1966 Cork Senior Football Championship

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.

1966 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	10 April 1966 – 4 December 1966
Teams	16
Champions	St. Nicholas' (5th title) Jackie Daly (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's Gus Harrington (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	38 (2.24 per match)
Points scored	248 (14.59 per match)
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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

• Mitchelstown

From Championship

Declined to field a team

• Garda

Results

First round

Seandún v Duhallow

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.

Seandún v Duhallow

1 May 1966 First round replay

Seandún

1-06 - 1-05

Duhallow

Glantane

Muskerry v Mitchelstown

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.

Macroom v Clonakilty

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.

Millstreet v Avondhu

1 May 1966 First round

Millstreet

1-01 - 4-06

Avondhu

Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow

Nemo Rangers v Beara

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.

Carrigdhoun v University College Cork

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.

Carbery v St. Nicholas'

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.

Imokilly v St. Finbarr's

First round

Imokilly

0-05 - 0-10

St. Finbarr's

Quarter-finals

Mitchelstown v Nemo Rangers

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.

University College Cork v Avondhu

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.

St. Nicholas' v Clonakilty

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.

St. Finbarr's v Seandún

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

St. Nicholas' v University College Cork

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.

St. Finbarr's v Mitchelstown

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.

St. Finbarr's v Mitchelstown

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

St. Nicholas' v St. Finbarr's

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

• St. Nicholas' win back to back titles for the first time.

References

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