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork T Murray (Limerick) 9 March 1986 Clare 1-11 - 1-5 Laois C Lyons 1-6, V Donnellan 0-3, P Lynch 0-1, J Moroney 0-1. P Critchley 1-0, W Kirwan 0-3, J Phelan 0-1, S Plunkett 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis JJ Corcoran (Galway) 9 March 1986 Limerick 4-7 - 0-10 Dublin P McCarthy 2-0, D Fitzgerald 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 1-0, P Kelly 0-4, L Tobin 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. S McDermott 0-4, S Dalton 0-2, L Byrne 0-1, C Hannebry 0-1, JD Murphy 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Dublin W Horgan (Cork) 9 March 1986 Offaly 0-9 - 1-10 Galway P Corrigan 0-6, J Dooley 0-2, D Owens 0-1. J Cooney 0-5, M Connolly 1-1, S Mahon 0-2, N Lane 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr Knock-out stage Quarter-finals 13 April 1986 Quarter-final Wexford 2-12 - 1-10 Limerick J Houlihan 1-5, M Storey 1-1, Martin Fitzhenry 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, B Byrne 0-1, S Whelan 0-1. P Kelly 0-7, B Carroll 1-0, R Sampson 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise G Ryan (Tipperary) 13 April 1986 Quarter-final Kilkenny 3-8 - 0-15 Westmeath J O'Hara 2-0, G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, L Ryan 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-1. D Kilcoyne 0-7, E Gallagher 0-3, M Cosgrove 0-2, S Kilcoyne 0-2, P Curran 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise P Delaney (Laois) Semi-finals 27 April 1986 Semi-final Kilkenny hurling 2-15 – 1-8 Cork hurling L Ryan 2-1, K Brennan 0-5, G Fennelly 0-5, R Power 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, B Walton 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-4, K Kingston 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, P Horgan 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles J Denton (Wexford) 27 April 1986 Semi-final Galway hurling 1-16 – 3-10 Wexford hurling J Cooney 1-3, PJ Molloy 0-6, A Cunningham 0-3, S Linnane 0-2, B Forde 0-1, S Mahon 0-1. T Dempsey 2-1, J Houlihan 0-5, M Storey 1-1, S Whelan 0-1, S Fitzhenry 0-1, J Barron 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles JF Bailey (Dublin) 4 May 1986 Semi-final replay Galway hurling 3-11 – 2-5 Wexford hurling N Lane 2-1, PJ Molloy 0-4, M Connolly 1-0, J Cooney 0-2, M Naughton 0-2, A Cunningham 0-1, B Forde 0-1. T Dempsey 1-1, T Byrne 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, P Courtney 0-1, S Fitzhenry 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles JF Bailey (Dublin) Final 11 May 1986 Final Kilkenny hurling 2-10 – 2-6 Galway hurling G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, C Heffernan 1-0, J O'Hara 0-1, K Brennan 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1. N Lane 1-1, C Hayes 1-0, J Cooney 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles 18,276 F Murphy (Cork) Scoring statistics Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Ger FennellyKilkenny1-4750105.002Paddy KellyLimerick0-434385.373Tony O'SullivanCork0-393984.874P. J. MolloyGalway0-3535103.505Val DonnellanGalway0-282874.006Paddy CorriganOffaly2-212755.40Joe CooneyGalway2-2127102.70Cyril LyonsClare1-242773.859Liam FennellyKilkenny7-0122102.20Seán McDermottDublin2-162245.50 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Seán McDermottDublin2-0713Laois2Val DonnellanClare0-1212Limerick3Paddy CorriganOffaly1-0811Clare4Ger FennellyKilkenny1-0710GalwayTony O'SullivanCork0-1010ClarePaddy KellyLimerick0-1010Kilkenny7Cyril LyonsClare1-069LaoisP. J. MolloyGalway0-099DublinTony O'SullivanCork0-099Galway10John HolohanWexford1-058LimerickGer FennellyKilkenny0-088Offaly Division 2 National Hurling League Division 2 1985-86 Wexford Westmeath DownRoscommon Wexford 8-11 - 1-6 Roscommon(20 October 1985) Antrim 5-13 - 1-7 Kerry(2 March 1985) Antrim 4-15 - 3-12 Roscommon(23 February 1986) 28 1984-85 1986-87 24 February 2017 Down, Meath, Tipperary and Wexford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season. On 9 March 1986, Wexford secured the title following a 3-15 to 1-5 win over Kerry in the final round of the group stage. Westmeath secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team. Down and Roscommon were relegated from Division 2. Table PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Wexford (C)761013 Promoted to Division 12 Westmeath760112 Promoted to Division 13 Tipperary 7502104 Antrim 741295 Kerry 730466 Meath 720547 Roscommon70161 Relegated to Division 38 Down70161 Relegated to Division 3 Group stage 6 October 1985 Antrim 1-13 - 2-10 Wexford D Donnelly 1-6, C McVeigh 0-4, P McKillen 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1. J Holohan 1-7, J Fleming 1-1, B Byrne 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast JF Bailey (Dublin) 6 October 1985 Roscommon 0-9 - 0-17 Tipperary P Doran 0-5, W Depinna 0-3, S Kilroy 0-1. N English 0-7, G O'Neill 0-3, L Maher 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, P Kennedy 0-1, MJ Russell 0-1. Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague P Horan (Offaly) 6 October 1985 Meath 1-13 - 1-5 Down F McCann 1-5, D O'Keeffe 0-5, N Molloy 0-1, M Smith 0-1, P Gannon 0-1. B Rorr 1-1, A Mageehan 0-2, N Fanda 0-1, S Fay 0-1. St. Loman's Park, Trim P Casey (Westmeath) 6 October 1985 Westmeath 1-11 - 0-8 Kerry D Kilcoyne 0-5, E Gallagher 1-1, M Kilcoyne 0-2, E Dolan 0-1, M Cosgrave 0-1, B McCabe 0-1. P Nolan 0-6, G O'Sullivan 0-2. Collinstown P Delaney (Laois) 20 October 1985 Tipperary 1-18 - 1-10 Antrim P Kennedy 1-4, N English 0-5, S Power 0-4, M Scully 0-2, J McGrath 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, A Ryan 0-1. T McGrath 1-1, C Donnelly 0-3, B Donnelly 0-2, D Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2. Semple Stadium, Thurles 20 October 1985 Down 2-9 - 2-16 Westmeath S Fay 1-6, D Hughes 1-1, G Fitzsimons 0-2. D Kilcoyne 0-8, E Gallaher 2-1, S Kilcoyne 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-3, M Kilcoyne 0-2. McKenna Park, Ballycran 20 October 1985 Wexford 8-11 - 1-6 Roscommon B Byrne 3-1, J Fleming 3-0, J Holohan 1-2, J Murphy 1-0, M Storey 0-2, M Connors 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, P Courtney 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. P Dolan 0-5, H Crowley 1-0, P Flynn 0-1. Enniscorthy 20 October 1985 Kerry 2-6 - 0-10 Meath S Flaherty 1-3, P McMahon 1-0, C Walsh 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1. F McCann 0-4, T Ferguson 0-3, P Farrell 0-1, A Kirby 0-1, N Molloy 0-1. Austin Stack Park, Tralee 3 November 1985 Westmeath 1-18 - 1-11 Tipperary D Kilcoyne 1-8, M Cosgrave 0-3, M Kilcoyne 0-2, M Hickey 0-1, P Clancy 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, S Kilcoyne 0-1, E Gallagher 0-1. M Scully 0-7, G O'Neill 1-0, E O'Shea 0-2, N English 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. Cusack Park, Mullingar J Corcoran (Galway) 3 November 1985 Antrim 5-9 - 1-7 Down D Donnelly 2-3, T McGrath 1-1, C Donnelly 1-0, A McCarry 1-0, D McNaughten 0-3, P McKillen 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1. G Coulter 1-0, S Fay 0-2, D O'Prey 0-1, H Gilmore 0-1, M Bailey 0-1, M Mageean 0-1, N Sands 0-1. Glenravel M McCormack (Meath) 3 November 1985 Roscommon 2-11 - 6-4 Kerry S Kilroy 1-1, P Dolan 0-4, PJ Lynch 1-0, P Flynn 0-3, W Depinna 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, H Crowley 0-1. J McCarthy 2-1, C Walsh 1-1, P McMahon 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, J O'Connell 1-0, T Halloran 0-1, M Conway 0-1. Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague M Quinn (Clare) 3 November 1985 Meath 0-7 - 4-7 Wexford F McCann 0-4, B Tansey 0-2, N Smith 0-1. M Quigley 1-2, J Holohan 1-1, J Walker 1-0, B Byrne 1-0, P Courtney 0-3, J Murphy 0-1. St. Loman's Park, Trim N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 17 November 1985 Westmeath 3-21 - 0-5 Roscommon D Kilcoyne 1-11. Cusack Park, Mullingar 17 November 1985 Tipperary 3-21 - 2-8 Kerry M Scully 1-9, N English 2-4, S Power 0-2, L Maher 0-2, P Kennedy 0-2, B Mannion 0-1, P Everard 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-1, S O'Flaherty 0-4, J O'Connell 1-0, T Nolan 0-1, CWalsh 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles K Walsh (Limerick) 17 November 1985 Down 4-3 - 3-13 Wexford Mitchell Park, Ballygalget 17 November 1985 Antrim 5-14 - 3-9 Meath Glenravel 9 February 1986 Tipperary 2-16 - 0-5 Meath MacDonagh Park, Nenagh 9 February 1986 Wexford 4-16 - 0-14 Westmeath Wexford Park, Wexford 9 February 1986 Roscommon 1-10 - 2-7 Down Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague 23 February 1986 Wexford 4-13 - 0-11 Tipperary Wexford Park, Wexford 23 February 1986 Antrim 4-15 - 3-12 Roscommon Corrigan Park, Belfast 23 February 1986 Down 2-3 - 3-5 Kerry Mitchell Park, Ballygalget 2 March 1986 Kerry 1-7 - 5-13 Antrim Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2 March 1986 Meath 0-7 - 1-16 westmeath St. Loman's Park, Trim 9 March 1986 Westmeath 3-11 - 2-9 Antrim Cusack Park, Mullingar 9 March 1986 Roscommon 1-6 - 1-7 Meath Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague 9 March 1986 Kerry 1-5 - 3-15 Wexford Austin Stack Park, Tralee 9 March 1986 Tipperary 5-12 - 1-5 Down Semple Stadium, Thurles Division 3 National Hurling League Division 3 1985-86 Mayo Waterford Louth 1984-85 1986-87 24 February 2017 Kildare, Louth and Waterford entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season. On 9 March 1986, Mayo secured the title following a 0-12 to 0-8 win over Armagh in the final round of the group stage. Waterford secured promotion to Division 2 as the second-placed team. Louth were relegated from Division 3. Table PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Mayo (C)760112 Promoted to Division 22 Waterford760112 Promoted to Division 23 Armagh 741294 Wicklow 730465 Carlow 730466 Derry 721457 Kildare720548 Louth71062 Relegated to Division 4 Division Four Knock-out stage 13 July 1986 Final Monaghan 5-5 - 2-7 Longford St. Loman's Park, Trim References Category:National Hurling League seasons League League