| Teams | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Kilmurry (4th title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Valley Rovers | ||
| |||
The 1986 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895.
The final was played on 9 November 1986 at Charlie Hurley Park in Bandon, between Kilmurry and Valley Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Kilmurry won the match by 0–06 to 0–05 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in six years.[2][3][4]
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- ^ Tarrant, John (16 November 2022). "Kilmurry end barren run to regain County Junior A Football title after 36 years". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2022.