1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 3 April 1966 – 9 October 1966 15 20px|border Avondhu 2 Paddy Behan 20px|border University College Cork Willie Cronin 14 103 242 20px|border Seánie Barry (1-23) 1965 1965 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1967 1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 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.http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_2.htm Senior Hurling Finals 1920-1969 Cork GAA Finals website 3 November 2017 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518125452/http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_2.htm dead University College Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 1-23. Team changes From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Castletownroche Cobh Results First round 3 April 1966 First round Avondhu 3-10 - 4-06 Sarsfields 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. Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton D O'Brien (Cobh) 3 April 1966 First round Na Piarsaigh 10-13 - 3-03 Carbery 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. Ballinhassig P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) 1 May 1966 First round St. Vincent's 2-05 - 6-13 University College 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork F Murphy (Blackrock) 1 May 1966 First round Carrigdhoun 2-08 - 7-11 Glen Rovers 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. Manning Park, Passage M Walsh (Mayfield) 8 May 1966 First round Duhallow 4-03 - 3-11 Muskerry 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. Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow 22 May 1966 First round Seandún 6-04 - 5-06 Imokilly 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 22 May 1966 First round St. Finbarr's 5-04 - 2-01 Blackrock 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Walsh (Mayfield) Quarter-finals 12 June 1966 Quarter-final Avondhu 7-06 - 1-04 Muskerry 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. Priory Park, Newmarket J Cooney (Carrigaline) 26 June 1966 Quarter-final Passage 3-11 - 1-07 Seandún 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. Carrigaline C Conway (Blarney) 26 June 1966 Quarter-final University College Cork 3-16 - 1-15 Na Piarsaigh 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Walsh (Mayfield) 31 July 1966 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 4-13 - 4-07 Glen Rovers 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Walsh (Mayfield) Semi-finals 21 August 1966 Semi-final Avondhu 6-12 - 3-11 Passage 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 18 September 1966 Semi-final University College Cork 2-14 - 0-13 St. Finbarr's 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Final 9 October 1966 Final Avondhu 2-11 - 4-04 University College 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Walsh Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorer overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Seánie BarryUCC1-232646.502Liam SheehanAvondhu1-151844.503Noel O'ReganAvondhu5-021744.254Jack BuckleyNa Piarsaigh4-031527.50Richie BrowneAvondhu4-031543.75John O'HalloranUCC3-061543.757Justin McCarthyPassage2-081427.00Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's1-111434.669Christy RingGlen Rovers3-031226.00J. McCarthyUCC3-031234.00 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Jack BuckleyNa Piarsaigh4-0214Carbery2Noel O'ReganAvondhu4-0113Muskerry3J. McCarthyUCC3-0211St. Vincent's4Tom CorbettGlen Rovers3-0110Carrigdhoun5Christy RingGlen Rovers2-039CarrigdhounSéamus GillenNa Piarsaigh1-069UCCSeánie BarryUCC0-099St. Finbarr's8Denis HurleySarsfields2-028AvondhuJohn O'HalloranUCC2-028St. Vincent'sMick ArcherSt. Finbarr's2-028Glen RoversJustin McCarthyPassage1-058SeandúnSeánie BarryUCC0-088Na Piarsaigh Miscellaneous Avondhu win the title for the first time since 1952 References Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship