The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964 . The championship began on 27 March 1966 and ended on 3 November 1966
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions .[1]
The All-Ireland final , the only one to have gone to two replays, was eventually decided on 3 November 1966 at Croke Park in Dublin , between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Cork won the match by 9-09 to 5-09 to claim their first championship title.[2] [3]
Cork's Charlie McCarthy and Seánie Barry were the championship's top scorers.
Results [ ]
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
First round
Kildare v Meath
3 April 1966 First round Kildare 5-13 - 2-04 Meath Páirc Mhuire , Maynooth
M Behan 2-1, S Nash 1-2, A Byrne 1-1, O O'Brien 0-3, T Carew 0-2, K Kelly 0-2, J Tobin 0-2.
T Dickson 1-1, V Shea 1-1, J Keegan 0-2.
Quarter-finals
Carlow v Kilkenny
20 May 1966 Quarter-final Carlow 1-04 - 8-11 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
T Coburn 1-1, J Mitchell 0-2, A Coburn 0-1.
P Whelan 4-2, K Purcell 2-2, B Harte 1-4, S Muldowney 1-1, S Cooke 0-2.
Semi-finals
Laois v Kildare
12 June 1966 Semi-final Laois 6-11 - 2-05 Kildare O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
G Doheny 4-0, P Dillon 1-2, T O'Gorman 1-1, B Delaney 0-3, S Bergin 0-2, P Dooley 0-2, P Payne 0-1.
N Daly 1-1, M O'Brien 1-1, N Behan 0-2, S Nash 0-1.
Wexford v Kilkenny
10 July 1966 Semi-final Wexford 6-11 - 2-00 Kilkenny Enniscorthy
T Doran 3-0, E Cousins 2-2, M Kinsella 1-1, C Dowdall 0-4, S Barron 0-2, N Gardiner 0-1, W Carley 0-1.
S Muldowney 1-0, F Cummins 1-0.
Final
Laois v Wexford
8 August 1966 Final Laois 2-08 - 7-10 Wexford O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
B Delaney 1-1, G Doherty 1-0, P Dillon 0-3, P Dooley 0-2, P O'Mahony 0-2.
C Dowdall 2-7, E Cousins 2-2, M Rochford 1-0, M Gardiner 1-0, P Doran 1-0, E Furlong 0-1.
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Clare v Tipperary
17 April 1966 Quarter-final Clare 3-08 - 4-06 Tipperary Newmarket-on-Fergus
P Coffey 1-1, M Hanrahan 0-4, J Keaffy 1-0, L Moloney 1-0, V Loftus 0-2, N Pyne 0-1.
T Brennan 2-0, J Flanagan 1-2, J Ryan 1-1, S Loughnane 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.
Referee: A Higgins (Galway)
Cork v Waterford
15 May 1966 Quarter-final Cork 6-10 - 1-02 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt , Fermoy
C McCarthy 2-3, J McCarthy 2-3, A Flynn 2-0, E O'Brien 0-1, M Kenneally 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, P Curley 0-1.
D Mahon 1-0, J Cosgrave 0-1, A Bowman 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connell (Tipperary)
Semi-finals
Galway v Cork
15 August 1966 Semi-final Galway 2-02 - 1-17 Cork Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
B O'Connor 2-0, B Lally 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
S Barry 0-8, C McCarthy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, P Riordan 0-2, E O'Brien 0-1, P Curley 0-1.
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Antrim v Wexford
11 September 1966 Semi-final Antrim 1-05 - 4-13 Wexford Casement Park , Belfast
J McCallin 1-0, M McKearney 0-3, TJ Hill 0-1, M Rogan 0-1.
J Quigley 2-4, E Cousins 2-1, T Doran 0-4, C Dowdall 0-2, E Kinsella 0-1, S Barron 0-1.
Referee: D Ferguson (Dublin)
Cork v Roscommon
11 September 1966 Semi-final Cork 11-18 - 5-01 Roscommon Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
E O'Brien 4-3, C McCarthy 2-1, J McCarthy 1-3, S Barry 1-3, P Curley 1-2, A Flynn 1-0, P Hegarty 1-0, J Russell 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, P Riordan 0-2.
T Daly 2-0, S Keating 1-1, S Keane 1-0, MJ Keane 1-0.
Finals
Cork v Wexford
2 October 1966 Final Cork 3-12 - 5-06 Wexford Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
S Barry 2-8, E O'Brien 1-0, J Russell 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
M Gardiner 1-2, J Quigley 1-1, T Doran 1-0, E Cousins 1-0, W Murphy (Cork, 1-0 own goal), S Barron 0-1, B Ronan 0-1, C Dowdall 0-1.
Referee: D Nealon (Tipperary)
Cork v Wexford
23 October 1966 Final replay Cork 4-09 - 4-09 Wexford Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
A Flynn 3-0, C McCarthy 1-2, S Barry 0-5, P Curley 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
T Doran 1-2, C Dowdall 1-1, S Barron 0-4, E Cousins 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, N Rochford 0-1, M Garland 0-1.
Referee: G FitzGerald (Limerick)
Cork v Wexford
3 November 1966 Final second replay Cork 9-09 - 5-09 Wexford Croke Park , Dublin
C McCarthy 2-2, P Curley 2-1, E O'Brien 2-1, A Flynn 2-0, S Barry 1-2, J McCarthy 0-3.
S. Barron 3-4, P Quigley 1-0, A Doran 1-0, C Dowdall 0-2, E Cousins 0-1, M Gardiner 0-1, M Jacob 0-1.
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorer overall
Miscellaneous [ ]
Wexford beat Laois to win their third Leinster title in succession.
Following the first All-Ireland final between Cork and Wexford , referee Donie Nealon had to be escorted from the pitch after dismissing two players, one from each team.
The All-Ireland final went to a replay for the first time ever. It was also the only occasion that a final went to two replays.
Cork's All-Ireland victory came a month after their All-Ireland success at senior level. Gerald McCarthy was the captain for both teams.[4]
References [ ]
All-Ireland Under-21 Championship, 1964–2018
Championships Finals
All-Ireland Under-20 Championship, 2019 to present
Championships Finals