1966 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1966 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates9 October – 11 December 1966
Teams8
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Dohenys (2nd title)
D. D. Lyons (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Antrim.svg Grange
Tom Bermingham (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored23 (2.56 per match)
Points scored122 (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.

Contents

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

DivisionChampionshipChampions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Grange
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Dohenys
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Crosshaven
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Knocknagree
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glanmire
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Ballincollig
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St. Vincent's

Results

Quarter-finals

9 October 1966Quarter-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 1966Quarter-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 1966Quarter-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 1966Quarter-final Grange 0–09 – 1–04 Knocknagree Kanturk Grounds

Semi-finals

30 October 1966Semi-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 1966Semi-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 1966Semi-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

27 November 1966Final 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 1966Final 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

  1. ↑ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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