| 1986 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 13–27 April 1986 |
| Teams: | 3 |
| Champions: | St Brendan's CS |
| Count: | 1 |
| Champions Captain: | Michael Hogan |
| Runners-Up: | North Monastery |
| Runners-Up Captain: | John Healy |
| Matches: | 2 |
| Goals: | 9 |
| Points: | 31 |
| Top Scorer: | Joe Errity (2-03) |
| Previous Year: | 1985 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1985 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Next Tournament: | 1987 Croke Cup |
The 1986 Croke Cup was the 35th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 13 April to 27 April 1986.
North Monastery were the defending champions.[1] [2]
The final was played on 27 April 1986 at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise, between the St Brendan's Community School and North Monastery, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.[3] St Brendan's Community School won the match by 5–08 to 1–08 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4] [5]
Joe Errity was the top scorer with 2-03.
| Province | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Connacht | St Joseph's College | |
| Leinster | St Brendan's Community School | |
| Munster | North Monastery |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Errity | St Brendan's CS | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| 2 | Gary Cahill | St Brendan's CS | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | |
| 3 | Daithí Regan | St Brendan's CS | 1-03 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |