The 1966 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Tipperary (2nd win) |
| Captain | Bill O'Grady |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
← 1965 1967 → | |
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at St. Patrick's Park in Enniscorthy on 18 September 1966 between Tipperary and Dublin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tipperary won the match by 4-11 to 2-12 to claim their second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in three years.[2][3]
Munster quarter-finals
edit| 17 April 1966 Quarter-final | Kerry | 3-05 - 4-08 | Cork | Fr. Breen Park |
| D Lovett 1-3, J Culloty 1-1, T McGrath 1-0, P Finnegan 0-1. | D Coleman 2-1, J O'Connell 1-2, P Hegarty 1-1, T Corbett 0-4. |
| 24 April 1966 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-06 - 0-03 | Waterford | Clonmel Sportsground |
| W O'Grady 1-3, M Jones 1-2, N O'Shea 0-1. | F Moran 0-1, A Browne 0-1, M Tobin 0-1. |
| 22 May 1966 Quarter-final | Clare | 8-06 - 8-03 | Limerick | Cusack Park |
| M Keane 2-3, J Teeffy 2-1, J McMahon 2-0, M O'Leary 1-0, J Keane 0-1, P Henchy 0-1. | A Dunworth 4-3, P Healy 2-0, T Hickey 1-0, G Cagney 1-0. |
Munster semi-finals
edit| 29 May 1966 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-11 - 2-07 | Cork | Seán Treacy Park |
| M Jones 0-5, W O'Grady 1-1, T Brennan 1-1, J Fogarty 0-2, M Cooney 0-1, N O'Gorman 0-1. | J O'Connell 2-1, T Corbett 0-3, N O'Regan 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1, D Coleman 0-1. |
| 29 May 1966 Semi-final | Galway | 4-16 - 4-01 | Clare | Duggan Park |
| M Derivan 2-4, M Hanley 1-1, B Lally 0-5, M Devlin 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, S Devlin 0-2, M Hoare 0-1. | J Smith 2-0, J McNamara 1-0, M Keane 1-0, J Teefy 0-1. |
Munster final
edit| 10 July 1966 Final | Galway | 1-07 - 4-02 | Tipperary | Duggan Park |
| S Dillon 1-1, M Derivan 0-2, B Geraghty 0-1, M Devlin 0-1, K Kennedy 0-1, N Treacy 0-1. | P McLoughlin 1-0, T Brennan 1-0, M Jones 1-0, S Kenny 1-0, W O'Grady 0-1, D Dunne 0-1. |
All-Ireland semi-final
edit| 21 August 1966 Semi-final | Antrim | 3-06 - 4-10 | Dublin | Casement Park |
| S Burns 1-3, B McGarry 1-0, S Gallagher 1-0, P McShane 0-1, S McMullan 0-1, B McGurk 0-1. | E Flynn 0-5, D Doody 1-1, H Kinsella 1-1, T Burke 1-0, S Sunderland 1-0, P Dalton 0-1, T Woods 0-1, T Cunningham 0-1. |
| 21 August 1966 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-17 - 2-09 | London | Páirc Daibhín |
| S Kenny 2-4, M Jones 2-3, T Brennan 2-2, J Fogarty 0-4, S Noonan 0-2, L Connolly 0-2. | E Murray 1-3, M Power 1-2, A Gordon 0-2, L Murphy 0-2. |
All-Ireland final
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.