1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	2 May – 5 October 1986
Teams	16
Champions	Midleton (4th title) Kevin Hennessy (captain) Paddy FitzGerald (manager)
Runners-up	Blackrock Andy Creagh (captain) Tim Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	58 (3.87 per match)
Points scored	356 (23.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ger Fitzgerald (5-17)
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The 1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 2 May 1986 and ended on 5 October 1986.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[1]

The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Midleton and Blackrock, in what was their second successive meeting in the final. Midleton won the match by 1–18 to 1–10 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in three years. ^{[2] [3]}

Midleton's Ger Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 5–17.

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Erin's Own

Declined to field a team

• University College Cork

Results

First round

Avondhu v Imokilly

2 May 1986First round	Avondhu	2-03 - 2-09	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	D Coughlan 2-0, J Keane 0-3.		T Fitzgibbon 2-1, C Clancy 0-4, G Morgan 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, J Lewis 0-1, J Halbert 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Carrigdhoun v Seandún

4 May 1986First round	Carrigdhoun	2-10 - 1-12	Seandún	Manning Park, Passage
	M Fitzpatrick 0-5, D Kiely 1-1, L Kelly 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, J Dineen 0-1, DJ Kiely 0-1.		C Coffey 0-7, J Deane 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, K Cotter 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.	Referee: B Meaney (Sarsfields)

Ballyhea v Youghal

4 May 1986First round	Ballyhea	1-19 - 2-08	Youghal	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Grogan 1-4, A Morrissey 0-4, G O'Connor 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, C Brassill 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1.		T Coyne 1-5, G Cotter 1-1, G Motherway 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

St. Finbarr's v Carbery

4 May 1986First round	St. Finbarr's	3-12 - 1-05	Carbery	Cloughduv
	J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Tobin 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, T Finn 0-3, C Ryan 0-3, J Meyler 0-1.		P Crowley 1-0, T Crowley 0-3, M Holland 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Duhallow v Glen Rovers

4 May 1986First round	Duhallow	0-10 - 4-11	Glen Rovers	Cloughduv
	D Keane 0-4, J O'Connor 0-3, D Sheehan 0-1, E Geaney 0-1, J Noonan 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 3-1, P Barry 1-1, T Mulcahy 0-3, C McGuckian 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, K Fitzgibbon 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Na Piarsaigh v Blackrock

4 May 1986First round	Na Piarsaigh	0-12 - 0-13	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Mullins 0-4, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		F Delaney 0-5, P Kavanagh 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Muskerry v Midleton

4 May 1986First round	Muskerry	1-08 - 2-17	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Flynn 1-1, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, M Healy 0-2.		G Fitzgerald 2-5, T McCarthy 0-6, K Hennessy 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Milford v Sarsfields

11 May 1986First round	Milford	6-09 - 2-11	Sarsfields	Moore Park, Kilworth
	T Buckley 2-1, V Sheehan 2-1, M Fitzgibbon 1-4, S Sheehan 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, N Fitzgibbon 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.		T Murphy 1-3, B Óg Murphy 0-5, J Barry 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Quarter-finals

Midleton v St. Finbarr's

1 June 1986Quarter-final	Midleton	4-16 - 2-13	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Fenton 2-2, G Fitzgerald 1-5, G Glavin 1-1, C O'Neill 0-3, D Boylan 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1.		D Walsh 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, V Twomey 1-0, J Tobin 0-1, G Cunningham 0-1, N Kennefick 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Ballyhea v Milford

1 June 1986Quarter-final	Ballyhea	1-21 - 3-13	Milford	Mannix Park, Charleville
	J Grogan 1-11, M O'Callaghan 0-3, G O'Connor 0-2, P O'Halloran 0-1, W Shanahan 0-1, A Morrissey 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.		M Fitzgibbon 0-10, V Sheehan 1-1, S O'Gorman 1-1, J O'Gorman 1-0, P Buckley 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Ballyhea)

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

14 June 1986Quarter-final	Blackrock	1-19 - 2-09	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F Delaney 1-3, F Collins 0-4, M Kilcoyne 0-3, P Deasy 0-3, E Kavanagh 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.		P Horgan 1-2, T Mulcahy 1-1, D Whitley 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, P Barry 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Carrigdhoun v Imokilly

14 June 1986Quarter-final	Carrigdhoun	3-11 - 5-04	Imokilly	Church Road, Blackrock
	K Kingston 1-2, A O'Driscoll 1-2, L Kelly 1-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-4, D Kiely 0-2.		T Mulcahy 2-2, C Clancy 2-0, M Treacy 1-1, C Casey 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Ballyhea

17 August 1986Semi-final	Blackrock	3-11 - 1-13	Ballyhea	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	F Delaney 2-7, P Deasy 1-0, J Cashman 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, O Kavanagh 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1.		A Morrissey 1-1, J Grogan 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-2, G O'Connor 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, C Brassill 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, W Shanahan 0-1, P O'Halloran 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Midleton v Carrigdhoun

17 August 1986Semi-final	Midleton	3-14 - 1-15	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Fenton 1-5, G Fitzgerald 2-1, S O'Brien 0-3, G Glavin 0-2, D Boylan 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1.		A O'Driscoll 1-2, S McCarthy 0-6, K Kingston 0-4, D McCarthy 0-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Final

Midleton v Blackrock

5 October 1986Final	Midleton	1-18 - 1-10	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Fitzgerald 0-6, J Boylan 1-1, J Hartnett 0-3, S O'Brien 0-4, K Hennessy 0-2, D Boylan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		F Delaney 1-4, É O'Donoghue 0-2, J Evans 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Fitzgerald	Midleton	5-17	32	4	8.00
2	Finbarr Delaney	Blackrock	4-19	31	4	7.75
3	John Grogan	Ballyhea	2-17	23	3	7.66
4	Mossie Fitzgibbon	Milford	1-14	17	2	8.50
5	John Fenton	Midleton	3-07	16	2	8.00
6	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	3-03	12	2	6.00
7	Vincent Sheehan	Milford	3-02	11	2	5.50
	Denis Walsh	St. Finbarr's	0-11	11	2	5.50
9	John Fitzgibbon	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	1	10.00
	Christy Clancy	Imokilly	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Adrian O'Driscoll	Carrigdhoun	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Martin Fitzpatrick	Carrigdhoun	0-10	10	3	3.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Grogan	Ballyhea	1-11	14	Milford
2	Finbarr Delaney	Blackrock	2-07	13	Ballyhea
3	Ger FitzGerald	Midleton	2-05	11	Muskerry
4	John Fitzgibbon	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	Duhallow
	Mossie Fitzgibbon	Milford	0-10	10	Ballyhea
6	Thomas Mulcahy	Imokilly	2-02	8	Carrigdhoun
	John Fenton	Midleton	2-02	8	St. Finbarr's
	Tony Coyne	Youghal	1-05	8	Ballyhea
	Ger Fitzgerald	Midleton	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
	John Fenton	Midleton	1-05	8	Carrigdhoun
	Denis Walsh	St. Finbarr's	0-08	8	Midleton

References

1. "Brilliant Cashman puts 'Rock on roll". Irish Independent. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
2. "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.