1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 May – 21 September 1986 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (30th win) |
| Captain | Tommy Doyle |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Tyrone |
| Captain | Eugene McKenna |
| Manager | Art McRory |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
| Top Scorer |  Brendan Mason (3-18) |
| Player of the Year |  Pat Spillane |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 100th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 18 May and ended on 21 September 1986.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 21 September, Kerry won the championship following a 2–15 to 1–10 defeat of first-time finalists Tyrone in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 30th All-Ireland title and their third championship in succession.
Down's Brendan Mason was the championship's top scorer with 3-18. Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
Quarter-finals
| 1 June 1986 Quarter-final | Sligo | 3-5 – 2-13 | Galway | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| D McDonagh 0-5, R Henneberry 2-0, J Kent 1-0. | R Fahy 1-6, B O'Donnell 1-0, M Brennan 0-3, V Daly 0-2, B Talty 0-1, G McManus 0-1. | Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo) |
| 1 June 1986 Quarter-final | London | 0-4 – 3-14 | Mayo | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| M Finnaran 0-2, L Lacey 0-1, F McHale 0-1. | J O'Boyle 1-3, M Butler 1-2, T Reilly 1-1, TJ Kilgallon 0-3, N Durkan 0-2, L McHale 0-1, WJ Padden 0-1, J Burke 0-1. | Referee: S Prior (Leitrim) |
Semi-finals
| 15 June 1986 Semi-final | Mayo | 0-12 – 1-11 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| P Brogan 0-8, WJ Padden 0-1, J Maughan 0-1, K McStay 0-1, N Durcan 0-1. | T McManus 1-3, P Earley 0-3, A Garvey 0-3, E McManus Snr. 0-2. | Referee: M Kearins (Sligo) |
| 22 June 1986 Semi-final | Galway | 2-15 – 2-8 | Leitrim | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| B O'Donnell 1-3, B Brennan 1-2, P Kelly 0-5, G McManus 0-4, M Brennan 0-1. | M Martin 2-3, B Breen 0-3, S Mulhern 0-1, C Lynch 0-1. | Referee: S Mullaney (Roscommon) |
Final
| 13 July 1986 Final | Roscommon | 1-5 – 1-8 | Galway | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| P Earley 1-0, T Óg O'Brien 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, P MacNeill 0-1, A Garvey 0-1. | S Joyce 1-0, P Kelly 0-2, T Tierney 0-1, B Talty 0-1, R Fahy 0-1, G McManus 0-1, B O'Donnell 0-1, M Brennan 0-1. | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: P Gorman (Sligo) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Galway | 2-13 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo | 3-05 | Galway | 2-15 | |||||||||||
| Leitrim | 2-05 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 1-08 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo | 3-14 | Roscommon | 1-05 | |||||||||||
| London | 0-04 | Roscommon | 1-11 | |||||||||||
| Mayo | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round
| 18 May 1986 Preliminary round | Wexford | 1-11 – 1-8 | Kildare | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| M Hanrick 1-7, P Barden 0-2, S Fitzhenry 0-1, J McGovern 0-1. | J Crofton 1-1, P Farrell 0-2, B Donovan 0-2, A McLoughlin 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. | Referee: T Jordan (Dublin) |
| 18 May 1986 Preliminary round | Louth | 2-11 – 1-5 | Longford | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| S Reid 1-2, Johnny McDonnell 1-0, Jimmy McDonnell 0-3, D McDonnell 0-3, P Matthews 0-1, S Melia 0-1, R Culhane 0-1. | K O'Rourke 1-2, D Rowley 0-2, M O'Hara 0-1. | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath) |
| 25 May 1986 Preliminary round | Wicklow | 0-15 – 1-5 | Westmeath | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| R McHugh 0-8, P Baker 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, S Morris 0-1. | P McWade 1-1, M Fagan 0-2, P Walsh 0-1, S Hynes 0-1. | Referee: C Buckley (Offaly) |
Quarter-finals
