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1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates3 April 1966 – 9 October 1966
Teams15
Champions Avondhu (2nd title)
Paddy Behan (captain)
Runners-up University College Cork
Willie Cronin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored103 (7.36 per match)
Points scored242 (17.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Seánie Barry (1-23)
1965 (Previous) (Next) 1967

The 1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the first round fixtures took place at the County Convention on 30 January 1966. The championship began on 3 April 1966 and ended on 9 October 1966.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the semi-final stage.

On 9 October 1966, Avondhu won the championship following a 2–11 to 4–04 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first in 14 championship seasons.[1]

University College Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Team changes

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From Championship

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Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

3 April 1966 First round Avondhu 3-10 - 4-06 Sarsfields Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
J O'Connell 2-0, R Browne 1-2, J Hogan 0-3, L Sheehan 0-3, D Fenton 0-1, N O'Regan 0-1. D Hurley 2-2, JJ Long 1-2, P Coogan 1-1, M McDonnell 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
3 April 1966 First round Na Piarsaigh 10-13 - 3-03 Carbery Ballinhassig
J Buckley 4-2, J Burke 2-1, N Greaney 2-1, M Ellard 0-5, P Allen 1-1, P Sheehan 1-1, R Tuohy 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1. B Collins 1-2, C Corcoran 1-0, L Hurley 1-0, N Desmond 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
1 May 1966 First round St. Vincent's 2-05 - 6-13 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T O'Shea 1-0, D O'Regan 1-0, N Barry 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1. J McCarthy 3-2, J O'Halloran 2-2, B Kenneally 1-1, S Barry 0-4, P O'Connell 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, P Dooley 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
1 May 1966 First round Carrigdhoun 2-08 - 7-11 Glen Rovers Manning Park, Passage
JK Coleman 1-3, J O'Flynn 1-2, D McCarthy 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, D Coleman 0-1. T Corbett 3-1, C Ring 2-3, B Carroll 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, D Moore 0-2, J Young 0-2, S Kennefick 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
8 May 1966 First round Duhallow 4-03 - 3-11 Muskerry Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
J O'Connell 2-1, B O'Connor 1-0, S Stokes 1-0, J Twoemy 0-2. C Sheehan 1-3, J Kelly 1-2, B Fitton 1-2, T Ryan 0-3, F Kelleher 0-1.
22 May 1966 First round Seandún 6-04 - 5-06 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Finn 2-0, A O'Sullivan 1-1, M Curley 1-0, J O'Leary 1-0, P Curley 1-0, E Dorney 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, T Brown 1-4, E Murphy 1-1, J Moloney 1-1, M Roche 1-0, M Meaney 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
22 May 1966 First round St. Finbarr's 5-04 - 2-01 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Murphy 2-0, C McCarthy 1-1, M Leahy 1-1, C Cullinane 1-0, C Roche 0-2. J Bennett 1-1, R Lehane 1-0. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Quarter-finals

12 June 1966 Quarter-final Avondhu 7-06 - 1-04 Muskerry Priory Park, Newmarket
N O'Regan 4-1, D O'Connell 1-2, L Sheehan 1-1, R Browne 1-0, P Behan 0-2. T Ryan 1-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, J Long 0-1. Referee: J Cooney (Carrigaline)
26 June 1966 Quarter-final Passage 3-11 - 1-07 Seandún Carrigaline
J McCarthy 1-5, J Coughlan 1-1, J Barry 1-1, J Reilly 0-2, E O'Brien 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. G Connell 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, M Curley 0-2, T Furlong 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, P Curley 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
26 June 1966 Quarter-final University College Cork 3-16 - 1-15 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S Barry 0-8, M Fahy 2-0, J O'Halloran 1-1, B Kenneally 0-3, D Clifford 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, W Cronin 0-1. S Gillen 0-9, P Allen 1-1, J Buckley 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1, R Tuohy 0-1, N Greaney 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
31 July 1966 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 4-13 - 4-07 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Archer 2-2, W Doyle 1-1, Gerry McCarthy 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, C Roche 0-2, C Cullinane 0-1, P Doolan 0-1, T Connolly 0-1. P Harte 0-4, C Ring 1-0, B Carroll 1-0, A Flynn 1-0, S Riordan 1-0, S Kennefick 0-2, T Corbett 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Semi-finals

21 August 1966 Semi-final Avondhu 6-12 - 3-11 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Behan 2-1, L Sheehan 0-7, J O'Connell 1-2, R Browne 1-1, R Ennis 1-0, N O'Regan 1-0, J Browne 0-1. J McCarthy 1-3, E O'Brien 1-1, J Barry 1-1, J O'Reilly 0-3, D Dooley 0-1, B Meade 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
18 September 1966 Semi-final University College Cork 2-14 - 0-13 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S Barry 0-9, W Cronin 1-0, D Philpott 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-3, P Dooley 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. C McCarthy 0-6, C Cullinane 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, M Leahy 0-1, W Doyle 0-1, P Doolan 0-1, M Archer 0-1.

Final

9 October 1966 Final Avondhu 2-11 - 4-04 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
L Sheehan 0-4, R Browne 1-0, R Ennis 1-0, J Keating 0-3, D O'Connell 0-1, J Russell 0-1, P Behan 0-1, F Sheedy 0-1. S Barry 1-2, N Morgan 1-1, D Philpott 1-0, B Kenneally 1-0, W Cronin 0-1. Referee: M Walsh

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Seánie Barry UCC 1-23 26 4 6.50
2 Liam Sheehan Avondhu 1-15 18 4 4.50
3 Noel O'Regan Avondhu 5-02 17 4 4.25
4 Jack Buckley Na Piarsaigh 4-03 15 2 7.50
Richie Browne Avondhu 4-03 15 4 3.75
John O'Halloran UCC 3-06 15 4 3.75
7 Justin McCarthy Passage 2-08 14 2 7.00
Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 1-11 14 3 4.66
9 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 3-03 12 2 6.00
J. McCarthy UCC 3-03 12 3 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jack Buckley Na Piarsaigh 4-02 14 Carbery
2 Noel O'Regan Avondhu 4-01 13 Muskerry
3 J. McCarthy UCC 3-02 11 St. Vincent's
4 Tom Corbett Glen Rovers 3-01 10 Carrigdhoun
5 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-03 9 Carrigdhoun
Séamus Gillen Na Piarsaigh 1-06 9 UCC
Seánie Barry UCC 0-09 9 St. Finbarr's
8 Denis Hurley Sarsfields 2-02 8 Avondhu
John O'Halloran UCC 2-02 8 St. Vincent's
Mick Archer St. Finbarr's 2-02 8 Glen Rovers
Justin McCarthy Passage 1-05 8 Seandún
Seánie Barry UCC 0-08 8 Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1920-1969". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 3 November 2017.