| Dates | 2 May – 5 October 1986 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |  Midleton (4th title)Kevin Hennessy (captain) Paddy FitzGerald (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  BlackrockAndy Creagh (captain) Tim Murphy (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 58 (3.87 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 356 (23.73 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ger Fitzgerald (5-17) | ||
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The 1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 2 May 1986 and ended on 5 October 1986.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Midleton and Blackrock, in what was their second successive meeting in the final. Midleton won the match by 1–18 to 1–10 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[2][3]
Midleton's Ger Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 5–17.
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