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. 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

Wexford v Kilkenny

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

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

Waterford v Cork

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)

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)

Tipperary v 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

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

Galway v Limerick

16 August 1986 Semi-final

Galway

2-10 – 2-06

Limerick

Cusack Park, Ennis

Wexford v Derry

17 August 1986 Semi-final

Wexford

5-16 – 2-03

Derry

St. Loman's Park, Trim

Final

Galway v Wexford

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.