The 1986–87 National Hurling League (known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the National Hurling League.
On 3 May 1987, Galway won the title following a 3-12 to 3-10 win over Clare in the final. It was their first league title since 1974-75 and their 3rd National League title overall.[1]
Offaly and Westmeath were relegated from Division 1.
Clare's Cyril Lyons was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-51.
Dublin, Laois, Mayo and Waterford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.
On 1 March 1987, Tipperary secured the title following a 5-18 to 0-2 win over Mayo in the final round of the group stage. Waterford secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.
Down, Monaghan and Roscommon entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.
On 1 March 1987, Down secured the title following a 3-18 to 0-6 win over Kildare in the final round of the group stage. Roscommon secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.
Tipperary V Limerick 1987 National Hurling League Quarter Final on YouTube
Tipperary V Clare 1987 League Semi Final on YouTube
References
^. Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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The 1986 87 National Hurling League known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons was the 56th season of the National Hurling League 1986 87 National Hurling LeagueLeague detailsDates12 October 1986 3 May 1987League championsWinnersGalway 4th win Other division winnersDivision 2TipperaryDivision 3DownDivision 4Tyrone 1985 86 1987 88 Contents 1 Division 1 1 1 Table 1 2 Group stage 1 3 Knock out stage 1 4 Scoring statistics 2 Division 2 2 1 Table 3 Division 3 3 1 Table 4 Division Four 4 1 Knock out stage 5 External links 6 ReferencesDivision 1 EditNational Hurling League Division 1Season1986 87ChampionsGalway 4th National League titleCaptain Conor HayesManager Cyril FarrellRelegatedOffalyWestmeathMatches played33Top goalscorer Cyril Lyons 4 51 Biggest home winLimerick 3 16 1 7 Westmeath 12 October 1986 Biggest away winGalway 5 16 1 12 Waterford 19 April 1987 Highest scoringCork 5 8 2 21 Galway 12 October 1986 1985 861987 88 All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017 Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1985 86 season Westmeath and Wexford entered Division 1 as the promoted teams On 3 May 1987 Galway won the title following a 3 12 to 3 10 win over Clare in the final It was their first league title since 1974 75 and their 3rd National League title overall 1 Offaly and Westmeath were relegated from Division 1 Clare s Cyril Lyons was the Division 1 top scorer with 4 51 Table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification or Relegation1 Clare 7 6 0 1 12 Division 1 Runners Up2 Galway 7 5 1 1 11 Division 1 Champions3 Cork 7 5 0 2 104 Limerick 7 4 0 3 85 Kilkenny 7 3 0 4 66 Wexford 7 1 2 4 47 Westmeath 