1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 June – 7 September 1986 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (26th win) |
| Captain | Tom Cashman |
| Manager | Johnny Clifford |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Noel Lane |
| Manager | Cyril Farrell |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Barry-Murphy (5–5) Kevin Hennessy (5–5) |
| Player of the Year | Ger Cunningham |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The championship
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Munster Championship
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
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.
Fixtures
Leinster Senior Hurling championship
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
Munster Senior Hurling championship
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1M |  |
7-11 | |||||||||||
| 1U |  |
1-24 | |||||||||||
| 1M | |
4-13 | |||||||||||
| 1C |  |
2-15 | |||||||||||
| 1C | |
4-12 | |||||||||||
| 1C | |
4-24 | 1L |  |
0-13 | ||||||||
| B |  |
1-03 | |||||||||||
| 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). |
| Galway | 4–12 – 0–13 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| 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). |
| Cork | 4–13 – 2–15 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| K. Hennessy (2–1), J. Fenton (1–4), T. Mulcahy (1–1), K. Kingston (0–2), 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). |
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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
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Most points in a match: 39
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Most points scored by a winning team: 24
- Most points scored by a losing team: 24
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 5–5 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 5–5 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 | |
| 3 | John Fenton | Cork | 1–15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Noel Lane | Kilkenny | 4–5 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Ger Fennelly | Kilkenny | 0–16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Ger FitzGerald | Cork | 4-3 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Paddy Corrigan | Offaly | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 8 | Liam Fennelly | Kilkenny | 4-2 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Eugene Fennelly | Laois | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| Joe Cooney | Galway | 2-8 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
| Tomás Mulcahy | Cork | 3-5 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Lane | Galway | 3–4 | 13 | Kerry |
| 2 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 3–1 | 10 | Antrim |
| Liam Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3–1 | 10 | Offaly | |
| Eugene Fennelly | Laois | 2–4 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| 5 | P. J. Cuddy | Laois | 3–0 | 9 | Offaly |
| Paddy Corrigan | Offaly | 0–9 | 9 | Laois | |
| 7 | Tommy Guilfoyle | Clare | 2–2 | 8 | Cork |
| Joe Cooney | Galway | 2–2 | 8 | Kilkenny | |
| John Fenton | Cork | 0–8 | 8 | Clare | |
| 10 | Ger FitzGerald | Cork | 2–1 | 7 | Waterford |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 2–1 | 7 | Waterford | |
| Ger FitzGerald | Cork | 2–1 | 7 | Antrim | |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 2–1 | 7 | Galway | |
| John Fenton | Cork | 1–4 | 7 | Galway | |
| Paul McKillen | Antrim | 1–4 | 7 | Cork | |
| Paddy Kelly | Limerick | 0–7 | 7 | Clare |