The 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 99th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county

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tournament for the top teams in

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Match

Summary

Tyrone were seven points clear at one point, but went on to lose by eight,

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and

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scoring goals. It was the fifth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1980s. Kerry did not win another All-Ireland football title until

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. This was also the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Tyrone.

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* Crowe, Dermot
"Plunkett Donaghy's passion for Tyrone burns brighter than ever"
'' Sunday Independent''. 11 August 2019. {{Tyrone county football team matches 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1986

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Kerry county football team matches Tyrone county football team matches