1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	15 May 1966 - 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 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

Carlow v Laois

15 May 1966
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).

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Westmeath v Offaly

29 May 1966
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)

Offaly v Carlow

12 June 1966
Quarter-final

Offaly	5-11 – 5-5	Carlow
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).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

Wexford v Dublin

19 June 1966
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)

Offaly v Kilkenny

3 July 1966
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)

Kilkenny v Wexford

17 July 1966
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

Limerick v Tipperary

6 June 1966
Quarter-final

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)

Cork v Clare

19 June 1966
Quarter-final

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)

Cork v Clare

3 July 1966
Quarter-final
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)

Waterford v Galway

3 July 1966
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)

Cork v Limerick

10 July 1966
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)

Cork v Waterford

24 July 1966
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

Cork v Kilkenny

4 September 1966
Final

Cork	3-9 – 1-10	Kilkenny
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).

Croke Park, Dublin
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.

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
8	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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Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy

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