The 1986 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the
All-Ireland Junior Championship, the
Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier
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championship.
Galway were the
defending champions, however, they surrendered their title when the
Connacht Junior Championship was suspended.
The
All-Ireland final was played on 19 October 1986 at the
Emerald GAA Grounds in
Ruislip, between
London and
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, in what was their first meeting in the final in
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. London won the match by 1–09 to 0–07 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in
15 years.
Results
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All-Ireland semi-final
All-Ireland home final
All-Ireland final
References
{{All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Junior
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship