1986 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1986 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.

1986 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLondon (6th win)
CaptainBarry Herlihy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtNot Played
1985
1987

Galway were the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title when the Connacht Junior Championship was suspended.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 19 October 1986 at the Emerald GAA Grounds in Ruislip, between London and Cork, in what was their first meeting in the final in 20 years. London won the match by 1–09 to 0–07 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 15 years.[2][3]

Results

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All-Ireland semi-final

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3 July 1986 Semi-final Tyrone 1–05 – 3–06 Cork Healy Park

All-Ireland home final

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24 August 1986 Home final Cork 0–09 – 1–06 Meath Croke Park
6 September 1986 Home final replay Cork 0–11 – 1–04 Meath O'Moore Park

All-Ireland final

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19 October 1986 Final London 1–09 – 0–07 Cork Emerald GAA Grounds

References

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  1. ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "When London's boys of '86 stunned Cork". The Irish World. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.