| 8 June 1986 Quarter-final | Dublin | 0-17 – 3-3 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B Rock 0-6, T Carr 0-2, S Kearns 0-2, J McNally 0-2, K Duff 0-1, C Redmond 0-1, N McCaffrey 0-1, D Synnott 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. | M Hanrick 1-2, G Byrne 1-0, S Fitzhenry 1-0, J McGovern 0-1. | Attendance: 12,085 Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
| 8 June 1986 Quarter-final | Louth | 2-8 – 1-13 | Offaly | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| A Wiseman 1-2, S White 1-1, J McDonnell 0-2, D Callaqghan 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1, K Dawe 0-1. | B Lowry 0-5, P Mollen 1-0, K Dunne 0-2, P Brady 0-2, J Mooney 0-2, R Connor 0-1, P Spollen 0-1. | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath) |
| 15 June 1986 Quarter-final | Carlow | 1-12 – 1-15 | Meath | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P Kenny 0-5, P Browne 1-1, W Doyle 0-2, J Hayden 0-1, L Molloy 0-1, L Kearns 0-1, P Quirke 0-1. | D Beggy 1-2, F Murtagh 0-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, B Stafford 0-2, B Flynn 0-1, L Hayes 0-2, J Cassells 0-1. | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: T Jordan (Dublin) |
| 15 June 1986 Quarter-final | Wicklow | 2-10 – 1-9 | Laois | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| K O'Brien 2-3, R McHugh 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, P Baker 0-1, P O'Toole 0-1. | E Whelan 1-3, L Irwin 0-3, T Prendergast 0-1, W Brennan 0-1, G Browne 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: C Buckley (Offaly) |
Semi-finals
| 29 June 1986 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-10 – 0-7 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| C Redmond 1-3, B Rock 0-3, T Carr 0-2, L Close 0-1, T Conroy 0-1. | B Lowry 0-4, J Guinan 0-1, P Brady 0-1, J Mooney 0-1. | Attendance: 13,793 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
| 6 July 1986 Semi-final | Meath | 1-17 – 0-11 | Wicklow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| L Hayes 0-5, B Stafford 0-4, PJ Gillick 1-0, B Flynn 0-3, F Murtagh 0-2, D Beggy 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-1. | R McHugh 0-5, P Baker 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1, S Morris 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
Final
| 27 July 1986 Final | Meath | 0-9 – 0-7 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Finian Murtagh (0-1f) and Colm O'Rourke 0-3 each, Liam Hayes (0-1f), David Beggy, Bernard Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each | Barney Rock 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Kieran Duff (0-1f) and Charlie Redmond (0-1f) 0-2 each | Attendance: 43,763 Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare) |
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 0-15 | Wicklow | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1-05 | Wicklow | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-11 | Dublin | 0-07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-08 | Wexford | 3-03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 0-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 2-11 | Dublin | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-05 | Offaly | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 2-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 18 May 1986 Quarter-final | Clare | 1-10 – 0-9 | Waterford | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| A McDermott 1-0, K Kelleher 0-2, G Killeen 0-2, P Burke 0-2, T Tubridy 0-1, F Griffin 0-1, G Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Vaughan 0-1. | E O'Brien 0-3, L Power 0-2, M Reid 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, S Power 0-1, J Maher 0-1. | Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry) |
| 18 May 1986 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-14 – 1-4 | Limerick | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| F Kelly 1-6, P McGrath 1-0, J O'Mara 0-3, G McGrath 0-2, L Stokes 0-1, P Dooley 0-1, M Leahy 0-1. | T O'Connor 1-0, L Keane 0-2, L Long 0-1, F Ryan 0-1. | Referee: T Meagher (Waterford) |
Semi-finals
