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1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May - 25 September 1966
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (7th win)
Captain Enda Colleran
Manager John "Tull" Dunne
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Meath
Captain Dave Carty
Manager Peter McDermott
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Meath
Ulster Down
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played32
Top Scorer P. T. Treacy (4-12)
Player of the Year Mattie McDonagh
← 1965
1967 →

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive championship title.

On 25 September 1966, Galway won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-7 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third championship in succession.

Fermanagh's P. T. Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 4-12. Galway's Mattie McDonagh was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Connacht Championship format change

Normal system back with just 1 Quarter-final vs 2 Semi-finals as usual.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

12 June 1966 Quarter-final Leitrim 0-4 – 3-7 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
D Earley 1-2, N Daly 1-1, P Heneghan 1-0, T White 0-3, E Curley 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 June 1966 Semi-final Sligo 1-12 – 1-12 Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Kearins 0-10, S Durkin 1-0, B Shannon 0-2. J Corcoran 0-8, M Ruane 1-1, J Flanagan 0-1, M Connaughton 0-1, P Kilbane 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
26 June 1966 Semi-final Galway 1-11 – 0-5 Roscommon MacHale Park, Castlebar
J Keenan 1-3, P Donnellan 0-3, M Reynolds 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, J Donnellan 0-1. E Curley 0-2, D Earley 0-1, T Heneghan 0-1, T White 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
3 July 1966 Semi-final replay Mayo 4-7 – 3-7 Sligo MacHale Park, Castlebar
M Ruane 3-1, V Jordan 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, M Connaughton 0-2, J Gibbons 0-1. M Kearins 1-3, D McHugh 1-2, B Shannon 1-0, G McManus 0-1, S Davy 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Final

17 July 1966 Final Mayo 1-8 – 0-12 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
MJ Ruddy 1-0, J Langan 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, M Ruane 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1, T Kilbane 0-1. C Dunne 0-7, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, L Sammon 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, M Reynolds 0-1. Attendance: 28,000
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

1 May 1966 First round Wexford 0-12 - 0-6 Wicklow Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
S Keevans 0-6, S Sheridan 0-4, T Nolan 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. T Humphries 0-4, B Francis 0-2. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
1 May 1966 First round Westmeath 2-10 - 2-6 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
T Dolan 1-2, P Buckley 1-1, D Murtagh 0-2, P Bradley 0-2, M Carley 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, J Moran 0-1. T Keogh 1-4, P McNally 1-1, S King 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
8 May 1966 First round Louth 0-13 - 0-7 Longford Páirc Tailteann, Navan
L Leech 0-5, P Judge 0-4, J Mulroy 0-2, S McEntee 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. B Burns 0-5, J Hanniffy 0-1, S Murray 0-1.

Quarter-finals

15 May 1966 Quarter-final Meath 4-15 - 0-3 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
T Brennan 3-2, T Browne 1-1, D Carthy 0-5, M Sullivan 0-3, G Quinn 0-3, O Shanley 0-1. S Sheridan 0-2, J Foley 0-1.
15 May 1966 Quarter-final Kildare 1-9 – 2-6 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
J Donnelly 0-6, P Dunny 1-1, P Mangan 0-1, P Connolly 0-1. O Kilmuarry 1-0, S Mulligan 1-0, T Greene 0-3, L Coughlan 0-1, T McTague 0-1, S Evans 0-1. Attendance: 13,828
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
5 June 1966 Quarter-final Westmeath 2-12 - 1-5 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T Buckley 0-6, T Dolan 1-2, P Bradley 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, T Moran 0-1, D Dolan 0-1. G Rankins 1-0, F Walsh 0-3, B Delaney 0-1, D Delaney 0-1. Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
12 June 1966 Quarter-final Louth 0-8 - 2-10 Dublin Drogheda Park, Drogheda
L Leech 0-5, M Leech 0-1, H Donnelly 0-1, P Judge 0-1. J Timmons 1-5, G Davey 1-1, J Keaveney 0-2, D Bollard 0-1, A Donnelly 0-1. Attendance: 21,000
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
19 June 1966 Quarter-final replay Offaly 1-7 – 1-12 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
P McCormack 1-0, W Brien 0-2, T McTague 0-2, T Greene 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1, O Kilmurray 0-1. J Donnelly 0-7, P Kelly 1-2, P Connolly 0-2, P Mangan 0-1. Referee: J Shannon (Dublin)

