The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Roscommon (1st win) |
| Captain | Colm Shine |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kildare |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 2 October 1966, Roscommon won the championship following a 2–10 to 1–12 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results
editSemi-finals
| 28 August 1966 Semi-final | Donegal | 0-05 - 2-02 | Roscommon | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| 28 August 1966 Semi-final | Kildare | 2-14 - 0-09 | Kerry | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
Final
| 2 October 1966 Final | Roscommon | 2-10 - 1-12 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Referee: J Martin (Tyrone) |
Statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Roscommon win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.
References
edit- ^ Dooner, Dan (7 July 2016). "Class of 1966 – Roscommon's All-Ireland U-21 winners..." Roscommon People. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.