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1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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1986 1 June – 7 September 1986 14 Cork Kilkenny 13 Ger Cunningham2017-07-24 Treacy: Atmosphere under Ger Cunningham was good https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0724/892559-treacy/ RTE en 2024-01-09 Cork 26th Tom Cashman22 Johnny Clifford Galway Noel Lane22 Cyril Farrell Jimmy Barry-Murphy (5–5)Kevin Hennessy (5–5) 1985 1987
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1986 was the 100th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 4–13 to 2–15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.Cummiskey Gavin 2005-09-07 All-Ireland SHC Final: Countdown https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/all-ireland-shc-final-countdown-1.489344 2025-01-09 The Irish Times en
Format
Munster Championship
Participating counties (5): Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
Quarter-final (1 match): This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (2 matches): The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final (1 match): The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Leinster Championship
Participating counties (6): Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford
Quarter-finals: (2 matches): These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (2 matches): The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-final (1 match): This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.
Semi-finals (2 matches): The winners of the lone quarter-final join the Munster and Leinster champions and Antrim to make up the semi-final pairings. The provincial champions are kept apart in separate semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final (1 match): The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
Team changes
To Championship
Qualified from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Kerry
From Championship
Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
London
Teams
General information
Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling championship
1 June 1986Quarter-Final Laois 3–20 – 2–7 Westmeath E. Fennelly (2–4), J. Dollard (1–1), W. Kirwan (0–4), B. Bohane (0–4), P. J. Cuddy (0–3), J. Taylor (0–2), M. O'Sullivan (0–1), P. Critchley (0–1). D. Kilcoyne (1–1), B. McCabe (1–0), M. Kilcoyne (0–2), S. Kilcoyne (0–1), M. Cosgrave (0–1), M. Hickey (0–1), D. McCormack (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin S. Bailey (Dublin)
1 June 1986Quarter-Final Kilkenny 1–21 – 0–18 Wexford G. Fennelly (0–5), L. Ryan (0–5), R. Power (0–5), L. Fennelly (1–0), J. Mulcahy (0–3), C. Heffernan (0–1), P. Brennan (0–1), K. Brennan (0–1). P. Courtney (0–4), J. Houlihan (0–4), S. Fitzhenry (0–3), M. Storey (0–3), G. O'Connor (0–2), B. Byrne (0–1), S. Whelan (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin G. Kirwan (Offaly)
22 June 1986Semi-Final Offaly 1–23 – 4–9 Laois P. Corrigan (0–9), D. Owens (0–5), B. Birmingham (1–0), P. Horan (0–3), M. Corrigan (0–2), P. Cleary (0–2), J. Dooley (0–1), J. Kelly (0–1). P. J. Cuddy (3–0), P. Critchley (1–1), E. Fennelly (0–4), B. Bohane (0–3), S. Plunkett (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 16,000 J. Denton (Wexford)
22 June 1986Semi-Final Kilkenny 3–15 – 1–9 Dublin L. Ryan (1–3), P. Brennan (1–2), O. Heffernan (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–4), K. Brennan (0–2), L. Fennelly (0–1), H. Ryan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). S. McDonald (0–4), M. Ryan (1–0), B. McMahon (0–1), V. Holden (0–1), S. Dalton (0–1), J. Morris (0–1), J. Twomey (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 16,000 P. Delaney (Laois)
13 July 198632Final Kilkenny 4–10 – 1–11 Offaly L. Fennelly (3–1), H. Ryan (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–4), P. Walsh (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), K. Brennan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). P. Corrigan (0–6), P. Delaney (1–1), J. Dooley (0–1), P. Cleary (0–1), P. Horan (0–1), M. Corrigan (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 28,635 J. Denton (Wexford)
Munster Senior Hurling championship
1 June 1986Quarter-Final Clare 2–14 – 0–14 Limerick C. Lyons (0–6), V. Donnellan (0–4), G. McInerney (1–0), S. Dolan (1–0), J. Callinan (0–2), B. Fitzpatrick (0–1), A. Cunningham (0–1). P. Kelly (0–7), D. FitzGerald (0–3), R. Sampson (0–2), S. Fitzgibbon (0–1), L. Garvey (0–1). Cusack Park, Ennis 16,085 W. Horgan (Cork)
8 June 19861986 http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/7/SHC%201980%20-1989.pdf Cork GAA 9 January 2025Semi-Final Cork 6–13 – 0–9 Waterford G. FitzGerald (2–1), K. Hennessy (2–1), T. Mulcahy (1–3), J. Barry-Murphy (1–1), P. Horgan (0–3), J. Fenton (0–3), J. Cashman (0–1). N. Crowley (0–3), P. Power (0–2), T. Waters (0–2), M. Walsh (0–1), P. McGrath (0–1). Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 7,000 W. Barrett (Tipperary)
