1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	1 May - 25 September 1966
Teams	31
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 played	32
Top Scorer	P. T. Treacy (4-12)
Player of the Year	Mattie McDonagh
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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. 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

Leitrim v Roscommon

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

Sligo v Mayo

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)

Galway v Roscommon

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)

Mayo v Sligo

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

Mayo v Galway

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

Wexford v Wicklow

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)

Westmeath v Carlow

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)

Louth v Longford

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

Meath v Wexford

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.

Kildare v Offaly

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)

Westmeath v Laois

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)

Louth v Dublin

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)

Offaly v Kildare

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

Meath v Westmeath

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.

Kildare v Dublin

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

Meath v Kildare

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

Clare v Cork

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.

Waterford v Tipperary

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

Cork v Limerick

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)

Kerry v Tipperary

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

Kerry v Cork

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

Monaghan v Fermanagh

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

Antrim v Derry

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.

Tyrone v Down

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)

Cavan v Donegal

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)

Fermanagh v Armagh

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

Antrim v Down

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)

Fermanagh v Donegal

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

Down v Donegal

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

Galway v Cork

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)

Meath v Down

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

Galway v Meath

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