1986 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | London (6th win) |
| Captain | Barry Herlihy |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Not Played |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.
Galway were the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title when the Connacht Junior Championship was suspended.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 19 October 1986 at the Emerald GAA Grounds in Ruislip, between London and Cork, in what was their first meeting in the final in 20 years. London won the match by 1–09 to 0–07 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 15 years.[2][3]
Results
[edit]All-Ireland semi-final
[edit]| 3 July 1986 Semi-final | Tyrone | 1–05 – 3–06 | Cork | Healy Park |
All-Ireland home final
[edit]| 24 August 1986 Home final | Cork | 0–09 – 1–06 | Meath | Croke Park |
| 6 September 1986 Home final replay | Cork | 0–11 – 1–04 | Meath | O'Moore Park |
All-Ireland final
[edit]| 19 October 1986 Final | London | 1–09 – 0–07 | Cork | Emerald GAA Grounds |
References
[edit]- ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "When London's boys of '86 stunned Cork". The Irish World. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.