North Monastery won the Harty Cup final, 1–12 to 0–09, on 23 March 1986 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, against Midleton CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. It was North Monastery's 18th successive Harty Cup title overall and a second consecutive title.[5]
North Monastery's Tony O'Keeffe was the top scorer with 1-23.