Semi-finals

26 June 1966 Semi-final Meath 2-14 – 1-8 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
H Quinn 1-3, D Carty 0-4, T Browne 1-0, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brennan 0-2, O Shanley 0-1, J Fagan 0-1, N Curran 0-1. P Buckley 0-5, D Dolan 1-0, T Dolan 0-1, J Bradley 0-1, S Moran 0-1.
10 July 1966 Semi-final Kildare 3-9 - 2-5 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
P Dunny 3-2, P Connolly 0-3, J Donnelly 0-3, L Casey 0-1. J Timmons 1-4, G Davey 1-0, T Donnelly 0-1. Attendance: 16,500
Referee: P Hughes (Louth)

Final

24 July 1966 Final Meath 1-9 – 1-8 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Murty O'Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), Tom Browne 0-4 (0-1f), Ollie Shanley 1-0 Jack Donnelly 0-5f, Toss Walsh 1-0, Pat Mangan, Pa Connolly, Pat Dunny (0-1f) 0-1 each Attendance: 48,486
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1966 Quarter-final Clare 0-4 – 3-11 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
P McMahon 02-, M Begley 0-1, J Tubridy 0-1. G McCarthy 1-3, E Ryan 1-2, E Philpott 0-4, B O'Keeffe 1-0, T Hayes 0-2.
29 May 1966 Quarter-final Waterford 2-3 – 3-8 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
TJ Garty 2-0, M Guiry 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, T Kirwan 0-1. M Keating 1-2, P O'Connell 1-2, B Keating 1-0, P Archibald 0-2, L Connolly 0-2. Referee: S Quaid (Limerick)

Semi-finals

26 June 1966 Semi-final Cork 5-10 – 1-8 Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
C O'Sullivan 2-4, M O'Loughlin 2-1, G McCarthy 1-2, F Hayes 0-2, J Carroll 0-1. M Tynan 0-4, T Meaney 1-0, P Reidy 0-2, D Quirke 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. Referee: K Barry (Kerry)
26 June 1966 Semi-final Kerry 3-16 – 2-6 Tipperary Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
D O'Shea 1-4, S Fitzgerald 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, T Prendergast 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, D Geaney 0-1. M Keating 1-3, R Strang 1-1, P Archibald 0-1, J Hewitt 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

17 July 1966 Final Kerry 1-7 – 2-7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
T Barrett 1-0, T Moynihan 0-2, T Prendergast 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, PJ Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Griffin 0-1. G McCarthy 1-1, J Carroll 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, E Philpott 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

5 June 1966 Preliminary round Monaghan 0-12 – 3-8 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
PT Treacy 2-4, J Fitzpatrick 1-1, Greene 0-2, Henderson 0-1,

Quarter-finals

5 June 1966 Quarter-final Antrim 2-7 – 0-6 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Lynn 1-1, J Murray 1-1, J McDonnell 0-2, H Murphy 0-2, H Brady 0-1. S O'Connell 0-5, JJ Kearney 0-1.
12 June 1966 Quarter-final Tyrone 0-4 – 2-9 Down O'Neill Park, Dungannon
N Timlin 0-2, P Harte 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. S O'Neill 1-3, J McCartan 1-1, F Quigley 0-1, D McCartan 0-1, J McAlinden 0-1, E Trainor 0-1, R Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
19 June 1966 Quarter-final Cavan 1-11 – 5-6 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
G Gallagher 1-4, T Lynch 0-3, P Murray 0-2, KJ O'Reilly 0-1, P Tinnelly 0-1. M McLoone 1-4, D Houlihan 2-0, S Ferriter 1-1, P Kelly 1-0, J Hannigan 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)
26 June 1966 Quarter-final Fermanagh 3-8 – 0-8 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
PT Treacy 2-3, M Brewster 1-2, P Fitzpatrick 0-2, S Quinn 0-1. J Whan 0-4, E Casey 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, M McCreesh 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

10 July 1966 Semi-final Antrim 0-5 – 0-9 Down Casement Park, Belfast
S McQuillan 0-2, A McAtamney 0-1, G McEvoy 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1, J Fitzsimmons 0-3, J McCartan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1, F Quigley 0-1. Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)
17 July 1966 Semi-final Fermanagh 1-8 – 4-17 Donegal O'Neill Park, Dungannon
PT Treacy 0-5, P Fitzpatrick 1-1, J Maguire 0-1, K Murphy 0-1. M McCloone 2-4, J Hannigan 2-3, P McShea 0-4, S Ferriter 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, D Hoilihan 0-1, PJ Flood 0-1. Attendance: 8,000

Final

31 July 1966 Final Down 1-7 – 0-8 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
S O'Neill 1-2, P Doherty 0-3, R Johnston 0-1, J McCartan 0-1. M McLoone 0-6, M Griffin 0-1, F McFeely 0-1. Attendance: 35,000
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