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division 28 Offaly 7 0 1 6 1Group stage Edit Kilkenny v Offaly 12 October 1986Kilkenny2 13 2 7OffalyNowlan Park KilkennyH Ryan 0 5 T Phelan 1 1 T Bawle 0 4 J Mulcahy 1 0 A Prendergast 0 2 L Fennelly 0 1 T Conneely 2 1 J Dooley 0 3 M Hanamy 0 1 D Regan 0 1 V Keeshan 0 1 Referee JF Bailey Dublin Cork v Galway 12 October 1986Cork5 8 2 21GalwayPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkT Mulcahy 2 0 K Hennessy 1 2 K Kingston 1 1 J Fitzgibbon 1 0 T O Sullivan 0 3 J Meyler 0 1 J Hartnett 0 1 J Cooney 1 7 M McGrath 0 6 A Cunningham 1 1 N Lane 0 3 G Linnane 0 1 N Morrissey 0 1 B Forde 0 1 J Coen 0 1 Referee J Kirwan Offaly Limerick v Westmeath 12 October 1986Limerick3 16 1 7WestmeathGaelic Grounds LimerickP Carey 2 0 G Kirby 1 2 M Quaid 0 3 M Ryan 0 3 P Foley 0 2 D Fitzgerald 0 2 P Kelly 0 2 T Kenny 0 2 M Kilcoyne 1 1 M Cosgrave 0 4 P Kiernan 0 1 R Shaw 0 1 Wexford v Clare 12 October 1986Wexford1 13 1 14ClareWexford Park WexfordJ Holohan 1 10 J Murphy 0 1 P Courtney 0 1 G O Connor 0 1 C Lyons 0 5 V Donnellan 0 4 T Guilfoyle 1 0 G McInerney 0 3 M Deasy 0 1 S Fitzpatrick 0 1 Referee J Moore Waterford Galway v Kilkenny 26 October 1986Galway0 18 1 11KilkennyPearse Stadium SalthillJ Cooney 0 6 G Linnane 0 3 M McGrath 0 2 J Coen 0 2 N Lane 0 2 P Murphy 0 1 J Commins 0 1 A Cunningham 0 1 R power 1 1 T Lennon 0 4 H Ryan 0 3 L Ryan 0 2 L Fennelly 0 1 Referee G Ryan Tipperary Clare v Limerick 26 October 1986Clare2 14 2 7LimerickCusack Park EnnisS Dolan 1 1 G McInerney 1 1 C Lyons 0 4 S Fitzpatrick 0 3 V Donnellan 0 2 M Deasy 0 2 J Shanahan 0 1 T Kenny 1 4 G Kirby 1 1 S Fitzgibbon 0 1 M Quaid 0 1 Referee JJ Corcoran Galway Westmeath v Wexford 26 October 1986Westmeath2 8 0 18WexfordCusack Park MullingarM Cosgrave 0 4 D Kilcoyne 1 0 E Gallagher 1 0 M Kennedy 0 2 P Kiernan 0 1 J Kilcoyne 0 1 J Holohan 0 11 M Fitzhenry 0 2 G O Connor 0 2 M Hanrick 0 1 T Dempsey 0 1 P Bardon 0 1 Referee N O Donoghue Dublin Offaly v Cork 26 October 1986Offaly1 12 4 9CorkSt Brendan s Park BirrJ Dooley 0 8 P Cleary 1 0 D Owens 0 1 J Kelly 0 1 D Regan 0 1 D Fogarty 0 1 J Fitzgibbon 2 0 M Foley 1 2 T Mulcahy 1 1 K Kingston 0 2 G Cunningham 0 1 S McCarthy 0 1 J Cashman 0 1 L Kelly 0 1 Galway v Westmeath 9 November 1986Galway1 12 2 12WestmeathSt Brendan s Park LoughreaN Lane 1 1 M McGrath 0 2 M Donoghue 0 2 P Murphy 0 2 G Linnane 0 1 A Cunningham 0 1 O Kilkenny 0 1 S Mahon 0 1 J Coen 0 1 D Kilcoyne 1 7 P Conran 1 1 M Kilcoyne 0 2 J Lynch 0 2 Referee N Duggan Limerick Kilkenny v Wexford 9 November 1986Kilkenny4 9 3 10WexfordNowlan Park KilkennyP Brennan 2 0 T Phelan 1 1 A Prendergast 1 1 T Bawle 0 2 T Lennon 0 2 H Ryan 0 1 J Hennessy 0 1 L Ryan 0 1 J Holohan 0 7 M Fitzhenry 1 1 S Fitzhenry 1 0 M Hanrick 1 0 J Fleming 0 1 D Murphy 0 1 Referee G Ryan Tipperary Cork v Limerick 9 November 1986Cork2 12 1 12LimerickPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkK Kingston 1 4 T