| 15 June 1986 Semi-final | Cork | 1-12 – 0-9 | Clare | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| B Coffey 1-1, D Barry 0-4, R Swaine 0-3, C O'Neill 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-1. | P Burke 0-3, P Vaughan 0-2, M Downes 0-1, N Normoyle 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, G Killeen 0-1. | Referee: T Sugrue (Kerry) |
| 15 June 1986 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-12 – 5-9 | Kerry | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| F Kelly 0-5, L Stokes 0-2, D Foley 0-2, J O'Meara 0-1, J Owens 0-1, G McGrath 0-1. | E Liston 2-2, P Spillane 1-2, J O'Shea 1-1, G Power 1-0, J Kennedy 0-2, M Sheehy 0-1, G Lynch 0-1. | Referee: P Lane (Limerick) |
Final
| 6 July 1986 Final | Kerry | 0-12 – 0-8 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| J Kennedy 0-4, M Sheehy 0-4, J O'Shea 0-2, T O'Dowd 0-1, T Doyle 0-1. | D Barry 0-4, C O'Neill 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-1. | Attendance: 33,198 Referee: R Moloney (Limerick) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Clare | 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | 0-09 | Cork | 1-12 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 0-09 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 2-14 | Cork | 0-08 | |||||||||||
| Limerick | 1-04 | Kerry | 5-09 | |||||||||||
| Tipperary | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round
| 18 May 1986 Preliminary round | Down | 2-8 – 1-10 | Donegal | St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
| J Treanor 1-2, F McKibben 1-0, B Mason 0-3, A Rodgers 0-1, G Blaney 0-1, L Austin 0-1. | L McGettigan 1-1, M McHugh 0-3, J McMullan 0-3, M Carlin 0-2, A Molloy 0-1. | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J Gough (Antrim) |
Quarter-finals
| 25 May 1986 Quarter-final | Antrim | 0-7 – 1-8 | Cavan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| L Harbinson 0-2, A McQuillan 0-1, D Graham 0-1, R McGuckin 0-1, E Prenter 0-1, G Mulvenna 0-1, | R Carolan 0-4, D McDonnell 1-0, G Smyth 0-2, P McNamee 0-1, N O'Donnell 0-1. | Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
| 1 June 1986 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 2-6 – 1-7 | Derry | Healy Park, Omagh |
| S Rice 1-1, N McGinn 1-0, S Conway 0-4, S McNally 0-1. | D Cassidy 1-0, D Barton 0-2, E Gormley 0-2, E Young 0-1, J McGuirk 0-1, C McKee 0-1. |
| 8 June 1986 Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 0-7 – 1-11 | Armagh | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| E Greene 0-3, J Rahill 0-1, P McGinnity 0-1, D Corrigan 0-1, G McElroy 0-1. | D Seeley 0-6, N McCabe 1-0, M Toye 0-1, G Houlihan 0-1, S SKelton 0-1, J Kernan 0-1, J McCorry 0-1. | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: M Greenan (Cavan) |
| 15 June 1986 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 0-13 – 1-10 | Down | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| E Hughes 0-4, E McEneaney 0-4, R McCarron 0-4, K Carragher 0-1. | B Mason 1-3, A Rodgers 0-2, John McCartan 0-2, L Austin 0-1, G Blaney 0-1, T McArdle 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: D Campbell (Fermanagh) |
| 22 June 1986 Quarter-final replay | Monaghan | 0-11 – 2-11 | Down | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| R McCarron 0-6, E Hughes 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, E McEneaney 0-1, B Murray 0-1. | B Mason 0-4, T McCardle 1-0, B Conlon 1-0, John McCartan 0-3, J Treanor 0-2, M Linden 0-1, L Austin 0-1. | Referee: M Greenan (Cavan) |
Semi-finals
| 22 June 1986 Semi-final | Tyrone | 2-16 – 1-12 | Cavan | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| S Rice 2-0, D O'Hagan 0-6, N McClure 0-3, N Mallon 0-5, K McCabe 0-1, E McKenna 0-1. | R Carolan 0-4, D McDonnell 1-0, M Faulkner 0-3, J Dillon 0-2, N O'Donnell 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, S King 0-1. | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Gough (Antrim) |
| 29 June 1986 Semi-final | Down | 3-7 – 0-12 | Armagh | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| B Mason 2-4, G Blaney 1-1, R Carr 0-2. | S SKelton 0-4, C Harney 0-3, M Toye 0-3, N Smyth 0-1, G Houlihan 0-1. | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: S Murray (Monaghan) |
Final
