1965–66 National Hurling League

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1965–66 National Hurling League
League details
Dates3 October 1965 – 9 October 1966
League champions
WinnersKilkenny (3rd win)
Other division winners
Division 2Offaly
Division 3Mayo

The 1965–66 National Hurling League was the 35th season of the National Hurling League.

Division 1[]

National Hurling League Division 1
Season1965-66
ChampionsKilkenny
3rd National League title
Captain: Jim Lynch
Matches played26
Top goalscorerColours of Tipperary.svg Jimmy Doyle (4-20)
Biggest home winTipperary 6-10 - 1-5 Laois
(7 November 1965)
Biggest away winGalway 3-3 - 8-14 Limerick
(28 November 1965)
Highest scoringGalway 3-3 - 8-14 Limerick
(28 November 1965)
← 1964-65
1966-67 →
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1964-65 season. Laois joined Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 18 September 1966, Kilkenny won the title after a 10-15 to 2-15 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1961-62.[1]

In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Galway of Laois were relegated.

Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-20.

Division 1A table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 4 4 0 0 52 8
2 Kilkenny 4 3 0 1 1 6 Division 1 champions
3 Wexford 4 2 0 2 -1 4
4 Waterford 4 1 0 3 -17 2
5 Laois 4 0 0 4 -35 0

Group stage[]

3 October 1965 Kilkenny 3-11 - 1-9 Waterford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Dunne 1-3, T Walsh 1-2, J Bennett 1-0, A Comerford 0-3, P Moran 0-2, S Buckley 0-1. M Óg Morrissey 1-3, T Cheasty 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, J Kirwan 0-1. Referee: T Foran (Tipperary)
3 October 1965 Wexford 2-15 - 4-3 Laois Enniscorthy
J O'Brien 0-5, C Dowdall 1-1, P Wilson 1-0, V Staples 0-2, W Murphy 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, L Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, Ml Byrne 0-1. Son Cashin 1-0, P Dooley 1-0, O Fennell 1-0, C O'Brien 1-0, G Rankin 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, P Delaney 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
24 October 1965 Waterford 2-7 - 5-9 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Murphy 1-1, T Cheasty 0-4, J O'Donnell 1-0, P McGovern 0-2. S McLoughlin 3-0, Jimmy Doyle 2-5, L Kiely 0-2, J McKenna 0-1, M Keating 0-1. Referee: P BUggy (Kilkenny)
24 October 1965 Laois 3-10 - 5-6 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Conroy 2-5, M Murphy 1-0, S Cashin 0-2, G Rankin 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1. T Walsh 1-2, K Purcell 1-1, P Carroll 1-0, J Teehan 1-0, P Dillon 1-0, D Heaslip 1-0.
7 November 1965 Kilkenny 2-12 - 2-9 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Keher 1-7, P Dillon 1-1, T Walsh 0-2, J Teehan 0-1, C Dunne 0-1. D Shannon 0-4, T Dunne 1-0, P Wilson 1-0, W Murphy 0-1, C Dowdall 0-1, T Doran 0-1, O McGrath 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.
7 November 1965 Tipperary 6-10 - 1-5 Laois St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
M Keating 3-0, S Mackey 2-1, D Nealon 1-4, L Kiely 0-3, P Doyle 0-2. C O'Brien 1-1, G Rankin 0-2, P Delaney 0-1.
13 February 1966 Laois 3-3 - 3-10 Waterford Abbeyleix
P Dooley 1-0, J Conroy 1-0, M Kelly 1-0, J Houlihan 0-1, G Rankins 0-1, J Lyons 0-1. T Cheasty 1-3, J Kirwan 1-2, F Walsh 1-2, P McGovern 0-3. Referee: P Ryan (Tipperary)
13 February 1966 Wexford 2-8 - 3-11 Tipperary O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
D Shannon 0-4, C Dowdall 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, L Butler 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. Jimmy Doyle 1-4, M Keating 0-5, D Nealon 1-0, J McKenna 1-0, T English 0-1, M Roche 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)
13 March 1966 Waterford 1-11 - 4-7 Wexford Páirc Uí Bhriain, Dunhill
T Cheasty 0-6, J Warren 1-1, J Kirwan 0-2, P McGovern 0-1, F Walsh 0-1. P O'Donoghue 2-1, J O'Brien 1-2, E Kelly 1-0, C Dowdall 0-3, M Buggy 0-1.
27 March 1966 Tipperary 4-11 - 2-5 Kilkenny Nenagh
M Keating 2-2, P Doyle 1-1, T English 1-1, Jimmy Doyle 0-4, M Roche 0-2, J McKenna 0-1. E Keher 1-3, P Dillon 1-0, S Cleere 0-1, T Walsh 0-1. Referee: J Duggan (Galway)

Division 1B table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Cork 4 3 0 1 28 6
2 Clare 4 3 0 1 5 6
3 Limerick 4 2 0 2 10 4
4 Dublin 4 1 0 3 -4 2
5 Galway 4 1 0 3 -39 2

Group stage[]

3 October 1965 Limerick 2-7 - 1-9 Dublin Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Shields 1-1, J Collum 1-0, E Cregan 0-3, B Hartigan 0-3. A Boothman 0-5, D Bohane 1-0, E Woods 0-2, P Maycock 0-1, F Berry 0-1.
3 October 1965 Galway 3-9 - 3-5 Clare Athenry
S Coffey 1-5, M Fox 1-0, S Flynn 1-0, P Mitchell 0-2, PJ Qualter 0-1, M Sweeney 0-1. M Kelly 2-0, H McCabe 1-1, J Cullinane 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, J Teefy 0-1, V Loftus 0-1.
11 October 1965 Dublin 4-14 - 3-7 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
A Boothman 1-2, D Doody 0-5, B Boothman 1-1, A Loughnane 1-1, E Malone 1-0, E Woods 0-2, W Byrne 0-1, P Maycock 0-1, F Berry 0-1. F Coffey 1-5, M Regan 1-0, M Boyle 1-0, G Lowan 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. Referee: P Ryan (Tipperary)
7 November 1965 Cork 4-6 - 1-3 Dublin Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Bennett 2-2, E O'Brien 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, J Russell 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. ET Loughnane 1-1, A Boothman 0-2.
28 November 1965 Clare 0-11 - 2-4 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
P Cronin 0-4, L Danagher 0-3, M Keane 0-1, M Slattery 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, J Teffy 0-1. M Archer 2-0, JK Coleman 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, C Roche 0-1.
28 November 1965 Galway 3-3 - 8-14 Limerick Ballinasloe
C Dunne 1-1, B O'Connor 1-0, M Devlin 1-0, F Coffey 0-2. P Casey 3-1, E Carey 1-4, E Cregan 1-3, S Quaid 1-1, J Geary 1-1, J Bresnihan 1-0, B Hartigan 0-2, E Bennis 0-1, P Bennis 0-1.
6 February 1966 Dublin 1-10 - 2-8 Clare Croke Park, Dublin
A Boothman 0-6, T Woods 1-0, J Cullen 0-1, P Maycock 0-1, E Malone 0-1, N Kinsella 0-1. M O'Shea 1-1, M Keane 1-0, P Cronin 0-3, M Slattery 0-2, H McCabe 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)
13 February 1966 Limerick 0-7 - 3-8 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
B Hartigan 0-2, E Cregan 0-1, J Quid 0-1, P Carey 0-1, P Doherty 0-1, K Long 0-1. T Corbett 0-5, M Archer 1-1, J McCarthy 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-1.
13 March 1966 Cork 1-14 - 1-7 Galway Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Corbett 0-6, D Sheehan 1-0, T Roche 0-3, J McCarthy 0-3, JK Coleman 0-2. J Kilkenny 1-1, M Sweeney 0-3, F Coffey 0-2, G Lohan 0-1.
20 March 1966 Clare 4-10 - 3-6 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
P McNamara 3-0, M O'Shea 1-1, P Henchy 0-3, P Cronin 0-3, N Jordan 0-2, S Cleary 0-1. E Cregan 2-4, M Savage 1-0, K Long 0-1, B Hartigan 0-1. Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

Play-off[]

20 March 1966 Play-off Cork 4-7 - 3-8 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
T Corbett 1-4, M Archer 1-1, C Sheehan 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, D Sheehan 0-1. M Slattery 1-1, P Cronin 1-1, M Keane 1-0, P Henchy 0-3, S Cleary 0-2, P McNamara 0-1.

Knock-out stage[]

Semi-finals

1 May 1966 Semi-final Tipperary 3-14 - 4-7 Clare Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Doyle 1-5, M Keating 1-3, D Nealon 1-1, T English 0-2, L Devaney 0-1, L Kiely 0-1, M Burns 0-1. M O'Shea 3-0, L Danagher 1-0, P Cronin 0-3, P Henchy 0-2, N Pyne 0-1, N Jordan 0-1. Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C Foley (Dublin)
8 May 1966 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-11 - 1-8 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
E Keher 1-8, J Teehan 1-1, J Dunphy 1-0, T Walsh 1-0, S Cleere 0-1, P Moran 0-1. J MCcarthy 0-4, D Sheehan 1-0, C Sheehan 0-2, P Doolan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. Referee: J Flaherty (Galway)

Home final

22 May 1966 Home final Kilkenny 0-9 - 0-7 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
T Walsh 0-3, E Keher 0-2, S Buckley 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, J Teehan 0-1. L Devaney 0-3, Jimmy Doyle 0-2, T English 0-1, D Nealon 0-1. Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Finals

11 September 1966 First leg Kilkenny 3-10 - 2-7 New York Croke Park, Dublin
P Carroll 2-1, J Dunphy 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, S Cleere 0-1, P Moran 0-1, J Teehan 0-1, S Buckley 0-1. M Curtin 0-5, B Kelleher 1-1, J Donoghue 1-0, D Long 0-1. Attendance: 7,058
Referee: J Carey (New York)
18 September 1966 Second leg Kilkenny 7-5 - 0-8 New York Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Bennett 2-0, P Dillon 2-0, P Carroll 1-0, P Moran 1-0, S Buckley 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, T Walsh 0-2. B Hennessy 0-2, J Donoghue 0-2, D Long 0-1, J Doherty 0-1, B Ahern 0-1, M Curtin 0-1. Attendance: 7,000

Scoring statistics[]

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total
1 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 4-20 32
2 Michael Keating Tipperary 6-11 29
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 3-20 29
3 Tom Walsh Kilkenny 3-14 23
4 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 3-11 20
5 Mick O'Shea Clare 5-04 19
Tom Cheasty Waterford 1-16 19
6 Tom Corbett Cork 1-15 18
Achille Boothman Dublin 1-15 18
7 Claus Dunne Kilkenny 2-11 17
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 2-05 11 Waterford
Jack Conroy Laois 2-05 11 Kilkenny
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11 Cork
2 Pat Carey Limerick 3-01 10 Galway
Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2-04 10 Clare
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-07 10 Wexford
3 Seán McLoughlin Tipperary 3-00 9 Waterford
Michael Keating Tipperary 3-00 9 Laois
Paddy McNamara Clare 3-00 9 Limerick
Mick O'Shea Clare 3-00 9 Tipperary

Miscellaneous[]

  • Kilkenny's defeat of Tipperary in the league decider is their first defeat of Tipperary in a national final since the 1922 All-Ireland final.

Division 2[]

National Hurling League Division 2
Season1965-66
ChampionsOffaly
Matches played23
← 1964-65
1966-67 →
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2017.

On 24 April 1966, Offaly won the title after a 4-11 to 3-9 win over Kerry in the final.

Division 2A table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Antrim 4 2 2 0 11 6
2 Westmeath 4 3 0 1 5 6
3 Roscommon 4 2 1 1 15 5
4 Meath 4 1 1 2 14 3
5 Down 4 0 0 4 -45 0

Division 2B table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Offaly 4 4 0 0 46 8 Division 2 champions
2 Kerry 4 3 0 1 -7 6
3 Kildare 4 2 0 2 -10 4
4 Carlow 4 1 0 3 2 2
5 Wicklow 4 0 0 4 -31 0

Knock-out stage[]

Semi-finals

27 March 1966 Semi-final Antrim 2-2 - 5-9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
3 April 1966 Semi-final Westmeath 5-4 - 6-10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Final

24 April 1966 Final Offaly 4-11 - 3-9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Division 3[]

National Hurling League Division 3
Season1965-66
ChampionsMayo
← 1964-65
1966-67 →
All statistics correct as of 4 March 2017.

On 9 October 1966, Mayo won the title after a 1-12 to 1-8 win over Armagh in the final.

Knock-out stage[]

Semi-final

31 July 1966 Semi-final Armagh 4-10 - 2-6 Louth

Final

9 October 1966 Final Armagh 1-8 - 1-12 Mayo Athletic Grounds, Armagh

References[]

  1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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