1966 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kildare (2nd win) |
| Captain | Mick Hoare |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Warwickshire |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.[1][2]
Roscommon entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Ulster Championship.[3][4]
The All-Ireland final was played on 9 October 1966 at Glebe Farm, between Kildare and Warwickshire, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kildare won the match by 4-06 to 2-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in four years.[5]
All-Ireland home final
| 11 September 1966 Home final | Kildare | 3-12 - 2-03 | Kerry | MacDonagh Park |
| M Behan 1-2, B Quinn 1-2, M O'Brien 1-1, T Christian 0-3, P Connolly 0-1, T Carew 0-1, M Duane 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1. | E O'Sullivan 2-1, T Randals 0-1, D Lucid 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
| 9 October 1966 Final | Warwickshire | 2-09 - 4-06 | Kildare | Glebe Farm |
| T Buckley 1-0, K Phelan 1-0, W Hogan 0-3, E Hanlon 0-2, D Dunne 0-1, P Hallinan 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, M Sullivan 0-1. | D O'Keeffe 2-0, W Quinn 1-0, M O'Brien 1-0, R Burke 0-3, N Behan 0-3. | Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
References
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Roscommon profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "O'Malley's fond memories of '65". Roscommon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Kildare profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.