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)
Top scorer(s)	Mick Barrett (1-18)
← 1965 (Previous) (Next) 1967 →

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. This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Mitchelstown's MIck Barrett was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

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	O'Connell Park
	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

O'Connell Park

Muskerry v Mitchelstown

1 May 1966 First round	Muskerry	2-04 - 3-09	Mitchelstown	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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
	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

Imokilly v St. Finbarr's

1 May 1966 First round	Imokilly	0-05 - 0-10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	D O'Shea 0-3, P Lynch 0-1, JJ Long 0-1.		C Roche 0-5, C McCarthy 0-1, M Archer 0-1, T Connolly 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, Gerald McCarthy 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Beara

8 May 1966 First round	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 0-07	Beara	Rossa Park
	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 Grounds
	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 Sportsfield
	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.

Quarter-finals

Mitchelstown v Nemo Rangers

19 June 1966 Quarter-final	Mitchelstown	1-08 - 1-05	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	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
	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 Grounds
	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
	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
	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
	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
	C McCarthy 1-2, B Murphy 1-0, Gene 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
	J Daly 0-5, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Moore 0-2.		Gene McCarthy 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, Gerald McCarthy 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mick Barrett	Mitchelstown	1-18	21	4	5.25
2	Jackie Daly	St Nicholas'	0-18	18	5	3.60
3	Gene McCarthy	St Finbarr's	0-17	17	5	3.40
4	David Geaney	UCC	4-02	14	2	7.00
	Charlie McCarthy	St Finbarr's	2-08	14	5	2.80

Miscellaneous

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