1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Mayo (3rd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Down |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster final.
On 25 September 1966, Mayo won the championship following a 1–12 to 1–8 defeat of Down in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 13 championship seasons.[1]
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Leitrim | Lost – Won | Roscommon | St. Coman's Park, Roscommon |
Semi-Finals
| 1966 Semi-Final | Mayo | 4-01 – 0-07 | Sligo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 1966 Semi-Final | Galway | Lost – Won | Roscommon | St. Coman's Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 17 July 1966 Final | Mayo | 1-09 – 0-07 | Roscommon | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary round
| 1966 Preliminary round | Kildare | 2-12 – 1-01 | Wicklow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 1966 Preliminary round | Carlow | 3-06 – 1-05 | Westmeath | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 1966 Preliminary round | Longford | 3-03 – 0-04 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Quarter-Finals
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Meath | 1-04 – 0-08 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 0-10 – 0-04 | Kildare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Laois | 4-10 – 0-07 | Carlow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Dublin | 4-02 – 3-09 | Longford | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Semi-Finals
| 1966 Semi-Final | Offaly | 2-10 – 1-06 | Longford | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 1966 Semi-Final | Wexford | 3-01 – 2-05 | Laois | St. Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy |
Final
| 24 July 1966 Final | Laois | 1-10 – 0-07 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-Finals
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Antrim | 2-04 – 1-09 | Cavan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-18 – 0-07 | Armagh | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Derry | 1-18 – 0-06 | Donegal | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
Semi-Finals
| 1966 Semi-Final | Derry | 1-09 – 1-07 | Tyrone | Casement Park, Dungannon |
| 1966 Semi-Final | Down | 5-11 – 3-07 | Cavan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
Final
| 31 July 1966 Final | Down | 1-12 – 1-09 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Finals
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Cork | 2-12 – 1-02 | Clare | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 1966 Quarter-Final | Waterford | 4-05 – 1-02 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
Semi-Finals
| 1966 Semi-Final | Cork | 6-20 – 1-02 | Limerick | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| 1966 Semi-Final | Kerry | 4-12 – 0-06 | Waterford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
Final
| 17 July 1966 Final | Kerry | 1-07 – 5-12 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
| 21 August 1966 Semi-Final | Mayo | 5-06 - 2-06 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 21 August 1966 Semi-Final | Laois | 2-08 - 1-11 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 27 August 1966 Semi-Final Replay | Laois | 2-04 - 3-08 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Final
| 25 September 1966 Final | Mayo | 1-12 - 1-08 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
References
- "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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