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1985–86 National Hurling League
League details
Dates6 October 1985 – 13 July 1986
Teams32
League champions
WinnersKilkenny (7th win)
Other division winners
Division 2Wexford
Division 3Mayo
Division 4Monaghan
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 National Hurling League (known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the National Hurling League.

Division 1

Football league season
National Hurling League Division 1
Season1985-86
ChampionsKilkenny
7th National League title
Captain: Frank Holohan
Manager: Pat Henderson
RelegatedDublin
Laois
Matches played34
Top goalscorer Ger Fennelly (1-47)
Biggest home winGalway 0-25 - 0-10 Cork
(20 October 1985)
Biggest away winCork 4-11 - 1-7 Limerick
(17 November 1985)
Highest scoringDublin 4-17 - 3-7 Laois
(3 November 1985)
← 1984-85 1986-87 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Limerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1984-85 season. Clare and Dublin entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.

On 11 May 1986, Kilkenny won the title following a 3-11 to 2-5 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1982-83 and their 7th National League title overall.

Dublin and Laois were relegated from Division 1.

Kilkenny's Ger Fennelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-47.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Cork 7 5 0 2 12
2 Galway 7 5 0 2 12 National Hurling League runner-up
3 Kilkenny 7 4 1 2 9 National Hurling League champions
4 Limerick 7 4 0 3 8
5 Clare 7 3 0 4 6
6 Offaly 7 3 0 4 6
7 Dublin 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division 2
8 Laois 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Cork v Clare
6 October 1985 Cork 1-20 - 4-5 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T O'Sullivan 0-10, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G Fitzgerald 0-3, P Buckley 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, K Kingston 0-1, B Horgan 0-1. S Dolan 2-0, J Callanan 1-0, S Fitzpatrick 1-0, C Lyons 0-3, A Cunningham 0-1, V Donnellan 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Limerick v Offaly
6 October 1985 Limerick 2-9 - 4-7 Offaly Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
L Garvey 2-1, P Kelly 0-6, M Carroll 0-1, R Sampson 0-1. P Cleary 2-0, P Horan 1-2, P Corrigan 1-1, M Corrigan 0-2, D Owens 0-2. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Dublin v Galway
6 October 1985 Dublin 1-9 - 0-16 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
G Galvin 0-4, J Morris 1-0, M Ryan 0-2, J Twomey 0-1, P Mulhare 0-1, S Dalton 0-1. PJ Molloy 0-9, M McGrath 0-4, S Linnane 0-1, P Finnerty 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1. Referee: G Lonergan (Tipperary)
Kilkenny v Laois
6 October 1985 Kilkenny 1-13 - 0-7 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
L Fennelly 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, G Fennelly 0-3, H Ryan 0-3, R Power 0-2, P Walsh 0-2. E Fennelly 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-2, C Jones 0-2.
Clare v Dublin
20 October 1985 Clare 1-16 - 0-5 Dublin Cusack Park, Ennis
V Donnellan 0-5, T Guilfoyle 1-1, C Lyons 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, J Callanan 0-1, S Dolan 0-1. M Ryan 0-2, P Mulhare 0-1, J Morris 0-1, D Dalton 0-1. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)
Laois v Limerick
20 October 1985 Laois 1-9 - 4-8 Limerick O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
M Walsh 1-1, M o'Sullivan 0-3, E Fennelly 0-2, O Cross 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1. O O'Connor 1-2, R Sampson 1-2, A Garvey 1-1, P McCarthy 1-0, P Kelly 0-3. Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)
Galway v Cork
20 October 1985 Galway 0-25 - 0-10 Cork Pearse Stadium, Salthill
PJ Molloy 0-5, A Cunningham 0-5, B Mahon 0-3, N Lane 0-3, M Naughten 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, S Linnane 0-2, B Lynskey 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-6, K Hennessy 0-1, D Walsh (St. Catherine's) 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Offaly v Kilkenny
20 October 1985 Offaly 3-13 - 2-14 Kilkenny St. Brendan's Park, Birr
P Cleary 2-1, J Dooley 1-3, P Corrigan 0-6, B Bermingham 0-1, M Corrisgn 0-1, B Keeshan 0-1. G Fennelly 0-8, L Fennelly 2-0, H Ryan 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, P Walshe 0-1. Referee: S Ryan (Tipperary)
Kilkenny v Galway
3 November 1985 Kilkenny 2-9 - 0-9 Galway Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Fennelly 1-7, J Hennessy 0-2. PJ Molloy 0-5, A Cunningham 0-1, S Linnane 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Cork v Offaly
3 November 1985 Cork 2-17 - 1-11 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T O'Sullivan 0-9, J Fenton 1-3, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 1-1, K Hennessy 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, P Horan 0-5, J Dooley 1-0, M Coughlan 0-2, D Owens 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, S Byrne 0-1. Referee: G Long (Tipperary)
Dublin v Laois
3 November 1985 Dublin 4-17 - 3-7 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
S McDermott 2-7, J Morris 1-1, L Byrne 0-4, J Twomey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, S Dalton 0-1, M Hurley 0-1. P Critchley 1-1, M Walsh 1-1, M Ahearne 1-0, J Phelan 1-0 (og), C Jones 0-3, E Fennelly 0-2. Referee: J Denton (Wexford)
Limerick v Clare
3 November 1985 Limerick 2-8 - 2-21 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Kelly 0-6, L Garvey 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, M Melligan 0-1, O O'Connor 0-1. V Donnellan 0-12, J Callanan 2-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-3, C Lyons 0-3, P Lynch 0-2. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)
Clare v Offaly
17 November 1985 Clare 2-12 - 3-10 Offaly Cusack Park, Ennis
S Fitzpatrick 1-1, C Lyons 0-4, V Donnellan 0-4, S Dolan 1-0, M Meehan 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1. P Corrigan 1-8, J Dooley 1-1, D Fogarty 1-0, P Horan 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Laois v Galway
17 November 1985 Laois 0-8 - 3-6 Galway O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
E Fennelly 0-4, J Phelan 0-1, W Kirwan 0-1, P Critchley 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. M Connolly 2-0, B Forde 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, PJ Molloy 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)
Limerick v Cork
17 November 1985 Limerick 1-7 - 4-11 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
B O'Connor 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-3, P Kelly 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, L Garvey 0-1. J Barry-Murphy 2-1, J Meyler 1-2, D Walsh 1-1, F Delaney 0-3, J Fenton 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, J Cashman 0-1. Referee: J Moore (Waterford)
Dublin v Kilkenny
17 November 1985 Dublin 1-10 - 0-13 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
S McDermott 0-5, J Kearns 1-0, J Twomey 0-2, L Dalton 0-2, L Byrne 0-1. G Fennelly 0-7, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, C Heffernan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
Cork v Laois
9 February 1986 Cork 3-10 - 2-10 Laois Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T Mulcahy 2-0, T O'Sullivan 0-6, K Kingston 1-0, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 0-3, J Fenton 0-1. E Fennelly 0-6, P Critchley 1-1, S Plunkett 1-0, M Walsh 0-1, M Ahearne 0-1, J Taylor 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Cork)
Kilkenny v Clare
9 February 1986 Kilkenny 1-17 - 2-9 Clare Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Mulcahy 0-7, K Brennan 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, G Fennelly 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, C Heffernan 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1. P Lynch 2-0, C Lyons 0-4, V Donnellan 0-3, S McMahon 0-1, S Dolan 0-1. Referee: J Moore (Waterford)
Galway v Limerick
9 February 1986 Galway 2-10 - 5-6 Limerick St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea
S Linnane 0-7, J Cooney 1-0, M McGrath 1-0, M Connolly 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1. P McCqrthy 2-0, P Kelly 0-5, D Fitzgerald 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 1-0, L Garvey 1-0. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
Dublin v Cork
23 February 1986 Dublin 2-6 - 3-4 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
V Holden 2-1, M Ryan 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, L Byrne 0-1. J Fenton 2-1, J Meyler 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: J Denton (Wexford)
Laois v Offaly
23 February 1986 Laois 2-8 - 1-8 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
W Kirwan 1-1, S Plunkett 1-0, E Fennelly 0-2, M Hearne 0-2, J Delaney 0-1, P Critchley 0-1, C Hyland 0-1. M Corrigan 0-6, P Cleary 1-0, J Dooley 0-1, L Carroll 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
Kilkenny v Limerick
23 February 1986 Kilkenny 3-4 - 0-15 Limerick Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
K Brennan 1-2, J Mulcahy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, R Power 0-1, L Walsh 0-1. P Kelly 0-10, D Fitzgerald 0-3, L Garvey 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Cork)
Galway v Clare
23 February 1986 Galway 0-12 - 0-5 Clare Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
J Cooney 0-4, A Cunningham 0-3, N Lane 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. T Guilfoyle 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, N O'Grady 0-1, J Callanan 0-1, C Lyons 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Cork v Kilkenny
9 March 1986 Cork 3-7 - 3-10 Kilkenny Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J Barry-Murphy 2-0, J Meyler 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-3, D Walsh (St. Finbarr's) 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1. K Brenann 1-2, G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, R Power 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
Clare v Laois
9 March 1986 Clare 1-11 - 1-5 Laois Cusack Park, Ennis
C Lyons 1-6, V Donnellan 0-3, P Lynch 0-1, J Moroney 0-1. P Critchley 1-0, W Kirwan 0-3, J Phelan 0-1, S Plunkett 0-1. Referee: JJ Corcoran (Galway)
Limerick v Dublin
9 March 1986 Limerick 4-7 - 0-10 Dublin Gaelic Grounds, Dublin
P McCarthy 2-0, D Fitzgerald 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 1-0, P Kelly 0-4, L Tobin 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. S McDermott 0-4, S Dalton 0-2, L Byrne 0-1, C Hannebry 0-1, JD Murphy 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Offaly v Galway
9 March 1986 Offaly 0-9 - 1-10 Galway St. Brendan's Park, Birr
P Corrigan 0-6, J Dooley 0-2, D Owens 0-1. J Cooney 0-5, M Connolly 1-1, S Mahon 0-2, N Lane 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1.

