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 [ ]
First round
Offaly v Kilkenny
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)
Offaly v Kilkenny
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
Wexford v Laois
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.
Offaly v Dublin
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
Offaly v Wexford
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
Semi-finals
Waterford v Cork
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.
Finals
Cork v Tipperary
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)
Cork v Tipperary
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
Semi-finals
Offaly v Galway
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)
Cork v Antrim
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
Offaly v Cork
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)
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Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
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