1985–86 National Hurling League

1985–86 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	6 October 1985 – 13 July 1986
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (7th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Wexford
Division 3	Mayo
Division 4	Monaghan
← 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

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	1985-86
Champions	Kilkenny 7th National League title Captain: Frank Holohan Manager: Pat Henderson
Relegated	Dublin Laois
Matches played	34
Top goalscorer	Ger Fennelly (1-47)
Biggest home win	Galway 0-25 - 0-10 Cork (20 October 1985)
Biggest away win	Cork 4-11 - 1-7 Limerick (17 November 1985)
Highest scoring	Dublin 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.^[1]

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

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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
9	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
10	Ger Fennelly	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Offaly

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	1985-86
Champions	Wexford
Promoted	Westmeath
Relegated	Down Roscommon
Matches played	28
Biggest home win	Wexford 8-11 - 1-6 Roscommon (20 October 1985)
Biggest away win	Antrim 5-13 - 1-7 Kerry (2 March 1985)
Highest scoring	Antrim 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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

17 November 1985	Westmeath	3-21 - 0-5	Roscommon	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Kilcoyne 1-11.

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)

17 November 1985	Down	4-3 - 3-13	Wexford	Mitchell Park, Ballygalget

17 November 1985	Antrim	5-14 - 3-9	Meath	Glenravel

9 February 1986	Tipperary	2-16 - 0-5	Meath	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

9 February 1986	Wexford	4-16 - 0-14	Westmeath	Wexford Park, Wexford

9 February 1986	Roscommon	1-10 - 2-7	Down	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague

23 February 1986	Wexford	4-13 - 0-11	Tipperary	Wexford Park, Wexford

23 February 1986	Antrim	4-15 - 3-12	Roscommon	Corrigan Park, Belfast

23 February 1986	Down	2-3 - 3-5	Kerry	Mitchell Park, Ballygalget

2 March 1986	Kerry	1-7 - 5-13	Antrim	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

2 March 1986	Meath	0-7 - 1-16	westmeath	St. Loman's Park, Trim

9 March 1986	Westmeath	3-11 - 2-9	Antrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar

9 March 1986	Roscommon	1-6 - 1-7	Meath	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague

9 March 1986	Kerry	1-5 - 3-15	Wexford	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

9 March 1986	Tipperary	5-12 - 1-5	Down	Semple Stadium, Thurles

Division 3

National Hurling League Division 3
Season	1985-86
Champions	Mayo
Promoted	Waterford
Relegated	Louth
← 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

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

References

↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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