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Wexford v Limerick
13 April 1986 Quarter-final Wexford 2-12 - 1-10 Limerick O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Houlihan 1-5, M Storey 1-1, Martin Fitzhenry 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, B Byrne 0-1, S Whelan 0-1. P Kelly 0-7, B Carroll 1-0, R Sampson 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
Kilkenny v Westmeath
13 April 1986 Quarter-final Kilkenny 3-8 - 0-15 Westmeath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J O'Hara 2-0, G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, L Ryan 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-1. D Kilcoyne 0-7, E Gallagher 0-3, M Cosgrove 0-2, S Kilcoyne 0-2, P Curran 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Cork
27 April 1986 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-15 – 1-8 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
L Ryan 2-1, K Brennan 0-5, G Fennelly 0-5, R Power 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, B Walton 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-4, K Kingston 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, P Horgan 0-1. Referee: J Denton (Wexford)
Galway v Wexford
27 April 1986 Semi-final Galway 1-16 – 3-10 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
J Cooney 1-3, PJ Molloy 0-6, A Cunningham 0-3, S Linnane 0-2, B Forde 0-1, S Mahon 0-1. T Dempsey 2-1, J Houlihan 0-5, M Storey 1-1, S Whelan 0-1, S Fitzhenry 0-1, J Barron 0-1. Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)
Galway v Wexford
4 May 1986 Semi-final replay Galway 3-11 – 2-5 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
N Lane 2-1, PJ Molloy 0-4, M Connolly 1-0, J Cooney 0-2, M Naughton 0-2, A Cunningham 0-1, B Forde 0-1. T Dempsey 1-1, T Byrne 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, P Courtney 0-1, S Fitzhenry 0-1. Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Final

Kilkenny v Galway
11 May 1986 Final Kilkenny 2-10 – 2-6 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 1-0, C Heffernan 1-0, J O'Hara 0-1, K Brennan 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1. N Lane 1-1, C Hayes 1-0, J Cooney 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, M McGrath 0-1. Attendance: 18,276
Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Scoring statistics

Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 1-47 50 10 5.00
2 Paddy Kelly Limerick 0-43 43 8 5.37
3 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-39 39 8 4.87
4 P. J. Molloy Galway 0-35 35 10 3.50
5 Val Donnellan Galway 0-28 28 7 4.00
6 Paddy Corrigan Offaly 2-21 27 5 5.40
Joe Cooney Galway 2-21 27 10 2.70
Cyril Lyons Clare 1-24 27 7 3.85
9 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 7-01 22 10 2.20
Seán McDermott Dublin 2-16 22 4 5.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Seán McDermott Dublin 2-07 13 Laois
2 Val Donnellan Clare 0-12 12 Limerick
3 Paddy Corrigan Offaly 1-08 11 Clare
4 Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 1-07 10 Galway
Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-10 10 Clare
Paddy Kelly Limerick 0-10 10 Kilkenny
7 Cyril Lyons Clare 1-06 9 Laois
P. J. Molloy Galway 0-09 9 Dublin
Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-09 9 Galway
10 John Holohan Wexford 1-05 8 Limerick
Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 0-08 8 Offaly

