1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1966
All Ireland Champions
Winners Cork (1st win)
Captain Gerald McCarthy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Wexford
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
1965
1967

The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the third staging of Ireland's hurling knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 9-9 to 5-9 after two replays in the final.

The championship

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives contest these games. The pairings are Munster v Connacht and Leinster v Ulster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

September 8
Final
Cork 5-12 2-6 Limerick
C. McCarthy (1-5), J. McCarthy (1-4), P. Curley (1-2), S. Barry (1-1), A. Flynn (1-0). E. Cregan (0-4), A. Dunworth (1-0), B. Cobbe (1-0), R. Ennis (0-1), T. Hickey (0-1).

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

September 11
Semi-Final
Antrim 4-13 1-5 Wexford

September 11
Semi-Final
Cork 11-18 5-1 Roscommon

October 2
Final
Cork 3-12 5-6 Wexford
S. Barry (2-8), E. O'Brien (1-0), J. Russell (0-1), P. O'Riordan (0-1), C. McCarthy (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1). M. Gardiner (1-2), J. Quigley (1-1), T. Doran (1-0), E. Cousins (1-0), W. Murphy (Cork - 1-0, own goal), S. Barron (0-1), B. Ronan (0-1), C. Dowdall (0-1).
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: D. Nealon (Tipperary)

October 23
Final Replay
Cork 4-9 4-9 Wexford
A. Flynn (3-0), C. McCarthy (1-2), S. Barry (0-5), P. Curley (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1). T. Doran (1-2), C. Dowdall (1-1), S. Barron (0-4), E. Cousins (1-0), P. Quigley (1-0), N. Rochford (0-1), M. Garland (0-1).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick)

November 3
Final Second Replay
Cork 9-9 5-9 Wexford
C. McCarthy (2-2), P. Curley (2-1), E. O'Brien (2-1), A. Flynn (2-0), S. Barry (1-2), J. McCarthy (0-3). S. Barron (3-4), P. Quigley (1-0), A. Doran (1-0), C. Dowdall (0-2), E. Cousins (0-1), M. Gardiner (0-1), M. Jacob (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Martin (Tyrone)
Cork
Wexford

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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