| 20 July 1986 Final | Tyrone | 1-11 – 0-10 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| M McClure 0-4, P Donaghy 1-0, M Mahon 0-3, D O'Hagan 0-2, E McKenna 0-1, S McNally 0-1. | B Mason 0-4, G Blaney 0-3, J Treanor 0-2, T McArdle 0-1. | Attendance: 18,000 |
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Down | 2-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 1-10 | Down | 1-10 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 0-13 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 3-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 0-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 2-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 0-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 17 August 1986 Semi-final | Tyrone | 1-12 – 1-9 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| K McCabe 1-0, E McKenna 0-3, D O'Hagan 0-3, P Donaghy 0-1, S McNally 0-1, M Mallon 0-1, S Conway 0-1, P Quinn 0-1, N McGinn 0-1. | B O'Donnell 1-0, G McManus 0-3, S Joyce 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, V Daly 0-1, T Tierney 0-1. | Attendance: 26,644 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath) |
| 24 August 1986 Semi-Final | Meath | 0-12 – 2-13 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B Flynn 0-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, L Hayes 0-2, F Murtagh 0-1, T Ferguson 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1. | W Maher 1-1, M Sheehy 0-4, G Power 1-0, E Liston 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, D Moran 0-1. | Attendance: 45,405 Referee: M Greenan (Cavan) |
Final
| 21 September 1986 Final | Kerry | 2-15 – 1-10 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Spillane 1-4, M Sheehy 1-4, E Liston 0-2, D Moran 0-2, T O'Dowd 0-2, G Power 0-1. | P Quinn 1-1, M Mallon 0-4, S McNally 0-2, M McClure 0-1, K McCabe 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1. | Attendance: 65,628 Referee: J Dennigan (Cork) |
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Mason | Down | 3-18 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 2 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 1-13 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Robert McHugh | Wicklow | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 4 | Martin Hanrick | Wexford | 2-9 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 2-8 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Franny Kelly | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| 7 | Brian O'Donnell | Galway | 3-4 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Eoin Liston | Kerry | 2-7 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | |
| 9 | Damien O'Hagan | Tyrone | 0-12 | 12 | 5 | 2.40 |
| 10 | Kevin O'Brien | Wicklow | 2-5 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Mason | Down | 2-4 | 10 | Armagh |
| Martin Hanrick | Wexford | 1-7 | 10 | Kildare | |
| 3 | Kevin O'Brien | Wicklow | 2-3 | 9 | Laois |
| Michael Martin | Leitrim | 2-3 | 9 | Galway | |
| Franny Kelly | Tipperary | 1-6 | 9 | Limerick | |
| R. Fahy | Galway | 1-6 | 9 | London | |
| 7 | Eoin Liston | Kerry | 2-2 | 8 | Clare |
| Robert McHugh | Wicklow | 0-8 | 8 | Westmeath | |
| Pádraig Brogan | Mayo | 0-8 | 8 | Roscommon | |
| 10 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 1-4 | 7 | Tyrone |
| Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 1-4 | 7 | Tyrone |
Miscellaneous
- Meath win their first Leinster football title since 1970.
- After facing defeat in four previous All-Ireland semi-finals (1956, 1957, 1973, 1984), Tyrone's defeat of Galway at the penultimate stage allows the team to qualify for their very first All-Ireland final.
- Kerry's Pat Spillane, Páidí Ó Sé and Denis "Ógie" Moran became the first players in the history of the championship to win eight All-Ireland medals on the field of play. Mikey Sheehy also won an eighth All-Ireland medal, however, he missed the 1984 All-Ireland final through injury.
- The All Ireland final was the first meeting between Kerry and Tyrone.
References
- ^ "Kerry got out of jail in 1986 as ODwyer admitted". The Kerryman. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2016.