1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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 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.

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.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 1985 Championship	Current championship
Antrim	1946	—		Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare	1932	1914		Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork	1985	1984		Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin	1961	1938		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway	1922	1980		Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry	1891	1891		All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Kilkenny	1983	1983		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois	1949	1915		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick	1981	1973		Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly	1985	1985		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary	1971	1971		Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford	1963	1959		Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath	—	—		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford	1977	1968		Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

1 June 1986
Quarter-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

Referee: S. Bailey (Dublin)

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1 June 1986
Quarter-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

Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

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22 June 1986
Semi-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

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)

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22 June 1986
Semi-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

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

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13 July 1986
Final

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

Attendance: 28,635

Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)

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Munster Senior Hurling championship

1 June 1986
Quarter-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

Attendance: 16,085

Referee: W. Horgan (Cork)

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8 June 1986
Semi-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

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

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22 June 1986
Semi-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

Attendance: 21,655

Referee: T. Murray (hurler)

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20 July 1986
Final

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

Attendance: 39,975

Referee: T. Murray (hurler)

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Cork

7-11

Antrim

1–24

Cork

4-13

Galway

2–15

Galway

4-12

Galway

4-24

Kilkenny

0–13

Kerry

1–03

All-Ireland quarter-finals

19 July 1986
Quarter-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

Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

All-Ireland semi-finals

10 August 1986
Semi-Final

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).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: T. Murray (hurler)

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10 August 1986
Semi-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

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: J. F. Bailey (Dublin)

All-Ireland Final

Main article: 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

7 September 1986
Final

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).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 63,451

Referee: J. F. Bailey (Dublin)

Cork

Galway

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	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