O Sullivan 0 5 L Kelly 0 1 B Harte 0 1 K Hennessy 0 1 D Fitzgerald 0 6 G Kirby 1 1 L O Donoghue 1 0 og G Hegarty 0 1 P Carey 0 1 T Kenny 0 1 M Ryan 0 1 M Quaid 0 1 Referee J Moore Waterford Offaly v Clare 9 November 1986Offaly2 10 2 13ClareSt Brendan s Park BirrJ Dooley 1 3 D Regan 1 0 T Connors 0 3 S Coughlan 0 2 M Coughlan 0 1 D Owens 0 1 C Lyons 1 5 S Dolan 1 1 V Donnellan 0 3 S Fitzpatrick 0 2 G McInerney 0 1 J Shanahan 0 1 Referee N O Donoghue Dublin Westmeath v Cork 23 November 1986Westmeath1 8 4 9CorkCusack Park MullingarD Kilcoyne 0 6 JJ Lynch 1 0 M Kennedy 0 1 M Kilcoyne 0 1 T Mulcahy 2 0 M Foley 1 2 K Hennessy 1 0 K Kingston 0 2 T O Sullivan 0 2 J Cashman 0 1 B Harte 0 1 J O Callaghan 0 1 Referee G Long Tipperary Clare v Kilkenny 23 November 1986Clare2 12 0 12KilkennyCusack Park EnnisC Lyons 2 4 V Donnellan 0 4 S Fitzpatrick 0 2 T Guilfoyle 0 1 G McInerney 0 1 H Ryan 0 3 T Lennon 0 2 T Bawle 0 2 L Ryan 0 2 T Phelan 0 1 M Cleere 0 1 P Brennan 0 1 Referee T Murray Limerick Limerick v Galway 23 November 1986Limerick2 6 2 13GalwayGaelic Grounds LimerickM Quaid 2 0 D Fitzgerald 0 3 G Kirby 0 1 S Fitzgibbon 0 1 J Carroll 0 1 J Cooney 0 5 M McGrath 1 1 T Keady 1 1 J Ryan 0 4 M Naughton 0 1 S Mahon 0 1 Referee J Kirwan Offaly Wexford v Offaly 23 November 1986Wexford1 10 2 7OffalyWexford Park WexfordT Dempsey 0 4 M Storey 0 3 D Murphy 1 0 S Fitzhenry 0 1 J Fleming 0 1 M Hanrick 0 1 J Dooley 1 3 P Connors 1 0 D Owens 0 2 P Cleary 0 1 M Coughlan 0 1 Referee J Moore Waterford Clare v Galway 7 December 1986Clare2 8 5 7GalwayCusack ParkT Guilfoyle 1 3 C Lyons 0 4 G McInerney 1 0 S Fitzpatrick 0 1 E Ryan 3 1 J Coen 1 1 M Naughton 1 0 J Cooney 0 3 N Lane 0 2 Referee G Ryan Tipperary Offaly v Westmeath 7 December 1986Offaly0 11 3 5WestmeathSt Brendan s Park BirrJ Dooley 0 7 M Coughlan 0 2 D Fogarty 0 1 D Owens 0 1 D Kilcoyne 2 3 P Clancy 1 1 M Kilcoyne 0 1 Referee S Corcoran Galway Limerick v Kilkenny 7 December 1986Limerick2 10 2 9KilkennyGaelic Grounds LimerickT Kenny 1 3 G Kirby 1 2 M Ryan 0 3 D Fitzgerald 0 2 R Power 0 7 T Lennon 1 1 L Fennelly 1 0 L Ryan 0 1 Referee F Murphy Cork Cork v Wexford 7 December 1986Cork2 12 2 7WexfordPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkK Hennessy 1 0 M Foley 1 0 T O Sullivan 0 4 K Kingston 0 3 T McCarthy 0 2 B Harte 0 1 J Cashman 0 1 M Mullins 0 1 J Holohan 0 4 M Storey 1 0 M Fitzhenry 1 0 D Murphy 0 2 G O Connor 0 1 Referee JF Bailey Dublin Galway v Offaly 15 February 1987Galway1 7 0 5OffalySt Jarlath s Park TuamN Lane 1 0 E Ryan 0 2 M Naughton 0 2 J Coen 0 2 J Cooney 0 1 J Dooley 0 4 B Keeshan 0 1 Wexford v Limerick 15 February 1987Wexford0 8 3 8LimerickWexford Park WexfordJ Holohan 0 3 S Fitzhenry 0 3 P Courtney 0 1 M Storey 0 1 T Kenny 2 1 P Carey 1 0 P Kelly 0 3 D Fitzgerald 0 2 S Fitzgibbon 0 1 G Kirby 0 1 Kilkenny v Cork 15 February 1987Kilkenny2 7 4 10CorkNowlan Park KilkennyL Ryan 1 0 C Heffernan 1 0 P Power 0 3 K Brennan 0 3 T