1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 15 May - 4 September 1966
Teams 13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Cork (20th win)
Captain Gerald McCarthy
Manager Jim Barry
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kilkenny
Captain Jim Lynch
Manager Fr. Tommy Maher
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 13
Top Scorer Seánie Barry (3-23)
Player of the Year Justin McCarthy
All-Star Team See here
1965
1967

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1966 was the 80th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Kilkenny 3-9 to 1-10 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Calendar

Round Date
Leinster Final Sunday 17 July 1966
Munster FinalSunday 24 July 1966
All-Ireland Final Sunday 4 September 1966

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

1966-05-15
First round
Carlow 1-16 1-11 Laois
J. Mitchell (1-2), L. Walsh (0-5), J. Walsh (0-3), M. Morrissey (0-2), T. Coburn (0-2), E. Walsh (0-1), P. McNally (0-1). C. O'Brien (1-2), J. Conroy (0-3), S. Cashin (0-2), J. Holohan (0-1), G. Cuddy (0-1), J. Lynas (0-1), N. Kelly (0-1).

1966-05-29
First round
Westmeath 2-6 10-9 Offaly
T. Ring (1-2), P. Loughlin (1-2), S. Bolger (0-1), P. Fagan (0-1). P. Molloy (3-4), T. Dooley (2-0), W. Gorman (2-0), E. Fox (1-2), B. Johnston (1-1), P. Mulhaire (1-0), M. Kirwan (0-1), T. Moylan (0-1).
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

1966-06-12
Second Round
Offaly 5-11 5-5 Carlow
T. Dooley (4-0), P. Molloy (1-5), W. German (0-2), P. Mulhaire (0-1), P. Spellman (0-1), M. Kirwan (0-1), J. Hernon (0-1). L. Walsh (2-3), J. Mitchell (2-0), N. Gladney (1-0), L. Morrissey (0-1), P. McNally (0-1).
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

1966-06-19
Semi-final
Wexford 3-18 4-5 Dublin
R. Shannon (1-5), C. Jacob (1-2), J. O'Brien (0-5), S. Barron (1-0), W. Murphy (1-0 own goal, 0-3), M. Lyng (0-2), C. Dowdall (0-1). F. Whelan (1-1), D. McPartland (1-0), P. Croke (1-0), A. Boothman (0-2), B. Galvin (0-1), E. Malone (0-1).
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: P. Buggy (Kilkenny)

1966-07-03
Semi-final
Offaly 0-10 3-13 Kilkenny
P. Molloy (0-5), W. Gorman (0-2), S. Moylan (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1), J. J. Healion (0-1). E. Keher (0-9), T. Walsh (2-0), T. O'Connell (1-0), S. Buckley (0-2), P. Morgan (0-2).
St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)

1966-07-17
Final
Kilkenny 1-15 2-6 Wexford
E. Keher (0-6), J. Dunphy (1-2), C. Dunne (0-2), J. Teehan (0-2), S. Cleere (0-1), P. Carroll (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1). C. Jacob (1-1), S. Whelan (1-0), R. Shannon (0-3), J. O'Brien (0-2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: B. Smyth (Meath)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

1966-06-06
First Round
Limerick 4-12 2-9 Tipperary
E. Cregan (3-5), T. Bluett (1-1), K. Long (0-2), M. Savage (0-2), A. Dunworth (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1). S. McLoughlin (1-0), J. McKenna (1-0), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Keating (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1), J. Doyle (0-1), M. Burns (0-1), L. Gaynor (0-1), T. English (0-1), P. Doyle (0-1).
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C. Conway (Cork)

1966-06-19
First Round
Cork 3-8 3-8 Clare
J. McCarthy (1-0), D. Sheehan (1-0), J. O'Halloran (1-0), P. Harte (0-3), S. Barry (0-3), C. Sheehan (0-1), C. Roche (0-1). P. Cronin (1-5), N. Pyne (1-3), M. O'Shea (1-0).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P. Ryan (Tipperary)

1966-07-03
First Round
Replay
Cork 5-11 1-7 Clare
S. Barry (1-6), C. McCarthy (1-2), C. Sheehan (1-2), J. McCarthy (1-1), D. Sheehan (1-0). N. Jordan (1-3), P. Henehy (0-2), P. Cronin (0-2).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: T. Foran (Tipperary)

1966-07-03
Semi-final
Waterford 2-16 1-9 Galway
J. Kirwan (1-4), F. Walsh (0-7), W. Walsh (1-0), T. Cheasty (0-3), M. Murphy (0-1), L. Guinan (0-1). B. Lally (1-2), M. Forrestal (0-3), J. Conroy (0-3), T. Mitchell (0-1).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: T. Fitzgerald (Limerick)

1966-07-10
Semi-final
Cork 2-6 1-7 Limerick
S. Barry (1-4), C. McCarthy (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2). B. Hartigan (0-5), T. Bluett (1-0), E. Cregan (0-1), A. O'Brien (0-1).
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: T. Foran (Limerick)

1966-07-24
Final
Cork 4-9 2-9 Waterford
S. Barry (1-6), J. Bennett (2-1), J. McCarthy (0-1), C. Sheehan (0-1). V. Connors (1-0), L. Guinan (1-0), F. Walsh (0-3), T. Cheasty (0-3), D. Mahon (0-2), J. Condon (0-1).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: G. Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1966-09-04
Final
Cork 3-9 1-10 Kilkenny
C. Sheehan (2-0), S. Barry (0-4), J. O’Halloran (1-0), J. McCarthy (0-2), C. McCarthy (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), J. Bennett (0-1). E. Keher (0-7), T. Walsh (1-0), J. Teehan (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1), J. Dunphy (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,249
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Cork
Kilkenny

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Seánie Barry Cork 3-23 32 5 6.40
2 Paddy Molloy Offaly 4-14 26 3 8.66
3 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-22 22 3 7.33

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 3-5 14 Tipperary
2 Paddy Molloy Offaly 3-4 13 Westmeath
3 Tony Dooley Offaly 4-0 12 Carlow

References

External links

See also

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