Division 2

Football league season
National Hurling League Division 2
Season1985-86
ChampionsWexford
PromotedWestmeath
RelegatedDown
Roscommon
Matches played28
Biggest home winWexford 8-11 - 1-6 Roscommon
(20 October 1985)
Biggest away winAntrim 5-13 - 1-7 Kerry
(2 March 1985)
Highest scoringAntrim 4-15 - 3-12 Roscommon
(23 February 1986)
← 1984-85 1986-87 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Down, Meath, Tipperary and Wexford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.

On 9 March 1986, Wexford secured the title following a 3-15 to 1-5 win over Kerry in the final round of the group stage. Westmeath secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.

Down and Roscommon were relegated from Division 2.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Wexford (C) 7 6 1 0 13 Promoted to Division 1
2 Westmeath 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division 1
3 Tipperary 7 5 0 2 10
4 Antrim 7 4 1 2 9
5 Kerry 7 3 0 4 6
6 Meath 7 2 0 5 4
7 Roscommon 7 0 1 6 1 Relegated to Division 3
8 Down 7 0 1 6 1 Relegated to Division 3

Group stage

Antrim v Wexford
6 October 1985 Antrim 1-13 - 2-10 Wexford Casement Park, Belfast
D Donnelly 1-6, C McVeigh 0-4, P McKillen 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1. J Holohan 1-7, J Fleming 1-1, B Byrne 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)
Roscommon v Tipperary
6 October 1985 Roscommon 0-9 - 0-17 Tipperary Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
P Doran 0-5, W Depinna 0-3, S Kilroy 0-1. N English 0-7, G O'Neill 0-3, L Maher 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, P Kennedy 0-1, MJ Russell 0-1. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Meath v Down
6 October 1985 Meath 1-13 - 1-5 Down St. Loman's Park, Trim
F McCann 1-5, D O'Keeffe 0-5, N Molloy 0-1, M Smith 0-1, P Gannon 0-1. B Rorr 1-1, A Mageehan 0-2, N Fanda 0-1, S Fay 0-1. Referee: P Casey (Westmeath)
Westmeath v Kerry
6 October 1985 Westmeath 1-11 - 0-8 Kerry Collinstown
D Kilcoyne 0-5, E Gallagher 1-1, M Kilcoyne 0-2, E Dolan 0-1, M Cosgrave 0-1, B McCabe 0-1. P Nolan 0-6, G O'Sullivan 0-2. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
Tipperary v Antrim
20 October 1985 Tipperary 1-18 - 1-10 Antrim Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Kennedy 1-4, N English 0-5, S Power 0-4, M Scully 0-2, J McGrath 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, A Ryan 0-1. T McGrath 1-1, C Donnelly 0-3, B Donnelly 0-2, D Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2.
Down v Westmeath
20 October 1985 Down 2-9 - 2-16 Westmeath McKenna Park, Ballycran
S Fay 1-6, D Hughes 1-1, G Fitzsimons 0-2. D Kilcoyne 0-8, E Gallaher 2-1, S Kilcoyne 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-3, M Kilcoyne 0-2.
Wexford v Roscommon
20 October 1985 Wexford 8-11 - 1-6 Roscommon Enniscorthy
B Byrne 3-1, J Fleming 3-0, J Holohan 1-2, J Murphy 1-0, M Storey 0-2, M Connors 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, P Courtney 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. P Dolan 0-5, H Crowley 1-0, P Flynn 0-1.
Kerry v Meath
20 October 1985 Kerry 2-6 - 0-10 Meath Austin Stack Park, Tralee
S Flaherty 1-3, P McMahon 1-0, C Walsh 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1. F McCann 0-4, T Ferguson 0-3, P Farrell 0-1, A Kirby 0-1, N Molloy 0-1.
Westmeath v Tipperary
3 November 1985 Westmeath 1-18 - 1-11 Tipperary Cusack Park, Mullingar
D Kilcoyne 1-8, M Cosgrave 0-3, M Kilcoyne 0-2, M Hickey 0-1, P Clancy 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, S Kilcoyne 0-1, E Gallagher 0-1. M Scully 0-7, G O'Neill 1-0, E O'Shea 0-2, N English 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. Referee: J Corcoran (Galway)
Antrim v Down
3 November 1985 Antrim 5-9 - 1-7 Down Glenravel
