1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates1 June – 7 September 1986
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (26th win)
CaptainTom Cashman
ManagerJohnny Clifford
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainNoel Lane
ManagerCyril Farrell
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Top ScorerJimmy Barry-Murphy (5–5)
Kevin Hennessy (5–5)
Player of the YearGer Cunningham
All-Star TeamSee here
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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

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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

Laois3–20 – 2–7Westmeath
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)
Kilkenny1–21 – 0–18Wexford
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)
Offaly1–23 – 4–9Laois
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)
Kilkenny3–15 – 1–9Dublin
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)
Kilkenny4–10 – 1–11Offaly
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)

Munster Senior Hurling championship

Clare2–14 – 0–14Limerick
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).
Attendance: 16,085
Referee: W. Horgan (Cork)
Cork6–13 – 0–9Waterford
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).
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
Clare2–10 – 1–11Tipperary
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).
Attendance: 21,655
Referee: T. Murray (hurler)
Cork2–18 – 3–12Clare
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).
Attendance: 39,975
Referee: T. Murray (hurler)

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

Galway4–24 – 1–3Kerry
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).
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Galway4–12 – 0–13Kilkenny
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).
Referee: T. Murray (hurler)
Cork7–11 – 1–24Antrim
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
Cork4–13 – 2–15Galway
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:
  • Widest winning margin: 30 points
  • Most goals in a match: 8
    • Cork 7–11 : 1–24 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 39
  • 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
  • Most points scored by a winning team: 24
  • 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

See also