The 1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Tipperary were the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.
On 14 September 1986, Galway won the championship following a 0-14 to 2-5 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their fourth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in three championship seasons.
Results [ ]
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Meath v Offaly
25 June 1986 Semi-final Meath 0-05 - 0-11 Offaly St. Loman's Park , Trim
K Murray 0-3, D White 0-1, R Kelly 0-1, M Dinnen 0-1.
S Byrne 0-4, F Dolan 0-2, V Teehan 0-2, M Conneely 0-1, PJ Martin 0-1, B Guinan 0-1.
Wexford v Laois
25 June 1986 Semi-final Wexford 3-14 - 2-04 Laois Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
D Prendergast 0-10, T Dempsey 2-1, M Foley 1-1, R Murphy 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.
P Bergin 1-1, E Coss 1-1, P Bardon 0-1, W Ramsbottom 0-1.
Finals
Wexford v Offaly
20 July 1986 Final Wexford 2-09 - 2-09 Offaly Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
M Morrissey 1-2, R Murphy 1-0, D Prendergast 0-3, T Dempsey 0-2, L O'Gorman 0-1, E Sinnott 0-1.
M Conneely 2-0, T Teeehan 0-3, S Byrne 0-3, K Dooley 0-1, F Doolin 0-1, R Byrne 0-1.
Wexford v Offaly
29 July 1986 Final replay Wexford 1-16 - 0-10 Offaly Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
D Prendergast 0-6, M Morrissey 1-0, T Dempsey 0-3, M Foley 0-2, P Bardon 0-2, L O'Gorman 0-1, P Carton 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.
R Byrnes 0-3, S Byrne 0-2, M Conneely 0-1, M Hanley 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1, V Teehan 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Tipperary v Kerry
9 April 1986 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-13 - 0-09 Kerry MacDonagh Park , Nenagh
L Nolan 2-1, M Cunningham 0-4, M Cleary 0-3, A Cross 0-2, D Quinlan 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.
S Sheehan 0-4, D Randles 0-2, T Godley 0-2, T Rice 0-1.
Semi-finals
Clare v Cork
23 April 1986 Semi-final Clare 2-13 - 1-11 Cork FitzGerald Park , Kilmallock
S Cusack 0-8, E Healy 1-1, G O'Looughlin 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1, M Cahill 0-1.
J O'Neill 1-0, J Griffin 0-2, S McCarthy 0-2, P Buckley 0-2, E Kenneally 0-2, M Treacy 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1, P Cahill 0-1.
Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Final
Limerick v Clare
8 May 1986 Final Limerick 3-09 - 3-09 Clare Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
L Dooley 1-4, G Kirby 1-1, B Finn 1-0, P Barrett 0-1, P Reale 0-1, B Stapleton 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1.
G O'Loughlin 1-2, S Cusack 0-5, T Guilfoyle 1-0, M Cahill 1-0, J O'Connell 0-2.
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Clare v Limerick
15 May 1986 Final replay Clare 0-03 - 2-10 Limerick Cusack Park , Ennis
T Guilfoyle 0-2, S Cusack 0-1.
G Kirby 0-5, D Mulcahy 1-1, P Reale 1-0, L Dooley 0-3, A Cunneen 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Miscellaneous [ ]
Derry won the Ulster Championship for the first time in their history.
Limerick won the Munster Championship for the first time in their history.
The All-Ireland semi-final clash between Derry and Galway remains their only ever championship meeting.
References [ ]
All-Ireland Under-21 Championship, 1964–2018
Championships Finals
All-Ireland Under-20 Championship, 2019 to present
Championships Finals