1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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 began on 2 May 1986 and ended on 5 October 1986.

1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates2 May – 5 October 1986
Teams16
Champions Midleton (4th title)
Kevin Hennessy (captain)
Paddy FitzGerald (manager)
Runners-up Blackrock
Andy Creagh (captain)
Tim Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored58 (3.87 per match)
Points scored356 (23.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ger Fitzgerald (5-17)
1985 (Previous) (Next) 1987

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Midleton and Blackrock, in what was their second successive meeting in the final. Midleton won the match by 1–18 to 1–10 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[2][3]

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

Team changes

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From Championship

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Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Declined to field a team

Results

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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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
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
Mossie Fitzgibbon Milford 0-10 10 Ballyhea
6 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

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  1. ^ "Brilliant Cashman puts 'Rock on roll". Irish Independent. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.