7 August 1966 Semi-final Galway 1-11 - 1-9 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
C Dunne 1-7, S Cleary 0-2, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1. C O'SUllivan 0-5, M O'Loughlin 1-0, J Carroll 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, E Philpott 0-1. Attendance: 30,966
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
21 August 1966 Semi-final Meath 2-16 - 1-9 Down Croke Park, Dublin
G Quinn 2-0, N Curran 0-6, M Sullivan 0-4, T Browne 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, P Collier 0-1, P Moore 0-1. P Doherty 0-5, B Johnston 1-1, S O'Neill 0-2, J Fitzsimmons 0-1. Attendance: 44,463
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

25 September 1966 Final Galway 1-10 - 0-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
M McDonagh 1-1, J Keenan 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, L Sammon 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. N Curran 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brown 0-1. Attendance: 71,569
Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
Main article: 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Cork stop Kerry to 9 Munster titles in a row in the Munster final.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Down was their first ever championship meeting.
  • Galway were All Ireland Champions for the third year in a row and Connacht champions for the fourth year in a row.

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 4-12 24 3 8.00
2 Michael McLoone Donegal 3-14 23 3 7.66
3 Cyril Dunne Galway 1-18 21 4 5.25
Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-21 21 4 5.25
5 Mick Ruane Mayo 4-4 16 3 5.33
Pat Dunny Kildare 4-4 16 3 5.33
Con O'Sullivan Cork 2-10 16 4 4.00
Mickey Kearns Sligo 1-13 16 2 8.00
9 John Timmons Dublin 2-9 15 2 7.50
Seán O'Neill Down 2-9 15 4 3.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Brennan Meath 3-2 11 Wexford
Pat Dunny Kildare 3-2 11 Dublin
3 Mick Ruane Mayo 3-1 10 Sligo
Con O'Sullivan Cork 2-4 10 Limerick
P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 2-4 10 Monaghan
Michael McLoone Donegal 2-4 10 Fermanagh
Cyril Dunne Galway 1-7 10 Cork
Mickey Kearns Sligo 0-10 10 Mayo
9 P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 2-3 9 Armagh
John Hannigan Donegal 2-3 9 Fermanagh

References

  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1966: Galway power surge seals historic treble". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May - 25 September 1966
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (7th win)
Captain Enda Colleran
Manager John "Tull" Dunne
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Meath
Captain Dave Carty
Manager Peter McDermott
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Meath
Ulster Down
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played32
Top Scorer P. T. Treacy (4-12)
Player of the Year Mattie McDonagh
← 1965
1967 →

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive championship title.

On 25 September 1966, Galway won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-7 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third championship in succession.

Fermanagh's P. T. Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 4-12. Galway's Mattie McDonagh was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Connacht Championship format change

Normal system back with just 1 Quarter-final vs 2 Semi-finals as usual.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

12 June 1966 Quarter-final Leitrim 0-4 – 3-7 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
D Earley 1-2, N Daly 1-1, P Heneghan 1-0, T White 0-3, E Curley 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 June 1966 Semi-final Sligo 1-12 – 1-12 Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo
M Kearins 0-10, S Durkin 1-0, B Shannon 0-2. J Corcoran 0-8, M Ruane 1-1, J Flanagan 0-1, M Connaughton 0-1, P Kilbane 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
26 June 1966 Semi-final Galway 1-11 – 0-5 Roscommon MacHale Park, Castlebar
J Keenan 1-3, P Donnellan 0-3, M Reynolds 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, J Donnellan 0-1. E Curley 0-2, D Earley 0-1, T Heneghan 0-1, T White 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
3 July 1966 Semi-final replay Mayo 4-7 – 3-7 Sligo MacHale Park, Castlebar
M Ruane 3-1, V Jordan 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, M Connaughton 0-2, J Gibbons 0-1. M Kearins 1-3, D McHugh 1-2, B Shannon 1-0, G McManus 0-1, S Davy 0-1. Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Final

17 July 1966 Final Mayo 1-8 – 0-12 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
MJ Ruddy 1-0, J Langan 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, M Ruane 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1, T Kilbane 0-1. C Dunne 0-7, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, L Sammon 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, M Reynolds 0-1. Attendance: 28,000
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

1 May 1966 First round Wexford 0-12 - 0-6 Wicklow Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
S Keevans 0-6, S Sheridan 0-4, T Nolan 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. T Humphries 0-4, B Francis 0-2. Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
1 May 1966 First round Westmeath 2-10 - 2-6 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
T Dolan 1-2, P Buckley 1-1, D Murtagh 0-2, P Bradley 0-2, M Carley 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, J Moran 0-1. T Keogh 1-4, P McNally 1-1, S King 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
8 May 1966 First round Louth 0-13 - 0-7 Longford Páirc Tailteann, Navan
L Leech 0-5, P Judge 0-4, J Mulroy 0-2, S McEntee 0-1, B Gaughran 0-1. B Burns 0-5, J Hanniffy 0-1, S Murray 0-1.

Quarter-finals

15 May 1966 Quarter-final Meath 4-15 - 0-3 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
T Brennan 3-2, T Browne 1-1, D Carthy 0-5, M Sullivan 0-3, G Quinn 0-3, O Shanley 0-1. S Sheridan 0-2, J Foley 0-1.
15 May 1966 Quarter-final Kildare 1-9 – 2-6 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
J Donnelly 0-6, P Dunny 1-1, P Mangan 0-1, P Connolly 0-1. O Kilmuarry 1-0, S Mulligan 1-0, T Greene 0-3, L Coughlan 0-1, T McTague 0-1, S Evans 0-1. Attendance: 13,828
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
5 June 1966 Quarter-final Westmeath 2-12 - 1-5 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T Buckley 0-6, T Dolan 1-2, P Bradley 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, T Moran 0-1, D Dolan 0-1. G Rankins 1-0, F Walsh 0-3, B Delaney 0-1, D Delaney 0-1. Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
12 June 1966 Quarter-final Louth 0-8 - 2-10 Dublin Drogheda Park, Drogheda
L Leech 0-5, M Leech 0-1, H Donnelly 0-1, P Judge 0-1. J Timmons 1-5, G Davey 1-1, J Keaveney 0-2, D Bollard 0-1, A Donnelly 0-1. Attendance: 21,000
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
19 June 1966 Quarter-final replay Offaly 1-7 – 1-12 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
P McCormack 1-0, W Brien 0-2, T McTague 0-2, T Greene 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1, O Kilmurray 0-1. J Donnelly 0-7, P Kelly 1-2, P Connolly 0-2, P Mangan 0-1. Referee: J Shannon (Dublin)

Semi-finals

26 June 1966 Semi-final Meath 2-14 – 1-8 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
H Quinn 1-3, D Carty 0-4, T Browne 1-0, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brennan 0-2, O Shanley 0-1, J Fagan 0-1, N Curran 0-1. P Buckley 0-5, D Dolan 1-0, T Dolan 0-1, J Bradley 0-1, S Moran 0-1.
10 July 1966 Semi-final Kildare 3-9 - 2-5 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
P Dunny 3-2, P Connolly 0-3, J Donnelly 0-3, L Casey 0-1. J Timmons 1-4, G Davey 1-0, T Donnelly 0-1. Attendance: 16,500
Referee: P Hughes (Louth)

Final

24 July 1966 Final Meath 1-9 – 1-8 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Murty O'Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), Tom Browne 0-4 (0-1f), Ollie Shanley 1-0 Jack Donnelly 0-5f, Toss Walsh 1-0, Pat Mangan, Pa Connolly, Pat Dunny (0-1f) 0-1 each Attendance: 48,486
Referee: John Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

15 May 1966 Quarter-final Clare 0-4 – 3-11 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
P McMahon 02-, M Begley 0-1, J Tubridy 0-1. G McCarthy 1-3, E Ryan 1-2, E Philpott 0-4, B O'Keeffe 1-0, T Hayes 0-2.
29 May 1966 Quarter-final Waterford 2-3 – 3-8 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
TJ Garty 2-0, M Guiry 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, T Kirwan 0-1. M Keating 1-2, P O'Connell 1-2, B Keating 1-0, P Archibald 0-2, L Connolly 0-2. Referee: S Quaid (Limerick)

Semi-finals

26 June 1966 Semi-final Cork 5-10 – 1-8 Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
C O'Sullivan 2-4, M O'Loughlin 2-1, G McCarthy 1-2, F Hayes 0-2, J Carroll 0-1. M Tynan 0-4, T Meaney 1-0, P Reidy 0-2, D Quirke 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. Referee: K Barry (Kerry)
26 June 1966 Semi-final Kerry 3-16 – 2-6 Tipperary Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
D O'Shea 1-4, S Fitzgerald 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, T Prendergast 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, D Geaney 0-1. M Keating 1-3, R Strang 1-1, P Archibald 0-1, J Hewitt 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

17 July 1966 Final Kerry 1-7 – 2-7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
T Barrett 1-0, T Moynihan 0-2, T Prendergast 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, PJ Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Griffin 0-1. G McCarthy 1-1, J Carroll 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, E Philpott 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

