1986 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Explained

Type:	Under-21
Year:	1986
Connacht:	Galway
Munster:	Limerick
Leinster:	Wexford
Ulster:	Derry
Team:	Galway
Titles:	4th
Captain:	Anthony Cunningham
Manager:	Cyril Farrell
Team2:	Wexford
Previous:	1985
Next:	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

Semi-finals

Finals

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

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.

Notes and References

1. News: County profile: Galway. Hogan Stand. 24 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526185053/http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. 2010-05-26. dead.