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.

The championship

Fortmat

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 v Westmeath

1 June
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)

Kilkenny v Wexford

1 June
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)

Offaly v Laois

22 June
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)

Kilkenny v Dublin

22 June
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)

Kilkenny v Offaly

13 July
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)

Munster Senior Hurling championship

Clare v Limerick

1 June
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)

Cork v Waterford

8 June
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)

Clare v Tipperary

22 June
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)

Cork v Clare

20 July
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)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Galway v Kerry

19 July
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)

Galway v Kilkenny

10 August
Semi-Final

Galway	4–12 – 0–9	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)

Cork v Antrim

10 August
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)

Main article: 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Cork v Galway

7 September
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
1	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
6	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
5	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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup

Championships	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams

Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy

1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The championship

Fortmat

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

Munster Senior Hurling championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Season

Single game

See also