1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates15 May - 4 September 1966
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (20th win)
CaptainGerald McCarthy
ManagerJim Barry
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainJim Lynch
ManagerFr. Tommy Maher
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Top ScorerSeánie Barry (3-23)
Player of the YearJustin McCarthy
All-Star TeamSee here
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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.

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

Carlow1-16 – 1-11Laois
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).
Westmeath2-6 – 10-9Offaly
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).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
Offaly5-11 – 5-5Carlow
T. Dooley (4-0), P. Molloy (1-5), W. Gorman (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).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
Wexford3-18 – 4-5Dublin
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).
Referee: P. Buggy (Kilkenny)
Offaly0-10 – 3-13Kilkenny
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).
Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)
Kilkenny1-15 – 2-6Wexford
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).
Referee: B. Smyth (Meath)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Limerick4-12 – 2-9Tipperary
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).
Referee: C. Conway (Cork)
Cork3-8 – 3-8Clare
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).
Referee: P. Ryan (Tipperary)
Cork5-11 – 1-7Clare
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).
Referee: T. Foran (Tipperary)
Waterford2-16 – 1-9Galway
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. Fox (0-3), J. Conroy (0-3), T. Mitchell (0-1).
Referee: T. Fitzgerald (Limerick)
Cork2-6 – 1-7Limerick
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).
Referee: T. Foran (Limerick)
Cork4-9 – 2-9Waterford
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).
Referee: G. Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Cork3-9 – 1-10Kilkenny
C. Sheehan (3-0), S. Barry (0-4), 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).
Attendance: 68,249
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Main article: 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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).