D Donnelly 2-3, T McGrath 1-1, C Donnelly 1-0, A McCarry 1-0, D McNaughten 0-3, P McKillen 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1. G Coulter 1-0, S Fay 0-2, D O'Prey 0-1, H Gilmore 0-1, M Bailey 0-1, M Mageean 0-1, N Sands 0-1. Referee: M McCormack (Meath)
Roscommon v Kerry
3 November 1985 Roscommon 2-11 - 6-4 Kerry Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
S Kilroy 1-1, P Dolan 0-4, PJ Lynch 1-0, P Flynn 0-3, W Depinna 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, H Crowley 0-1. J McCarthy 2-1, C Walsh 1-1, P McMahon 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, J O'Connell 1-0, T Halloran 0-1, M Conway 0-1. Referee: M Quinn (Clare)
Meath v Wexford
3 November 1985 Meath 0-7 - 4-7 Wexford St. Loman's Park, Trim
F McCann 0-4, B Tansey 0-2, N Smith 0-1. M Quigley 1-2, J Holohan 1-1, J Walker 1-0, B Byrne 1-0, P Courtney 0-3, J Murphy 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Westmeath v Roscommon
17 November 1985 Westmeath 3-21 - 0-5 Roscommon Cusack Park, Mullingar
D Kilcoyne 1-11.
Tipperary v Kerry
17 November 1985 Tipperary 3-21 - 2-8 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Scully 1-9, N English 2-4, S Power 0-2, L Maher 0-2, P Kennedy 0-2, B Mannion 0-1, P Everard 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-1, S O'Flaherty 0-4, J O'Connell 1-0, T Nolan 0-1, CWalsh 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. Referee: K Walsh (Limerick)
Down v Wexford
17 November 1985 Down 4-3 - 3-13 Wexford Mitchell Park, Ballygalget
Antrim v Meath
17 November 1985 Antrim 5-14 - 3-9 Meath Glenravel
Tipperary v Meath
9 February 1986 Tipperary 2-16 - 0-5 Meath MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
Wexford v Westmeath
9 February 1986 Wexford 4-16 - 0-14 Westmeath Wexford Park, Wexford
Roscommon v Down
9 February 1986 Roscommon 1-10 - 2-7 Down Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
Wexford v Tipperary
23 February 1986 Wexford 4-13 - 0-11 Tipperary Wexford Park, Wexford
Antrim v Roscommon
23 February 1986 Antrim 4-15 - 3-12 Roscommon Corrigan Park, Belfast
Down v Kerry
23 February 1986 Down 2-3 - 3-5 Kerry Mitchell Park, Ballygalget
Kerry v Antrim
2 March 1986 Kerry 1-7 - 5-13 Antrim Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Meath v westmeath
2 March 1986 Meath 0-7 - 1-16 westmeath St. Loman's Park, Trim
Westmeath v Antrim
9 March 1986 Westmeath 3-11 - 2-9 Antrim Cusack Park, Mullingar
Roscommon v Meath
9 March 1986 Roscommon 1-6 - 1-7 Meath Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
Kerry v Wexford
9 March 1986 Kerry 1-5 - 3-15 Wexford Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Tipperary v Down
9 March 1986 Tipperary 5-12 - 1-5 Down Semple Stadium, Thurles

Division 3

Football league season
National Hurling League Division 3
Season1985-86
ChampionsMayo
PromotedWaterford
RelegatedLouth
← 1984-85 1986-87 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Kildare, Louth and Waterford entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.

On 9 March 1986, Mayo secured the title following a 0-12 to 0-8 win over Armagh in the final round of the group stage. Waterford secured promotion to Division 2 as the second-placed team.

Louth were relegated from Division 3.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Mayo (C) 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division 2
2 Waterford 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division 2
3 Armagh 7 4 1 2 9
4 Wicklow 7 3 0 4 6
5 Carlow 7 3 0 4 6
6 Derry 7 2 1 4 5
7 Kildare 7 2 0 5 4
8 Louth 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division 4

Division Four

Knock-out stage

Monaghan v Longford
13 July 1986 Final Monaghan 5-5 - 2-7 Longford St. Loman's Park, Trim

References

  1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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