22 June 1986Semi-Final Clare 2–10 – 1–11 Tipperary T. Guilfoyle (1–1), G. McInerney (1–0), V. Donnellan (0–3), S. Fitzpatrick (0–2), C. Lyons (0–2), S. Dolan (0–1), A. Cunningham (0–1). S. Power (0–5), L. Maher (1–1), L. Stokes (0–3), P. Kennedy (0–1), R. Callaghan (0–1). Cusack Park, Ennis 21,655 T. Murray (Limerick)
20 July 1986Final Cork 2–18 – 3–12 Clare J. Fenton (0–8), J. Fitzgibbon (1–1), J. Barry-Murphy (1–1), T. O'Sullivan (0–4), K. Hennessy (0–2), J. Cashmna (0–1), P. Hartnett (0–1). T. Guilfoyle (2–2), G. McInerney (1–1), C. Lyons (0–4), S. Dolan (0–2), V. Donnellan (0–1), D. Coote (0–1), J. Shanahan (0–1). FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney 39,975 T. Murray (Limerick)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
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All-Ireland quarter-finals
19 July 198610Quarter-Final Galway 4–24 – 1–3 Kerry N. Lane (3–4), M. Connolly (1–2), P. Murphy (0–4), A. Cunningham (0–3), T. Kilkenny (0–2), B. Lynskey (0–2), J. Cooney (0–2), T. Keady (0–2), M. Naughton (0–2), M. McGrath (0–1). T. Nolan (1–1), J. Flaherty (0–1), D. J. Leahy (0–1). Cusack Park, Ennis G. Kirwan (Offaly)
All-Ireland semi-finals
10 August 198610Semi-Final Galway Kilkenny 4–12 – 0–13 J. Cooney (2–2), A. Cunningham (1–3), N. Lane (1–1), M. Naughton (0–2), B. Lynskey (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1), T. Kilkenny (0–1), P. J. Molloy (0–1). J. Mulcahy (0–4), G. Fennelly (0–3), K. Brennan (0–2), H. Ryan (0–2), B. Fitzpatrick (0–1), R. Power (0–1). Semple Stadium, Thurles T. Murray (Limerick)
10 August 198610Semi-Final Cork 7–11 – 1–24 Antrim J. Barry-Murphy (3–1), G. FitzGerald (2–1), T. Mulcahy (1–1), K. Hennessy (1–1), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), T. Cashman (0–2), J. Buckley (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1). P. McKillen (1–4), P. Boyle (0–5), D. Donnelly (0–4), O. Lavery (0–3), B. Donnelly (0–3), D. McNaughton (0–2), J. McKiernan (0–2), A. McCarry (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 2,000 J. F. Bailey (Dublin)
All-Ireland Final
1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
7 September 1986The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games 2021 DBA Publications Ltd. Dublin https://www.gaa.ie/api/images/image/upload/t_q-best/t8bphnbixyanijooj1un.pdf 9 January 202510Final Cork 4–13 – 2–15 Galway K. Hennessy (2–1), J. Fenton (1–4), T. Mulcahy (1–1), K. Kingston (0–2),Strahan Brian 2021-08-18 In Profile: Kiely and Kingston vie for managerial glory https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0818/1241613-in-profile-kiely-and-kingston-vie-for-managerial-glory/ RTE en 2024-01-09 J. Barry-Murphy (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–1), G. FitzGerald (0–1), T. Cashman (0–1). T. Keady (0–5), J. Cooney (0–4), P. J. Molloy (1–1), J. Commins (1–0), M. Naughton (0–2), S. Mahon (0–1), P. Finnerty (0–1), P. Murphy (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 63,451 J. F. Bailey (Dublin)29
Championship statistics
Scoring
Hat-trick heroes:
First hat-trick of the championship: P. J. Cuddy for Laois against Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
Second hat-trick of the championship: Noel Lane for Galway against Kerry (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Third hat-trick of the championship: Jimmy Barry-Murphy for Cork against Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
Widest winning margin: 30 points
Galway 4–24 : 1–3 Kerry (Leinster quarter-final)
Most goals in a match: 8
Cork 7–11 : 1–24 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
Most points in a match: 39
Kilkenny 1–21 : 0–18 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final)
Most goals by one team in a match: 7
Cork 7–11 : 1–24 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
Laois 4–9 : 1–23 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
Most points scored by a winning team: 24
Galway 4–24 : 1–3 Kerry (Leinster quarter-final)
Most points scored by a losing team: 24
Antrim 1–24 : 7–11 Cork (All-Ireland semi-final)
Top scorers
Season
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork5–52045.00Kevin HennessyCork5–52045.003John FentonCork1–151836.004Noel LaneGalway4–51735.665Ger FennellyKilkenny0–161644.006Ger FitzGeraldCork4–31535.00Paddy CorriganOffaly0–151527.508Liam FennellyKilkenny4–21443.50Eugene FennellyLaois2–81427.00Joe CooneyGalway2–81434.66Tomás MulcahyCork3–51443.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Noel LaneGalway3–413Kerry2Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork3–110AntrimLiam FennellyKilkenny3–110OffalyEugene FennellyLaois2–410Westmeath5P. J. CuddyLaois3–09OffalyPaddy CorriganOffaly0–99Laois7Tommy GuilfoyleClare2–28CorkJoe CooneyGalway2–28KilkennyJohn FentonCork0–88Clare10Ger FitzGeraldCork2–17WaterfordKevin HennessyCork2–17WaterfordGer FitzGeraldCork2–17AntrimKevin HennessyCork2–17GalwayJohn FentonCork1–47GalwayPaul McKillenAntrim1–47CorkPaddy KellyLimerick0–77Clare
References
See also
Video of the final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship