1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1986
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (4th win)
Captain	Anthony Cunningham
Manager	Cyril Farrell
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Galway
	← 1985 1987 →

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

12 June 1986 Quarter-final	Wexford	2-10 - 1-09	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Murphy 1-2, D Pender 0-4, T Dempsey 1-0, P Bardon 0-2, M Foley 0-1, J Murray 0-1.		M Phelan 1-2, E Morrissey 0-5, J Power 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.

Semi-finals

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.

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

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.

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

9 April 1986 Quarter-final	Waterford	0-06 - 0-14	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
	D Byrne 0-5, D Lyons 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-7, T McCarthy 0-4, J O'Neill 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, E Cleary 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

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

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)

23 April 1986 Semi-final	Tipperary	0-09 - 1-11	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Kealy 0-3, D Quinlan 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, M Cunningham 0-1, A Cross 0-1.		L Dooley 1-9, G Ryan 0-1, G Kirby 0-1.

Final

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)

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

16 August 1986 Semi-final

Galway

2-10 – 2-06

Limerick

Cusack Park, Ennis

17 August 1986 Semi-final

Wexford

5-16 – 2-03

Derry

St. Loman's Park, Trim

Final

14 September 1986 Final

Galway

0-14 – 2-05

Wexford

Semple Stadium, Thurles

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

^ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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[1] "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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