1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Dates 16 February 1986 - 17 March 1986 Teams 4 Champions Connacht (5th title)Runners-up Munster Matches played 3 Goals scored 6 (2 per match) Points scored 71 (23.67 per match) Top scorer(s) John Fenton (0-15)
The 1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 60th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 16 February 1986 and ended on 17 March 1986.
Munster were the defending champions .
On 17 March 1986, Connacht won the cup after a 3-11 to 0-11 defeat of Connacht in the final at Duggan Park .[2] This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1983 .
Results [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Connacht v Leinster
16 February 1986 Semi-final Connacht 1-10 - 1-09 Leinster Pearse Stadium , Galway
PJ Molloy 1-1, J Cooney 0-4, A Cunningham 0-2, S Linnane 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.
P Corrigan 1-6, P Cleary 0-1, G Fennelly 0-1, P Horan 0-1.
Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Munster v Ulster
16 February 1986 Semi-final Munster 1-19 - 0-11 Ulster Croke Park , Dublin
J Fenton 0-10, N English 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
D Donnelly 0-5, M Mageean 0-4, M Bailie 0-1, D McKinley 0-1.
Final [ ]
Connacht v Munster
17 March 1986 Final Connacht 3-11 - 0-11 Munster Duggan Park , Ballinasloe
N Lane 2-1, M Connolly 1-1, PJ Molloy 0-4, J Cooney 0-2, M McGrath 0-1, P Malone 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.
J Fenton 0-5, C Lyons 0-3, N English 0-1, G Cunningham 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.
Referee: J Bailey (Dublin)
Scoring statistics [ ]
Top scorers overall
Bibliography [ ]
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References [ ]
Interprovincial Hurling Championships (Railway Cup)
Championships