1966 Cork Junior Football Championship
| Dates | 9 October - 11 December 1966 | ||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Dohenys (2nd title)D. D. Lyons (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  GrangeTom Bermingham (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Goals scored | 23 (2.56 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 122 (13.56 per match) | ||
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The 1966 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 October to 11 December 1966.
The final, which went to a replay, was played on 11 December 1966 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Dohenys and Grange, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Dohenys won the match by 3-08 to 1-06 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 31 years.[2][3]
Qualification
[edit]Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]| 9 October 1966 Quarter-final | Adrigole | 1-11 - 2-03 | Glanmire | Sam Maguire Park |
| M O'Regan 1-2, B O'Neill 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-2, P Carey 0-2, GJ O'Sullivan 0-1, F Power 0-1. | P Barry 1-2, M McCarthy 1-1. |
| 16 October 1966 Quarter-final | Ballincollig | 2-10 - 2-05 | Crosshaven | Ballincollig Grounds |
| B Fitton 2-0, M Buckley 0-3, J Fitton 0-2, G Regan 0-2, D Fitton 0-2, S Barry-Murphy 0-1. | T Sheehan 1-0, H Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, MJ Fitzgerald 0-1, M Lucey 0-1. |
| 16 October 1966 Quarter-final | Dohenys | 0-09 - 1-05 | St. Vincent's | Charlie Hurley Park |
| Eamon Young 0-5, P Smith 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, J Crowley 0-1. | C O'Shea 1-1, P Twomey 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Halloran 0-1. |
| 30 October 1966 Quarter-final | Grange | 0-09 - 1-04 | Knocknagree | Kanturk Grounds |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 30 October 1966 Semi-final | Dohenys | 1-06 - 0-09 | Adrigole | Rossa Park |
| M Byrne 1-1, J Carroll 0-3, A Collins 0-1, Eamon Young 0-1. | M O'Regan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Sullivan 0-1, PJ O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 6 November 1966 Semi-final replay | Dohenys | 3-08 - 2-05 | Adrigole | Rossa Park |
| D Collins 2-0, P Burns 1-0, J Crowley 0-3, Eamon Young 0-2, Edda Young 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-2. | S Power 2-0, M O'Regan 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, PJ O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. |
| 6 November 1966 Semi-final | Grange | 1-11 - 1-06 | Ballincollig | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| T Barry 1-1, P Gowen 0-3, N Kirby 0-3, D Bermingham 0-2, J Gowen 0-1, W Hanrahan 0-1. |
Final
[edit]| 27 November 1966 Final | Dohenys | 1-04 - 1-04 | Grange | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| H McCullough 1-0, J Crowley 0-2, Eamon Young 0-1, J Young 0-1. | D Bermingham 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, PJ Kirby 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 11 December 1966 Final replay | Dohenys | 3-08 - 1-06 | Grange | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Eamon Young 0-5, J Carroll 1-0, J Young 1-0, A Collins 1-0, Edda Young 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1. | W Clifford 1-0, J Gowen 0-2, E Kirby 0-2, W Hanrahan 0-1, D Bermingham 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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