1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Enda Colleran
Manager	John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Mattie McDonagh (Galway)
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September 1966. Galway, making a fourth final appearance in succession and looking to secure a "Three In A Row" of All-Ireland titles, faced Meath. The two met in the semi-final stage of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, when Galway triumphed with a 3-point victory. Meath were unable to stop the Tribesmen as they won by a six-point margin in the final, 1-10 to 0-07. The win completed a "Three In A Row" for the county. It would be another 32 years before Galway would win another All-Ireland title, in 1998 against Kildare.

Results

Connacht

Roscommon v Leitrim

12 June 1966 Quarter-Final

Roscommon	3-7 – 0-4	Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

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Mayo v Sligo

19 June 1966 Semi-Final

Mayo	1-12 – 1-12	Sligo

Sligo

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Galway v Roscommon

26 June 1966 Semi-Final

Galway	1-11 – 0-5	Roscommon

Castlebar

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Mayo v Sligo

3 July 1966 Semi-Final Replay

Mayo	4-7 – 3-7	Sligo

Castlebar

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Galway v Mayo

16 July 1966 Final

Galway	0-12 – 1-8	Mayo

Castlebar Attendance: 2,000

Leinster

Kildare v Offaly

15 May 1966 Quarter-Final

Kildare	1-9 – 2-6	Offaly

Croke Park Attendance: 13828 Referee: P Kelly

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Offaly v Kildare

19 June 1966 Quarter-Final Replay

Offaly	1-7 – 1-12	Kildare

Croke Park Referee: J Shannon

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Meath v Westmeath

1966 Semi-Final

Meath	2-14 – 1-8	Westmeath

Croke Park

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Meath v Kildare

24 July 1966 Final

Meath	1-9 – 1-8	Kildare

Croke Park

Munster

Cork v Clare

8 May 1966 Quarter-Final

Cork	3-11 – 0-4	Clare

Ennis

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Tipperary v Waterford

29 May 1966 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	3-8 – 2-3	Waterford

Dungarvan Referee: S. Quaid (L)

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Cork v Limerick

26 June 1966 Semi-Final

Cork	5-10 – 1-8	Limerick

Killarney

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Kerry v Tipperary

26 June 1966 Semi-Final

Kerry	3-16 – 2-6	Tipperary

Killarney Referee: F. Halbert ( C )

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Cork v Kerry

17 July 1966 Final

Cork	2-7 – 1-7	Kerry

Killarney

Ulster

Fermanagh v Monaghan

5 June 1966 Preliminary Round

Fermanagh	3-8 – 0-12	Monaghan

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Antrim v Derry

5 June 1966 Quarter-Final

Antrim	2-7 – 0-6	Derry

Belfast

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Down v Tyrone

12 June 1966 Quarter-Final

Down	2-9 – 0-4	Tyrone

Dungannon

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Donegal v Cavan

19 June 1966 Quarter-Final

Donegal	5-6 – 1-11	Cavan

Cavan

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Fermanagh v Armagh

26 June 1966 Quarter-Final

Fermanagh	3-8 – 0-8	Armagh

Irvinestown

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Down v Antrim

10 July 1966 Semi-Final

Down	0-9 – 0-5	Antrim

Belfast

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Donegal v Fermanagh

17 July 1966 Semi-Final

Donegal	4-17 – 1-8	Fermanagh

Dungannon

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Down v Donegal

31 July 1966 Final

Down	1-7 – 0-8	Donegal

Belfast Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway v Cork

7 August 1966 Semi-Final

Galway	1-11 - 1-9	Cork

Croke Park, Dublin

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Meath v Down

21 August 1966 Semi-Final

Meath	2-16 - 1-9	Down

Croke Park, Dublin

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Galway v Meath

25 September 1966 Final

Galway	1-10 - 0-7	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: John Hatton (Wicklow)