1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (5th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway

Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the Connacht final.

On 21 September 1986, Galway won the championship following a 3–8 to 2–7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.[1]

Results

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Quarter-Final

1986 Quarter-Final Galway 1-12 - 1-00 Sligo St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

Semi-Finals

1986 Semi-Final Mayo 1-08 - 0-04 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
1986 Semi-Final Galway 4-14 - 1-04 Leitrim St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

Final

13 July 1986 Final Galway 1-09 - 2-01 Mayo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

Preliminary Round

1986 Preliminary Round Kilkenny 1-06 - 3-10 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
1986 Preliminary Round Kildare 2-06 - 1-07 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
1986 Preliminary Round Longford 1-08 - 0-05 Louth Drogheda Park, Drogheda
1986 Preliminary Round Wicklow 1-11 - 1-10 Westmeath Aughrim Park, Aughrim

Quarter-Finals

1986 Quarter-Final Meath 2-13 - 0-07 Carlow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
1986 Quarter-Final Wicklow 1-10 - 3-05 Laois Aughrim Park, Aughrim
1986 Quarter-Final Dublin 0-15- 0-06 Kildare Parnell Park, Dublin
1986 Quarter-Final Offaly 0-03 - 0-05 Longford Ballymahon

Semi-Finals

1986 Semi-Final Dublin 2-10 - 0-05 Longford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
1986 Semi-Final Laois 0-06 - 0-08 Meath St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Final

27 July 1986 Final Dublin 2-16 - 0-06 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Quarter-Finals

1986 Quarter-Final Cork 0-07 - 1-04 Limerick
1986 Quarter-Final Replay Cork 3-09 - 1-01 Limerick Bruff

Semi-Finals

1986 Semi-Final Cork 1-11 - 0-01 Clare Mitchelstown
1986 Semi-Final Waterford 0-10 - 2-10 Kerry Glenflesk

Final

6 July 1986 Final Cork 2-12 - 0-04 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Quarter-Finals

1986 Quarter-Final Down 2-07 - 1-02 Donegal St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
1986 Quarter-Final Cavan 2-08 - 1-05 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
1986 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 1-04 - 1-05 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Semi-Finals

1986 Semi-Final Derry 3-10 - 1-02 Cavan St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
1986 Semi-Final Down 1-09 - 0-12 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney
1986 Semi-Final Replay Down 3-04 - 0-06 Monaghan St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney

Final

20 July 1986 Final Down 1-12- 0-10 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Semi-Finals

17 August 1986 Semi-Final Galway 3-10 - 0-06 Down Croke Park, Dublin
24 August 1986 Semi-Final Dublin 0-08 - 2-07 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

Final

21 September 1986 Final Galway 3-08 - 2-07 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.