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.
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
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals
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 Average1P. T. TreacyFermanagh4–122438.002Michael McLooneDonegal3–142337.663Cyril DunneGalway1–182145.25Jack DonnellyKildare0–212145.255Mick RuaneMayo4–41635.33Pat DunnyKildare4–41635.33Con O'SullivanCork2–101644.00Mickey KearnsSligo1–131628.009John TimmonsDublin2–91527.50Seán O'NeillDown2–91543.75
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Tony BrennanMeath3–211WexfordPat DunnyKildare3–211Dublin3Mick RuaneMayo3–110SligoCon O'SullivanCork2–410LimerickP. T. TreacyFermanagh2–410MonaghanMichael McLooneDonegal2–410FermanaghCyril DunneGalway1–710CorkMickey KearnsSligo0–1010Mayo9P. T. TreacyFermanagh2–39ArmaghJohn HanniganDonegal2–39Fermanagh
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