All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1966

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1966

Championship Details
Dates	15 May - 4 September 1966
Teams	13
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (20th win)
Captain	Gerald McCarthy
Manager	Jim Barry
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Jim Lynch
Manager	Fr. Tommy Maher
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	13
Top Scorer	Seánie Barry (3-23)
Player of the Year	Justin McCarthy
All-Star Team	See here
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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 Final	Sunday 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	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	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).

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1966-05-29 First round	Westmeath	2-6 – 10-9	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
	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).

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1966-06-12 Second Round	Offaly	5-11 – 5-5	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
	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).

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1966-06-19 Semi-final	Wexford	3-18 – 4-5	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Buggy (Kilkenny)
	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).

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1966-07-03 Semi-final	Offaly	0-10 – 3-13	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)
	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).

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1966-07-17 Final	Kilkenny	1-15 – 2-6	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: B. Smyth (Meath)
	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).

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

1966-06-06 First Round	Limerick	4-12 – 2-9	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Referee: C. Conway (Cork)
	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).

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1966-06-19 First Round	Cork	3-8 – 3-8	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: P. Ryan (Tipperary)
	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).

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1966-07-03 First Round Replay	Cork	5-11 – 1-7	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: T. Foran (Tipperary)
	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).

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1966-07-03 Semi-final	Waterford	2-16 – 1-9	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: T. Fitzgerald (Limerick)
	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).

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1966-07-10 Semi-final	Cork	2-6 – 1-7	Limerick	FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: T. Foran (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).

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1966-07-24 Final	Cork	4-9 – 2-9	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: G. Fitzgerald (Limerick)
	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).

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

1966-09-04 Final	Cork	3-9 – 1-10	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 68,249 Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
	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).

Cork

Kilkenny

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.

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

• 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

• Cork GAA website
• Kilkenny GAA website
• Gaelic Athletic Association website