1966 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

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1966 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates9 October – 4 December 1966
Teams7
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg Carrigtwohill (5th title)
Dave O'Keeffe (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers
P. J. Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Points scored81 (13.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Limerick.svg Tony McCarthy (4-04)
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The 1966 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. [1] The championship ran from 9 October to 4 December 1966.

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The final was played on 4 December 1966 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Carrigtwohill and Valley Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [2] Carrigtwohill won the match by 7-06 to 3-03 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first championship title in 16 years. [3]

Tony McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 4-04.

Results

Quarter-finals

9 October 1966Quarter-final Courcey Rovers 4-08 - 1-07 Grenagh Cork Athletic Grounds
L Keogh 2-0, L Hurley 0-4, J Ryan 1-0, V O'Donovan 1-0, A Crowley 0-2, P O'Donovan 0-1, C Corcoran 0-1.J Flynn 1-0, P Walsh 0-2, P Duggan 0-2, J McDonald 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.
16 October 1966Quarter-final Kanturk 2-07 - 2-05 Kilworth Bishop Casey Memorial Park
P Smith 2-0, S O'Connell 0-4, J O'Mahony 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1.K Casey 1-0, P Farren 1-0, D O'Riordan 0-3, J Keating 0-1.
23 October 1966Quarter-final Valley Rovers 3-06 - 3-04 Douglas Carrigaline Grounds
T McCarthy 1-2, T Fitzgerald 1-2, C McCarthy 1-1, Denis McCarthy 0-1, David McCarthy 0-1, G Sweetnam 0-1.D Downey 3-0, B Larkin 0-4.

Semi-finals

6 November 1966Semi-final Carrigtwohill 3-10 - 1-11 Courcey Rovers Ballinhassig Grounds
P Roche 2-0, P O'Brien 1-1, T Brown 0-3, P Duggan 0-3, A Kelly 0-2, S Barry 0-1.M Keogh 1-0, A Crowley 0-3, L Hurley 0-3, A Hannon 0-2, C Corcoran 0-2, J O'Regan 0-1.
6 November 1966Semi-final Valley Rovers 4-06 - 3-08 Kanturk Cork Athletic Grounds
D McCarthy 1-4, F Maher 2-0, T McCarthy 1-2.P Smith 2-1, T Burke 1-1, J Mahony 0-2, S Connell 0-2, C Loughlin 0-1, M Loughlin 0-1.

Final

4 December 1966Final Carrigtwohill 7-06 - 3-03 Valley Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
P O'Brien 2-0, T Kelly 1-2, T Browne 1-1, S Barry 1-1, T Jeffers 1-0, P Roche 1-0, P Duggan 0-2.T McCarthy 2-0, T Fitzgerald 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "History". Carrigtwohill GAA website. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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