1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 April 1966 – 16 October 1966 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Wexford (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Bernie |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster semi-final.
On 16 October 1966 Wexford won the championship following a 4-1 to 1-8 defeat of Cork in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
| 3 April 1966 Preliminary round | Kildare | 4-12 - 2-5 | Meath | Páic Naomh Mhuire, Maynooth |
First round
| 24 April 1966 First round | Louth | 1-4 - 11-7 | Wicklow | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 8 May 1966 First round | Westmeath | 4-3 - 0-3 | Offaly | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 15 May 1966 First round | Carlow | 1-5 - 6-10 | Laois | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
Quarter-finals
| 22 May 1966 Quarter-final | Laois | 9-8 - 2-0 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Semi-finals
| 3 July 1966 Semi-final | Wexford | 7-8 - 3-13 | Dublin | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 3 July 1966 Semi-final | Laois | 3-17 - 5-10 | Kilkenny | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
Final
| 17 July 1966 Final | Wexford | 7-6 - 1-7 | Laois | Croke Park, Dublin |
Quarter-finals
| 8 May 1966 Quarter-final | Cork | 3-06 - 0-05 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| P Keane 2-3, L Comer 1-1, B Meade 0-2. | T McAllister 0-3, G Horan 0-1, O Donnellan 0-1. |
| 8 May 1966 Quarter-final | Galway | 7-06 - 7-06 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| E Farrell 3-0, J Connolly 2-1, J Burke 2-1, M Bond 0-4. | P O'Grady 2-2, N Kelly 2-1, B Scanlan 2-0, J Greene 1-0, J Fleming 0-2, M Power 0-1. | Referee: M Walsh (Cork) |
| 15 May 1966 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 3-11 - 1-03 | Limerick | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| T Delaney 1-3, L O'Shea 1-2, P McDermott 0-4, M Ryan 1-0, T O'Connor 0-2. | M Grace 1-1, P Hartigan 0-1, S Burke 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Cork) |
| 3 July 1966 Quarter-final replay | Galway | 2-12 - 4-05 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-finals
| 10 July 1966 Semi-final | Galway | 5-05 - 3-06 | Tipperary | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| Referee: M Hayes (Clare) |
| 10 July 1966 Semi-final | Kerry | 0-05 - 13-08 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
Final
| 24 July 1966 Final | Cork | 6-07 - 2-08 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| F Keane 2-1, L Comer 2-0, B Meade 1-2, P Moylan 1-0, W Walsh 0-2, L Comer 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 29 May 1966 Semi-final | Donegal | 2-7 - 5-5 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| 29 May 1966 Semi-final | Antrim | 6-6 - 1-2 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
Final
| 17 July 1966 Final | Tyrone | 1-3 - 6-6 | Antrim | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
Semi-finals
| 14 August 1966 Semi-final | Cork | 9-11 - 1-06 | Antrim | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| B Meade 3-2, F Keane 3-0, C Kelly 0-7, D Clifford 1-1, L Comer 1-1, M Curley 1-0. | E McCallin 1-1, K Carson 0-3, D McGrogan and A McCallin 0-1 each. | Attendance: 5,000 |
| 14 August 1966 Semi-final | Roscommon | 0-03 - 10-12 | Wexford | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| C Doolan 0-1, J Kane 0-1, D Coyle 0-1. | N Browne 2-2, L Bent 2-1, T Furlong 1-3, P Bernie 1-3, T Rice 1-2, D Howell 1-0, M Butler 1-0, P Byrne 1-0, J Ryan 0-1. |
Finals
| 4 September 1966 Final | Wexford | 6-07 - 6-07 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Furlong 2-1, P Bernie 2-1, M Browen 2-0, P Byrne 0-2, T Royce 0-2, D Howell 0-1. | B Meade 2-6, L Comer 2-0, C Kelly 0-1, F Keane 1-0, D Clifford 0-1. | Referee: T Foran (Tipperary) |
| 16 October 1966 Final replay | Wexford | 4-01 - 1-08 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Price 2-0, E Bent 1-0, P Kavanagh 1-0, T Furlong 0-1. | B Meade 1-4, P Ring 0-3, M Curley 0-1. | Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |
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