1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May 1986 – 7 September 1986 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Michael Hogan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Kieran Keane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Dan O'Connell (9-02) |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 7 May 1986 and ended on 7 September 1986.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 7 September 1986, Offaly won the championship following a 3-12 to 3-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first ever All-Ireland title.
Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 9-02.
Results
[edit]First round
| 24 May 1986 First round | Wexford | 3-13 - 1-03 | Carlow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| L Ahern 1-0, M Mullins 0-3. |
| 24 May 1986 First round | Offaly | 2-08 - 2-08 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| R Byrne 1-4, D Pilkington 1-1, G Cahill 0-1, A Kelly 0-1, B Dooley 0-1. | J Brennan 1-3, J Lawless 1-1, J Walton 0-2, P Hoban 0-2. | Referee: M Delaney (Laois) |
| 31 May 1986 First round replay | Offaly | 3-09 - 4-05 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| R Byrne 0-5, D Regan 1-0, B Dooley 1-0, D Pilkington 1-0, G Cahill 0-3, A Kelly 0-1. | A Ronan 2-1, T Murphy 2-0, J Walton 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1. | Referee: P Delaney (Laois) |
Semi-finals
| 28 June 1986 Semi-final | Wexford | 3-15 - 3-06 | Laois | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| N Delaney 1-2, G Norton 1-0, M O'Gorman 1-0, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, C Duggan 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1. |
| 2 July 1986 Semi-final | Offaly | 2-10 - 0-07 | Dublin | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| D Pilkington 2-1, A Kelly 0-2, D Regan 0-2, C Byrne 0-1, J Gilmartin 0-1, D Geoghegan 0-1, M Duignan 0-1, G Cahill 0-1. | J Flanagan 0-4, P Smith 0-2, N Murphy 0-1. |
Final
| 13 July 1986 Final | Offaly | 4-07 - 1-05 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| R Byrne 2-0, T Moylan 1-1, B Dooley 1-0, G Cahill 0-2, D Pilkington 0-2, M Hogan 0-2. | N Jordan 1-0, L Dunne 0-3, G Kearns 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: J Henry (Westmeath) |
First round
| 7 May 1986 First round | Waterford | w/o - scr. | Kerry | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 7 May 1986 First round | Clare | 2-11 - 0-13 | Limerick | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| T Kenny 0-6, T Moynihan 1-2, P Guinnane 1-1, N Haran 0-2. | M Galligan 0-11, M Houlihan 0-1, M Browne 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 22 May 1986 Semi-final | Waterford | 0-08 - 4-11 | Cork | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| L Hartley 0-5, B Brophy 0-2, B Sullivan 0-1. | D O'Connell 2-0, J Corcoran 0-4, J Walsh 1-0, B Cunningham 1-0, R Sheehan 0-3, M Mullins 0-3, J O'Mahony 0-1. |
| 4 July 1986 Semi-final | Tipperary | 3-14 - 0-03 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| M Nolan 1-6, D Quirke 1-1, C Stakelum 1-0, T Lanigan 0-2, L Cleary 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, C Egan 0-1. | M McNamara 0-2, T Kennedy 0-1. |
Finals
| 20 July 1986 Final | Cork | 3-10 - 2-13 | Tipperary | FitzGerald Stadium, Thurles |
| M Mullins 1-3, J Corcoran 1-2, D O'Connell 1-0, J Walsh 0-3, J O'Mahony 0-1, B Cunningham 0-1. | M Nolan 0-9, C Egan 1-1, D Quirke 1-0, T Lanigan 0-2, C Stakelum 0-1. | Referee: K Walsh (Limerick) |
| 31 July 1986 Final replay | Cork | 2-11 - 1-11 | Tipperary | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| M Mullins 0-5, R Sheehan 1-0, D O'Connell 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, B Cunningham 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1. | M Nolan 0-7, C Egan 1-0, A Lanigan 0-2, C Bonnar 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. |
Final
| 6 July 1986 Final | Derry | 1-10 - 2-09 | Antrim | Kevin Lynch Park, Dungiven |
| P Healy 1-6, M Cassidy 0-2, M McGonagle 0-1, M McAleese 0-1. | D McKillop 1-6, J Carson 1-1, M McShane 0-1, S McMullan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 10 August 1986 Semi-final | Offaly | 3-13 - 2-10 | Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| M Duignan 1-5, T Moylan 1-3, D Regan 1-2, G Cahill 0-3. | R Duane 1-4, N Turley 1-1, Pat Kelly 0-2, E Dervan 0-1, B Uniacke 0-1, Pádraig Kelly 0-1. | Referee: G Long (Tipperary) |
| 10 August 1986 Semi-final | Cork | 4-17 - 1-05 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D O'Connell 4-1, J Corcoran 0-4, M Mullins 0-4, J Walsh 0-2, B Cunningham 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1, G Manley 0-1. | C Murphy 1-1, S McIlhatton 0-2, D McKinley 0-1, D McKillop 0-1. |
Final
| 7 September 1986 Final | Offaly | 3-12 - 3-09 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Pilkington 2-2, D Regan 1-1, G Cahill 0-2, M Duignan 0-2, P Nallen 0-1, J Kilmartin 0-1, B Kelly 0-1, T Moylan 0-1, R Byrne 0-1. | M Mullins 1-5, D O'Connell 1-1, J Corcoran 1-0, P Kenneally 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1. | Referee: J Moore (Waterford) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan O'Connell | Cork | 9-02 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 2 | Mickey Mullins | Cork | 2-20 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Michael Nolan | Tipperary | 1-22 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Declan Pilkington | Offaly | 6-06 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Ronald Byrne | Offaly | 3-10 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| John Corcoran | Cork | 2-13 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Offaly won the Leinster Championship for the first time in their history before going on to claim their inaugural All-Ireland Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.