1986 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1986 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	24 August - 28 September 1986
Teams	8
Champions	Borris-Ileigh (6th title) Mick Ryan (captain) Paddy Doyle (manager)
Runners-up	Kilruane MacDonaghs Tony Sheppard (captain) Len Gaynor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	27 (3.86 per match)
Points scored	149 (21.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Philip Kenny (1-15)
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The 1986 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Kilruane MacDonaghs entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 28 September 1986, Borris-Ileigh won the championship after a 0-14 to 0-07 defeat of Kilruane MacDonaghs in the final at Semple Stadium. ^[1] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1983. It remains their last championship triumph.

Results

Quarter-finals

Loughmore-Castleiney v Golden-Kilfeacle

24 August 1986Quarter-final	Loughmore-Castleiney	3-23 - 1-07	Golden-Kilfeacle	Leahy Park
	M McGrath 1-3, J Treacy 1-2, P McGrath 0-5, T Larkin 1-1, L Cormack 0-4, N Ryan 0-3, T McGrath 0-2, F McGrath 0-2, P Treacy 0-1.		L O'Sullivan 0-5, T Leamy 1-0, D Fogarty 0-1, T Cooney 0-1.

Holycross-Ballycahill v Éire Óg Annacarty

24 August 1986Quarter-final	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-16 - 1-04	Éire Óg Annacarty	Leahy Park
	S Dwan 1-8, R Stakelum 1-0, T Walsh 0-2, T Lanigan 0-2, P Lowry 0-2, PJ Lanigan 0-1, P Dwan 0-1.		S Fox 1-1, J Quinn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1.

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Éire Óg

24 August 1986Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	4-13 - 1-06	Éire Óg	St. Michael's Park
	E O'Shea 1-4, Philip Quinlan 1-1, J Williams 1-0, Pat Quinlan 1-0, P Williams 0-3, D Cahill 0-2, Ger Williams 0-1, Gilbert Williams 0-1, D Quinlan 0-1.		J Lyons 0-5, D Ahearn 1-0, M Ahearn 0-1.

Borris-Ileigh v Carrick Swans

31 August 1986Quarter-final	Borris-Ileigh	3-17 - 5-03	Carrick Swans	Boherlahan Grounds
	P Kenny 1-6, N O'Dwyer 2-2, R Stakelum 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, C Stakelum 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, F Collins 0-1, M Coen 0-1.		MJ Russell 2-0, G Kehoe 2-0, S Fitzpatrick 1-1, G Walsh 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Loughmore-Castleiney

13 September 1986Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-14 - 2-08	Loughmore-Castleiney	Leahy Park
	E O'Shea 0-4, P Williams 0-4, P Quinlan 1-0, Ger Williams 0-3, Gilbert Williams 0-2, Jim Williams 0-1.		T McGrath 2-2, P McGrath 0-3, N Ryan 0-1, J Treacy 0-1, F McGrath 0-1.

Borris-Ileigh v Holycross-Ballycahill

14 September 1986Semi-final	Borris-Ileigh	3-10 - 1-07	Holycross-Ballycahill	Páirc Shíleáin
	N O'Dwyer 1-2, C Stakelum 1-2, M Coen 1-1, P Kenny 0-3, R Stakelum 0-2, B Kenny 0-1.		D Carr 1-2, T Lanigan 0-2, M Doyle 0-1, R Dwan 0-1, S Dwan 0-1.

Final

Borris-Ileigh v Kilruane MacDonaghs

28 September 1986Final	Borris-Ileigh	0-14 - 0-07	Kilruane MacDonaghs	Semple Stadium
	P Kenny 0-6, A Ryan 0-3, N O'Dwyer 0-3, C Stakelum 0-1, R Stakelum 0-1.		Ger Williams 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Williams 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, P Williams 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Philip Kenny	Borris-Ileigh	1-15	18	3	6.00
2	Noel O'Dwyer	Borris-Ileigh	3-07	16	3	5.33
3	Stephen Dwan	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-09	12	2	6.00
4	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-08	11	3	3.66
5	Tom McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-04	10	2	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Stephen Dwan	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-08	11	Éire Óg Annacarty
2	Philip Kenny	Borris-Ileigh	1-06	9	Carrick Swans
3	Noel O'Dwyer	Borris-Ileigh	2-02	8	Carrick Swans
	Tom McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-02	8	Kilruane MacDonaghs
5	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-04	7	Éire Óg
6	M. J. Russell	Carrick Swans	2-00	6	Borris-Ileigh
	Gerry Kehoe	Carrick Swans	2-00	6	Borris-Ileigh
	Michael McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	1-03	6	Golden-Kilfeacle
	Philip Kenny	Borris-Ileigh	0-06	6	Kilruane MacDonaghs
10	John Treacy	Loughmore-Castleiney	1-02	5	Golden-Kilfeacle
	Noel O'Dwyer	Borris-Ileigh	1-02	5	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Conor Stakelum	Borris-Ileigh	1-02	5	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Declan Carr	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-02	5	Borris-Ileigh
	Pat McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-05	5	Golden-Kilfeacle
	Liam O'Sullivan	Golden-Kilfeacle	0-05	5	Loughmore-Castleiney
	John Lyons	Éire Óg	0-05	5	Kilruane MacDonaghs

References

1. "Club Information". Borris-Ileigh GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.