The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1966 and ended on 4 September 1966.
| 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 → | |
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final.
On 4 September 1966, Cork won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title, their first in twelve championship seasons.
Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| 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). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the first round of the Munster championship was the team's first defeat since the provincial decider of 1963. It also put an end to Tipperary's hopes of capturing a third All-Ireland title in-a-row.
- Prior to the Munster semi-final between Limerick and Cork there was a minute's silence in memory of Dr. Rogers, Bishop of Killaloe, who died the previous day.
- In the Leinster semi-final Wexford's Willie Murphy scores a remarkable own-goal for Dublin.
Roll of Honour
- Tipperary - 21 (1965)
- Cork - 20 (1966)
- Kilkenny - 15 (1963)
- Limerick - 6 (1940)
- Dublin - 6 (1938)
- Wexford - 4 (1960)
- Waterford - 2 (1959)
- Galway - 1 (1923)
- Laois - 1 (1915)
- Clare - 1 (1914)
- London - 1 (1901)
- Kerry - 1 (1891)
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 |
| 4 | Tony Dooley | Offaly | 6-0 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Colm Sheehan | Cork | 4-4 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 6 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 3-6 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Liam Walsh | Carlow | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 8 | John Mitchell | Carlow | 3-2 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Dick Shannon | Wexford | 1-8 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| 10 | Justin McCarthy | Cork | 2-4 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
| Willie Gorman | Offaly | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | |
| Pat Cronin | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
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 |
| 4 | Colm Sheehan | Cork | 3-0 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Liam Walsh | Carlow | 2-3 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Seánie Barry | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
| Seánie Barry | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-9 | 9 | Offaly | |
| 9 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 1-5 | 8 | Carlow |
| Dick Shannon | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Dublin | |
| Pat Cronin | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Cork |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny | 1 |
References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
External links
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