1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 7 May 1986 and ended on 7 September 1986.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 7 September 1986, Offaly won the championship following a 3-12 to 3-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their first ever All-Ireland title.

Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 9-02.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Finals

### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Final

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dan O'Connell | Cork | 9-02 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 2 | Mickey Mullins | Cork | 2-20 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Michael Nolan | Tipperary | 1-22 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Declan Pilkington | Offaly | 6-06 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Ronald Byrne | Offaly | 3-10 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| 5 | John Corcoran | Cork | 2-13 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |

### Miscellaneous

* Offaly won the Leinster Championship for the first time in their history before going on to claim their inaugural All-Ireland Championship.
