The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ran from 15 May 1966 to 4 September 1966.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster quarter-finals.

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their 14th meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 19 years. Cork won the match by 3–09 to 1–10 to claim their 20th All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 12 years.

Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3–23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Leinster first round

Leinster second round

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Munster quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the first round of the Munster championship was the team's first defeat since the provincial decider of 1963. It also put an end to Tipperary's hopes of capturing a third All-Ireland title in-a-row. Prior to the Munster semi-final between Limerick and Cork there was a minute's silence in memory of Dr. Rogers, Bishop of Killaloe, who died the previous day. In the Leinster semi-final Wexford's Willie Murphy scores a remarkable own-goal for Dublin.

Roll of Honour Tipperary – 21 (1965) Cork – 20 (1966) Kilkenny – 15 (1963) Limerick – 6 (1940) Dublin – 6 (1938) Wexford – 4 (1960) Waterford – 2 (1959) Galway – 1 (1923) Laois – 1 (1915) Clare – 1 (1914) London – 1 (1901) Kerry – 1 (1891)

Top scorers

Season Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Seánie BarryCork3–233256.402Paddy MolloyOffaly4–142638.663Eddie KeherKilkenny0–222237.334Tony DooleyOffaly6–01836.005Colm SheehanCork4–41653.206Éamonn CreganLimerick3–61527.507Liam WalshCarlow2–81427.008John MitchellCarlow3–21125.50Dick ShannonWexford1–81125.5010Justin McCarthyCork2–41052.00Willie GormanOffaly2–41033.33Pat CroninClare1–71025.00Frankie WalshWaterford0–101025.00

Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Éamonn CreganLimerick3–514Tipperary2Paddy MolloyOffaly3–413Westmeath3Tony DooleyOffaly4–012Carlow4Colm SheehanCork3–09KilkennyLiam WalshCarlow2–39OffalySeánie BarryCork1–69ClareSeánie BarryCork1–69WaterfordEddie KeherKilkenny0–99Offaly9Paddy MolloyOffaly1–58CarlowDick ShannonWexford1–58DublinPat CroninClare1–58Cork

Clean sheets

Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets1Ollie WalshKilkenny1

Sources

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).

References

External links Cork GAA website Kilkenny GAA website Gaelic Athletic Association website