1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	2 May 1986 – 5 October 1986
Teams	16
Champions	Midleton (4th title); Kevin Hennessy (captain)
Runners-up	Blackrock; Andy Creagh (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Top scorer(s)	Ger Fitzgerald (5-17)
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The 1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 5 October 1986.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 5 October 1986, Midleton won the championship following a 1-18 to 1-10 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.^[1]

Midleton's Ger Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 5-17.

Results[]

First round

2 May 1986 First round	Avondhu	2-03 - 2-09	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	D Coughlan 2-0, J Keane 0-3.		T Fitzgibbon 2-1, C Clancy 0-4, G Morgan 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, J Lewis 0-1, J Halbert 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

4 May 1986 First round	Carrigdhoun	2-10 - 1-12	Seandún	Manning Park, Passage
	M Fitzpatrick 0-5, D Kiely 1-1, L Kelly 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, J Dineen 0-1, DJ Kiely 0-1.		C Coffey 0-7, J Deane 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, K Cotter 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.	Referee: B Meaney (Sarsfields)

4 May 1986 First round	Ballyhea	1-19 - 2-08	Youghal	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Grogan 1-4, A Morrissey 0-4, G O'Connor 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, C Brassill 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1.		T Coyne 1-5, G Cotter 1-1, G Motherway 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

4 May 1986 First round	St. Finbarr's	3-12 - 1-05	Carbery	Cloughduv
	J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Tobin 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, T Finn 0-3, C Ryan 0-3, J Meyler 0-1.		P Crowley 1-0, T Crowley 0-3, M Holland 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

4 May 1986 First round	Duhallow	0-10 - 4-11	Glen Rovers	Cloughduv
	D Keane 0-4, J O'Connor 0-3, D Sheehan 0-1, E Geaney 0-1, J Noonan 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 3-1, P Barry 1-1, T Mulcahy 0-3, C McGuckian 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, K Fitzgibbon 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

4 May 1986 First round	Na Piarsaigh	0-12 - 0-13	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Mullins 0-4, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		F Delaney 0-5, P Kavanagh 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

4 May 1986 First round	Muskerry	1-08 - 2-17	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Flynn 1-1, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, M Healy 0-2.		G Fitzgerald 2-5, T McCarthy 0-6, K Hennessy 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

11 May 1986 First round	Milford	6-09 - 2-11	Sarsfields	Moore Park, Kilworth
	T Buckley 2-1, V Sheehan 2-1, M Fitzgibbon 1-4, S Sheehan 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, N Fitzgibbon 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.		T Murphy 1-3, B Óg Murphy 0-5, J Barry 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Quarter-finals

1 June 1986 Quarter-final	Midleton	4-16 - 2-13	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Fenton 2-2, G Fitzgerald 1-5, G Glavin 1-1, C O'Neill 0-3, D Boylan 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1.		D Walsh 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, V Twomey 1-0, J Tobin 0-1, G Cunningham 0-1, N Kennefick 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

1 June 1986 Quarter-final	Ballyhea	1-21 - 3-13	Milford	Mannix Park, Charleville
	J Grogan 1-11, M O'Callaghan 0-3, G O'Connor 0-2, P O'Halloran 0-1, W Shanahan 0-1, A Morrissey 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.		M Fitzgibbon 0-10, V Sheehan 1-1, S O'Gorman 1-1, J O'Gorman 1-0, P Buckley 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Ballyhea)

14 June 1986 Quarter-final	Blackrock	1-19 - 2-09	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F Delaney 1-3, F Collins 0-4, M Kilcoyne 0-3, P Deasy 0-3, E Kavanagh 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.		P Horgan 1-2, T Mulcahy 1-1, D Whitley 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, P Barry 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

14 June 1986 Quarter-final	Carrigdhoun	3-11 - 5-04	Imokilly	Church Road, Blackrock
	K Kingston 1-2, A O'Driscoll 1-2, L Kelly 1-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-4, D Kiely 0-2.		T Mulcahy 2-2, C Clancy 2-0, M Treacy 1-1, C Casey 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Semi-finals

17 August 1986 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-11 - 1-13	Ballyhea	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	F Delaney 2-7, P Deasy 1-0, J Cashman 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, O Kavanagh 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1.		A Morrissey 1-1, J Grogan 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-2, G O'Connor 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, C Brassill 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, W Shanahan 0-1, P O'Halloran 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

17 August 1986 Semi-final	Midleton	3-14 - 1-15	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Fenton 1-5, G Fitzgerald 2-1, S O'Brien 0-3, G Glavin 0-2, D Boylan 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1.		A O'Driscoll 1-2, S McCarthy 0-6, K Kingston 0-4, D McCarthy 0-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Final

5 October 1986 Final	Midleton	1-18 - 1-10	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Fitzgerald 0-6, J Boylan 1-1, J Hartnett 0-3, S O'Brien 0-4, K Hennessy 0-2, D Boylan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		F Delaney 1-4, É O'Donoghue 0-2, J Evans 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Fitzgerald	Midleton	5-17	32	4	8.00
2	Finbarr Delaney	Blackrock	4-19	31	4	7.75
3	John Grogan	Ballyhea	2-17	23	3	7.66
4	Mossie Fitzgibbon	Milford	1-14	17	2	8.50
5	John Fenton	Midleton	3-07	16	2	8.00
6	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	3-03	12	2	6.00
7	Vincent Sheehan	Milford	3-02	11	2	5.50
7	Denis Walsh	St. Finbarr's	0-11	11	2	5.50
9	John Fitzgibbon	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	1	10.00
	Christy Clancy	Imokilly	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Adrian O'Driscoll	Carrigdhoun	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Martin Fitzpatrick	Carrigdhoun	0-10	10	3	3.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Grogan	Ballyhea	1-11	14	Milford
2	Finbarr Delaney	Blackrock	2-07	13	Ballyhea
3	Ger FitzGerald	Midleton	2-05	11	Muskerry
4	John Fitzgibbon	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	Duhallow
4	Mossie Fitzgibbon	Milford	0-10	10	Ballyhea
5	Thomas Mulcahy	Imokilly	2-02	8	Carrigdhoun
	John Fenton	Midleton	2-02	8	St. Finbarr's
	Tony Coyne	Youghal	1-05	8	Ballyhea
	Ger Fitzgerald	Midleton	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
	John Fenton	Midleton	1-05	8	Carrigdhoun
	Denis Walsh	St. Finbarr's	0-08	8	Midleton

References[]

^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[1] "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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