1986 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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. This was their first ever All-Ireland title.
Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 9-02.
Results
[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]
First roundSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]
First roundSemi-finals
'''Finals'''
[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]
'''Final'''[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]
Semi-finals'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Dan O'Connell | Cork | 9-02 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 2 | Mickey Mullins | Cork | 2-20 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Michael Nolan | Tipperary | 1-22 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Declan Pilkington | Offaly | 6-06 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Ronald Byrne | Offaly | 3-10 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| 5 | John Corcoran | Cork | 2-13 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
Miscellaneous
- Offaly won the Leinster Championship for the first time in their history before going on to claim their inaugural All-Ireland Championship.