1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLondon (2nd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainBob Honohan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLouth
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
← 1965
1967 →

Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Down in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 23 October 1966 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between London and Cork, in what was their second ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 1–06 to 0–08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first tile in 28 years.[2][3]

Results

Final

(After Extra-Time)

Louth3-14 - 3-12Kildare
Lynch (1-6), Nugent (1-2), Duff (1-2), Judge (0-3), McCarthy (0-1) J. Kane (1-9), L. Gleeson (1-2), J. Dillon (1-0), P. Conway (0-1)
Referee: K. Kenworthy (Dublin)
GK1Dickie Kieran (St Kevin's)
RCB2Dermot Drumgoole (St Joseph's)
FB3Séamus Kirk (St Bride's)
LCB4Jim Mooney (Naomh Máirtin)
RHB5Benny Grogan (St Kevin's)
CHB6Larry Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
LHB7Joe Gogarty (Geraldines)
MF8Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers)
MF9Ollie Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
RHF10Harry McCarthy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Kevin Lynch (Geraldines)
LHF12Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RCF13Danny Nugent (Newtown Blues)
FF14Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)
LCF15Patrick Duff (St Fechin's) (c)
Substitutes:
16Peter Donnelly (Stabannon Parnells) for Grogan
17Derry Maguire (St Bride's) for Shevlin
18Peter Shevlin for O. Geraghty
19Gerry McFadden (O'Connells) for Gogarty
20Liam Smith (Wolfe Tones) for Matthews
21Paddy McGlew (St Fechin's) for Mooney
GK1
RCB2
FB3
LCB4
RHB5
CHB6
LHB7
MF8
MF9
RHF10
CHF11
LHF12
RCF13
FF14
LCF15

All-Ireland semi-finals
14 August 1966[7] Cork 0-10 - 0-06 Louth Cork Athletic Grounds
T. Bourke (0-5), Sheehan (0-1), Kelleher (0-1), White (0-1), Evans (0-1), Roche (0-1) Lynch (0-3), McCarthy (0-2), Nugent (0-1)
GK1G. McCarthy
RCB2J. O'Flynn
FB3T. Bermingham
LCB4M. Bourke
RHB5J. O'Leary
CHB6J. O'Halloran
LHB7M. Healy
MF8J. Downing
MF9D. Sheehan
RHF10T. Bourke
CHF11J. Murphy
LHF12C. Roche
RCF13C. Kelleher
FF14R. Monahan
LCF15J. White
Substitutes:
16D. McCarthy for Murphy
17B. Evans for Downing
GK1Dickie Kieran (St Kevin's)
RCB2Dermot Drumgoole (St Joseph's)
FB3Séamus Kirk (St Bride's)
LCB4Jim Mooney (Naomh Máirtin)
RHB5Peter Donnelly (Stabannon Parnells)
CHB6Larry Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
LHB7Gerry McFadden (O'Connells)
MF8Benny Grogan (St Kevin's)
MF9Ollie Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
RHF10Harry McCarthy (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Kevin Lynch (Geraldines)
LHF12Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RCF13Danny Nugent (Newtown Blues)
FF14Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)
LCF15Patrick Duff (St Fechin's) (c)
Substitutes:
16Danny Culligan (St Joseph's) for Kirk
17Gerry Kelly (St Bride's) for Drumgoole
18Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers) for Grogan
14 August 1966 Down 0-10 - 1-04 Galway Páirc Esler

All-Ireland home final
11 September 1966 Home final Cork 2-12 - 0-08 Down Croke Park

All-Ireland final
23 October 1966 Final London 1-06 - 0-08 Cork Gaelic Grounds

References
  1. "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "Special night for men of 66". The Argus. 27 September 2006.
  5. "Louth through to All-Ireland Semi-Final". The Argus. 13 August 2006.
  6. "1966 was last win for the Louth men". Drogheda Independent. 18 July 1997.
  7. "Leg-Weary Louth fall to Lively Cork in Junior Semi-Final". The Argus. 20 August 1966.
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