Bawle 0 1 M Foley 2 0 J Fenton 1 2 T Mulcahy 1 1 K Hennessy 0 2 T O Sullivan 0 2 M Mullins 0 1 K Kingston 0 1 T McCarthy 0 1 Referee J Denton Wexford Westmeath v Clare 15 February 1987Westmeath4 3 2 14ClareCusack Park MullingarD Kilcoyne 1 2 M Cosgrave 1 1 M Hickey 1 0 J Lynch 1 0 C Lyons 1 9 G O Loughlin 1 1 M Guilfoyle 0 2 T Guilfoyle 0 1 J Shanahan 0 1 Referee G Ryan Tipperary Offaly v Limerick 1 March 1987Offaly0 12 2 7LimerickSt Brendan s Park BirrJ Dooley 0 5 D Fogarty 0 2 P Keeshan 0 2 J Kelly 0 1 P Kirwan 0 1 D Owens 0 1 S Fitzgibbon 1 2 T Kenny 1 1 P Kelly 0 2 D Fitzgerald 0 2 Referee F Murphy Cork Clare v Cork 1 March 1987Clare1 12 1 7CorkCusack Park EnnisC Lyons 0 8 G McInerney 1 0 G O Loughlin 0 2 J Shanahan 0 1 M Foley 1 0 K Kingston 0 2 T O Sullivan 0 2 T McCarthy 0 2 J Fenton 0 1 Referee G Long Tipperary Galway v Wexford 1 March 1987Galway0 10 1 7WexfordPearse Stadium GalwayJ Cooney 0 8 P Finnerty 0 1 M Naughton 0 1 J Holohan 1 2 S Fitzhenry 0 2 T Dempsey 0 1 G o Connor 0 1 J Fleming 0 1 Referee N Duggan Limerick Westmeath v Kilkenny 1 March 1987Westmeath0 6 0 8KilkennyCusack Park MullingarD Kilcoyne 0 6 C Heffernan 0 3 G Fennelly 0 2 M Cleere 0 1 R Power 0 1 P Walsh 0 1 Referee JF Bailey Dublin Knock out stage Edit Quarter finals Waterford v Cork 29 March 1987 Quarter finalWaterford1 13 2 9CorkWalsh Park WaterfordK Delahunty 0 8 P Bennett 1 0 A Cooney 0 3 S Ahearne 0 1 L O Connor 0 1 J Fenton 0 6 T Mulcahy 1 0 K Hennessy 1 0 M Mullins 0 1 M Foley 0 1 T McCarthy 0 1 Referee T Murray Limerick Tipperary v Limerick 12 April 1987 Quarter finalTipperary3 15 3 14LimerickSemple Stadium ThurlesN English 1 2 P Fox 1 1 L Stokes 1 1 M Scully 0 4 P Kennedy 0 4 D O Connell 0 2 J McGrath 0 1 P Kelly 0 7 G Kirby 1 1 P Carey 1 1 S Fitzgibbon 1 1 M Quaid 0 1 J Carroll 0 1 D Fitzgerald 0 1 B Finn 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Semi finals Galway v Waterford 19 April 1987 Semi finalGalway5 16 1 12WaterfordO Moore Park PortlaoiseA Cunningham 3 3 J Cooney 1 7 M McGrath 1 3 T Keady 0 1 T Kilkenny 0 1 M Naughton 0 1 K Delahunty 0 9 P Bennett 1 0 J Beresford 0 1 N Crowley 0 1 A Cooney 0 1 Referee P Long Kilkenny Clare v Tipperary 19 April 1987 Semi finalClare2 11 1 11TipperaryPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkC Lyons 0 5 M Guilfoyle 0 4 G O Loughlin 1 0 T Guilfoyle 1 0 G McInerney 0 1 J Callinan 0 1 P Fox 1 0 C Bonnar 0 2 J McGrath 0 2 M Scully 0 2 M Nolan 0 2 D O Connell 0 1 P Kenny 0 1 A Ryan 0 1 Referee G Kirwan Offaly Final Galway v Clare 3 May 1987 FinalGalway3 12 3 10ClareSemple Stadium ThurlesJ Cooney 2 6 A Cunningham 1 1 E Ryan 0 2 B Lynskey 0 1 M Naughton 0 1 M McGrath 0 1 C Lyons 0 7 T Guilfoyle 1 0 G McInerney 1 0 S Dolan 1 0 M Guilfoyle 0 3 Attendance 21 207Referee G Kirwan Offaly Scoring statistics Edit Top scorer overallRank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1 Cyril Lyons Clare 4 51 63 9 7 002 Joe Cooney Galway 4 43 553 