5 June 1966 Preliminary round Monaghan 0-12 – 3-8 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
PT Treacy 2-4, J Fitzpatrick 1-1, Greene 0-2, Henderson 0-1,

Quarter-finals

5 June 1966 Quarter-final Antrim 2-7 – 0-6 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Lynn 1-1, J Murray 1-1, J McDonnell 0-2, H Murphy 0-2, H Brady 0-1. S O'Connell 0-5, JJ Kearney 0-1.
12 June 1966 Quarter-final Tyrone 0-4 – 2-9 Down O'Neill Park, Dungannon
N Timlin 0-2, P Harte 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. S O'Neill 1-3, J McCartan 1-1, F Quigley 0-1, D McCartan 0-1, J McAlinden 0-1, E Trainor 0-1, R Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)
19 June 1966 Quarter-final Cavan 1-11 – 5-6 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
G Gallagher 1-4, T Lynch 0-3, P Murray 0-2, KJ O'Reilly 0-1, P Tinnelly 0-1. M McLoone 1-4, D Houlihan 2-0, S Ferriter 1-1, P Kelly 1-0, J Hannigan 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)
26 June 1966 Quarter-final Fermanagh 3-8 – 0-8 Armagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
PT Treacy 2-3, M Brewster 1-2, P Fitzpatrick 0-2, S Quinn 0-1. J Whan 0-4, E Casey 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, M McCreesh 0-1. Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Semi-finals

10 July 1966 Semi-final Antrim 0-5 – 0-9 Down Casement Park, Belfast
S McQuillan 0-2, A McAtamney 0-1, G McEvoy 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1, J Fitzsimmons 0-3, J McCartan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1, F Quigley 0-1. Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)
17 July 1966 Semi-final Fermanagh 1-8 – 4-17 Donegal O'Neill Park, Dungannon
PT Treacy 0-5, P Fitzpatrick 1-1, J Maguire 0-1, K Murphy 0-1. M McCloone 2-4, J Hannigan 2-3, P McShea 0-4, S Ferriter 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, D Hoilihan 0-1, PJ Flood 0-1. Attendance: 8,000

Final

31 July 1966 Final Down 1-7 – 0-8 Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
S O'Neill 1-2, P Doherty 0-3, R Johnston 0-1, J McCartan 0-1. M McLoone 0-6, M Griffin 0-1, F McFeely 0-1. Attendance: 35,000
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

7 August 1966 Semi-final Galway 1-11 - 1-9 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
C Dunne 1-7, S Cleary 0-2, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1. C O'SUllivan 0-5, M O'Loughlin 1-0, J Carroll 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, E Philpott 0-1. Attendance: 30,966
Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)
21 August 1966 Semi-final Meath 2-16 - 1-9 Down Croke Park, Dublin
G Quinn 2-0, N Curran 0-6, M Sullivan 0-4, T Browne 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, P Collier 0-1, P Moore 0-1. P Doherty 0-5, B Johnston 1-1, S O'Neill 0-2, J Fitzsimmons 0-1. Attendance: 44,463
Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

25 September 1966 Final Galway 1-10 - 0-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
M McDonagh 1-1, J Keenan 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, L Sammon 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. N Curran 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brown 0-1. Attendance: 71,569
Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
Main article: 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Cork stop Kerry to 9 Munster titles in a row in the Munster final.
  • The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Down was their first ever championship meeting.
  • Galway were All Ireland Champions for the third year in a row and Connacht champions for the fourth year in a row.

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 4-12 24 3 8.00
2 Michael McLoone Donegal 3-14 23 3 7.66
3 Cyril Dunne Galway 1-18 21 4 5.25
Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-21 21 4 5.25
5 Mick Ruane Mayo 4-4 16 3 5.33
Pat Dunny Kildare 4-4 16 3 5.33
Con O'Sullivan Cork 2-10 16 4 4.00
Mickey Kearns Sligo 1-13 16 2 8.00
9 John Timmons Dublin 2-9 15 2 7.50
Seán O'Neill Down 2-9 15 4 3.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Brennan Meath 3-2 11 Wexford
Pat Dunny Kildare 3-2 11 Dublin
3 Mick Ruane Mayo 3-1 10 Sligo
Con O'Sullivan Cork 2-4 10 Limerick
P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 2-4 10 Monaghan
Michael McLoone Donegal 2-4 10 Fermanagh
Cyril Dunne Galway 1-7 10 Cork
Mickey Kearns Sligo 0-10 10 Mayo
9 P. T. Treacy Fermanagh 2-3 9 Armagh
John Hannigan Donegal 2-3 9 Fermanagh

References

  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1966: Galway power surge seals historic treble". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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