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1966 Cork Senior Football Championship

1966 Cork Senior Football Championship

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The 1966 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1966. The championship began on 10 April 1966 and ended on 4 December 1966.

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St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 4 December 1966, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 1–07 to 1–06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.[1] This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Declined to field a team

Results

First round

10 April 1966 First round Seandún 0-08 - 1-05 Duhallow Glantane
D Hickey 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-3, W O'Connell 0-1, G O'Connell 0-1. E O'Brien 0-4, P O'Connor 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, J Kearney 0-1.
1 May 1966 First round replay Seandún 1-06 - 1-05 Duhallow Glantane
1 May 1966 First round Muskerry 2-04 - 3-09 Mitchelstown Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Buckley 1-1, D Fitton 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1. T O'Brien 2-2, M Barrett 0-6, M O'Brien 1-0, R Honohan 0-1.
1 May 1966 First round Macroom 0-07 - 2-12 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
P Quirke 0-3, J Carolan 0-2, M Kelleher 0-1, M McSweeney 0-1. Flor Hayes 1-4, J Donovan 0-4, C Lane 1-0, T Hayes 0-2, Finbarr Hayes 0-2.
1 May 1966 First round Millstreet 1-01 - 4-06 Avondhu Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
8 May 1966 First round Nemo Rangers 0-09 - 0-07 Beara Rossa Park, Skibbereen
J Cogan 0-5, P O'Brien 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, G Allen 0-1. D Mullins 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, T Harrington 0-2, D Wiseman 0-1.
8 May 1966 First round Carrigdhoun 0-03 - 2-11 University College Cork Carrigaline
N Sisjk 0-2, B Wylie 0-1. PJ Gormley 1-3, D Geaney 1-0, E Philpott 0-3, P Moynihan 0-2, M Fleming 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, A Spring 0-1.
22 May 1966 First round Carbery 0-07 - 1-09 St. Nicholas' Clonakilty
D Hunt 0-7. F O'Neill 1-0, B Carroll 0-3, P Harte 0-2, J Daly 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, T Corbett 0-1.
First round Imokilly 0-05 - 0-10 St. Finbarr's

Quarter-finals

19 June 1966 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 1-08 - 1-05 Nemo Rangers Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
J Condon 1-1, M Barrett 0-3, T O'Brien 0-2, R Honohan 0-2. J McCarthy 1-2, D Barrett 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, J Cogan 0-1.
19 June 1966 Quarter-final University College Cork 3-10 - 1-04 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
D Geaney 3-2, E Philpott 0-4, E Ryan 0-2, P Moynihan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1. M Shine 1-0, R Ennis 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, S McPhillips 0-1.
14 August 1966 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 0-09 - 0-04 Clonakilty Kinsale
J Daly 0-6, D Moore 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1. Finny Hayes 0-2, Teddy Hayes 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.
21 August 1966 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-11 - 1-10 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Gene McCarthy 0-4, D Murphy 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, A Harrington 0-1. P Barry 0-6, E O'Brien 1-0, M Keane 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, P Curley 0-1, J Clifford 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 August 1966 Semi-final St. Nicholas' 1-10 - 1-06 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Daly 0-5, J O'Sullivan 1-1, B Carroll 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, A Flynn 0-1. E Ryan 1-0, D Philpott 0-2, PJ Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Moynihan 0-1, E Philpott 0-1.
30 October 1966 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-08 - 2-08 Mitchelstown Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
Gene McCarthy 0-6, Gerald McCarthy 1-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2. T Monaghan 2-1, M Barrett 0-4, M Burke 0-1, B Honohan 0-1, E Fleming 0-1.
6 November 1966 Semi-final replay St. Finbarr's 2-10 - 2-08 Mitchelstown Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
C McCarthy 1-2, B Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, C Cullinane 0-2, M Archer 0-1. M Barrett 1-5, B Honohan 1-2, T O'Brien 0-1.

Final

4 December 1966 Final St. Nicholas' 1-07 - 1-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Daly 0-5, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Moore 0-2. E McCarthy 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. [1]
    "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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