| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May 1986 – 7 September 1986 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Michael Hogan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Kieran Keane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Dan O'Connell (9-02) |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 7 May 1986 and ended on 7 September 1986.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 7 September 1986, Offaly won the championship following a 3-12 to 3-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first ever All-Ireland title.
Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 9-02.
- ^ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.