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 2 37 434 David Kilcoyne Westmeath 5 24 39Joe Dooley Offaly 2 33 39 76 Terence Kenny Limerick 5 12 277 Gary Kirby Limerick 5 09 248 Tomas Mulcahy Cork 7 02 23Mark Foley Cork 6 05 2310 Anthony Cunningham Galway 5 07 22Top scorers in a single gameRank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 1 10 13 Clare2 Anthony Cunningham Galway 3 03 12 WaterfordJoe Cooney Galway 2 06 12 ClareCyril Lyons Clare 1 09 12 Westmeath5 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 0 11 11 Westmeath6 Eanna Ryan Galway 3 01 10 ClareCyril Lyons Clare 2 04 10 KilkennyJoe Cooney Galway 1 07 10 CorkDavid Kilcoyne Westmeath 1 07 10 GalwayJoe Cooney Galway 1 07 10 WaterfordDivision 2 EditNational Hurling League Division 2Season1986 87ChampionsTipperaryCaptain Richard StakelumManager Babs KeatingPromotedWaterfordRelegatedMayoMeath 1985 861987 88 All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017 Dublin Laois Mayo and Waterford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season On 1 March 1987 Tipperary secured the title following a 5 18 to 0 2 win over Mayo in the final round of the group stage Waterford secured promotion to Division 1 as the second placed team Mayo and Meath were relegated from Division 2 Table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification or Relegation1 Tipperary C 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division 12 Waterford 7 5 1 1 113 Antrim 7 4 1 2 94 Dublin 7 3 2 2 85 Laois 7 3 2 2 86 Kerry 7 2 0 5 47 Mayo 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division 37 Meath 7 1 0 6 2Division 3 EditNational Hurling League Division 3Season1986 87ChampionsDublinPromotedRoscommonRelegatedMonaghan 1985 861987 88 All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017 Down Monaghan and Roscommon entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season On 1 March 1987 Down secured the title following a 3 18 to 0 6 win over Kildare in the final round of the group stage Roscommon secured promotion to Division 1 as the second placed team Monaghan were relegated from Division 2 Table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification or Relegation1 Down C 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division 22 Roscommon 7 5 0 2 103 Carlow 7 5 0 2 104 Derry 7 5 0 2 105 Armagh 7 3 0 4 66 Kildare 7 2 0 5 47 Wicklow 7 2 0 5 48 Monaghan 7 0 0 7 0 Relegated to Division 4Division Four EditKnock out stage Edit Tyrone v Leitrim 3 May 1987 FinalTyrone2 5 1 6LeitrimBrewster Park EnniskillenExternal links EditTipperary V Limerick 1987 National Hurling League Quarter Final on YouTube Tipperary V Clare 1987 League Semi Final on YouTubeReferences Edit National Hurling League Results 1925 2009 Hogan Stand Archived from the original on 5 August 2010 Retrieved 18 April 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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