1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates1 June – 7 September 1986
Teams14
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 played13
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.

Contents

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 titleLast championship titlePosition in 1985 ChampionshipCurrent championship
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1946 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1932 1914 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1985 1984 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1961 1938 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1922 1980 Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry 1891 1891 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1983 1983 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1949 1915 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1981 1973 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1985 1985 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary 1971 1971 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1963 1959 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1977 1968 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7-11
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1–24
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 4-13
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2–15
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4-12
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4-24 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 0–13
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 1–03

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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

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)

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

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)
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Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Season

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 5–52045.00
Kevin Hennessy Cork 5–52045.00
3 John Fenton Cork 1–151836.00
4 Noel Lane Kilkenny 4–51735.66
5 Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 0–161644.00
6 Ger FitzGerald Cork 4–31535.00
Paddy Corrigan Offaly 0–151527.50
8 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 4–21443.50
Eugene Fennelly Laois 2–81427.00
Joe Cooney Galway 2–81434.66
Tomás Mulcahy Cork 3–51443.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Noel Lane Galway 3–413 Kerry
2 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 3–110 Antrim
Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3–110 Offaly
Eugene Fennelly Laois 2–410 Westmeath
5 P. J. Cuddy Laois 3–09 Offaly
Paddy Corrigan Offaly 0–99 Laois
7 Tommy Guilfoyle Clare 2–28 Cork
Joe Cooney Galway 2–28 Kilkenny
John Fenton Cork 0–88 Clare
10 Ger FitzGerald Cork 2–17 Waterford
Kevin Hennessy Cork 2–17 Waterford
Ger FitzGerald Cork 2–17 Antrim
Kevin Hennessy Cork 2–17 Galway
John Fenton Cork 1–47 Galway
Paul McKillen Antrim 1–47 Cork
Paddy Kelly Limerick 0–77 Clare

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