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.
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
Kerry
From Championship Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
London
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.
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling championship
Munster Senior Hurling championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Bracket
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
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 Average1Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork5–52045.00Kevin HennessyCork5–52045.003John FentonCork1–151836.004Noel LaneGalway4–51735.665Ger FennellyKilkenny0–161644.006Ger FitzGeraldCork4–31535.00Paddy CorriganOffaly0–151527.508Liam FennellyKilkenny4–21443.50Eugene FennellyLaois2–81427.00Joe CooneyGalway2–81434.66Tomás MulcahyCork3–51443.50
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Noel LaneGalway3–413Kerry2Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork3–110AntrimLiam FennellyKilkenny3–110OffalyEugene FennellyLaois2–410Westmeath5P. J. CuddyLaois3–09OffalyPaddy CorriganOffaly0–99Laois7Tommy GuilfoyleClare2–28CorkJoe CooneyGalway2–28KilkennyJohn FentonCork0–88Clare10Ger FitzGeraldCork2–17WaterfordKevin HennessyCork2–17WaterfordGer FitzGeraldCork2–17AntrimKevin HennessyCork2–17GalwayJohn FentonCork1–47GalwayPaul McKillenAntrim1–47CorkPaddy KellyLimerick0–77Clare
References
See also Video of the final