1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 60th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 16 February 1986 and ended on 17 March 1986.

1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates16 February 1986 - 17 March 1986
Teams4
ChampionsConnacht (5th title)
Runners-upMunster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored6 (2 per match)
Points scored71 (23.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)John Fenton (0-15)
1985 (Previous) (Next) 1987

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1986, Connacht won the cup after a 3-11 to 0-11 defeat of Connacht in the final at Duggan Park.[2] This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1983.

Results

Semi-finals

16 February 1986 Semi-final Connacht 1-10 - 1-09 Leinster Pearse Stadium, Galway
PJ Molloy 1-1, J Cooney 0-4, A Cunningham 0-2, S Linnane 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. P Corrigan 1-6, P Cleary 0-1, G Fennelly 0-1, P Horan 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
16 February 1986 Semi-final Munster 1-19 - 0-11 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
J Fenton 0-10, N English 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1. D Donnelly 0-5, M Mageean 0-4, M Bailie 0-1, D McKinley 0-1.

Final

17 March 1986 Final Connacht 3-11 - 0-11 Munster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
N Lane 2-1, M Connolly 1-1, PJ Molloy 0-4, J Cooney 0-2, M McGrath 0-1, P Malone 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1. J Fenton 0-5, C Lyons 0-3, N English 0-1, G Cunningham 0-1, J Carroll 0-1. Referee: J Bailey (Dublin)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Fenton Munster 0-15 15 2 7.50
1 Paddy Corrigan Leinster 1-06 9 1 9.00
3 P. J. Molloy Connacjt 1-05 8 2 4.00

Bibliography

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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