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1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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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

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.

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

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.