The 1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Down in the All-Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 23 October 1966 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between London and Cork, in what was their second ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 1–06 to 0–08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first tile in 28 years.
Results Leinster Junior Football Championship
GK1 Dickie Kieran (St Kevin's)RCB2 Dermot Drumgoole (St Joseph's)FB3 Séamus Kirk (St Bride's)LCB4 Jim Mooney (Naomh Máirtín)RHB5 Benny Grogan (St Kevin's)CHB6 Larry Geraghty (Mattock Rangers) LHB7 Joe Gogarty (Geraldines)MF8 Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers)MF9 Ollie Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)RHF10 Harry McCarthy (Cooley Kickhams)CHF11 Kevin Lynch (Geraldines)LHF12 Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)RCF13 Danny Nugent (Newtown Blues)FF14 Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)LCF15 Patrick Duff (St Fechin's) (c)Substitutes: 16 Peter Donnelly (Stabannon Parnells) for Grogan 17 Derry Maguire (St Bride's) for Shevlin 18 Peter Shevlin for O. Geraghty 19 Gerry McFadden (O'Connells) for Gogarty 20 Liam Smith (Wolfe Tones) for Matthews 21 Paddy McGlew (St Fechin's) for Mooney GK1 Willie Hennessy (Ballymore)RCB2 Tom Kane (Sallins)FB3 Tom Foley (Rheban)LCB4 Willie Harris (Rheban)RHB5 J.J. Cahill (Eadestown)CHB6 John Murphy (Milltown)LHB7 Seán Brennan (Ballyteague)MF8 John Kane (Sallins)MF9 Pat Brereton (Ballykelly)RHF10 Jimmy Dalton (Sallins)CHF11 Mick Nugent (Ballyteague)LHF12 John Donoghue (Grange)RCF13 Ollie Harrington (Ardclough)FF14 Jim Dillon (Suncroft)LCF15 Liam Gleeson (Monasterevan)Substitute: 16 Paddy Conway (Ballymore) for Harrington
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
GK1 George McCarthy (St Finbarr's)RCB2 Johnny O'Flynn (Kilshannig)FB3 Tom Bermingham (Grange)LCB4 Andy Burke (Bandon)RHB5 Johnny O'Leary (Nemo Rangers)CHB6 John O'Halloran (UCC)LHB7 Mick Healy (St Finbarr's)MF8 Jim Downing (Urhan)MF9 Donal Sheehan (Na Piarsaigh)RHF10 Tommy Burke (Millstreet)CHF11 John Murphy (Douglas)LHF12 Con Roche (St Finbarr's)RCF13 Con Kelleher (Millstreet)FF14 Bob Honohan (Mitchelstown) LCF15 John White (Nemo Rangers)Substitutes: 16 Denis McCarthy (Kilmurry) for Murphy 17 Robert Evans (O'Donovan Rossa) for Downing GK1 Dickie Kieran (St Kevin's)RCB2 Dermot Drumgoole (St Joseph's)FB3 Séamus Kirk (St Bride's)LCB4 Jim Mooney (Naomh Máirtin)RHB5 Peter Donnelly (Stabannon Parnells)CHB6 Larry Geraghty (Mattock Rangers) LHB7 Gerry McFadden (O'Connells)MF8 Benny Grogan (St Kevin's)MF9 Ollie Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)RHF10 Harry McCarthy (Cooley Kickhams)CHF11 Kevin Lynch (Geraldines)LHF12 Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)RCF13 Danny Nugent (Newtown Blues)FF14 Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)LCF15 Patrick Duff (St Fechin's) (c)Substitutes: 16 Danny Culligan (St Joseph's) for Kirk 17 Gerry Kelly (St Bride's) for Drumgoole 18 Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers) for Grogan
All-Ireland home final
All-Ireland final
See also
Leinster Junior Football Championship All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
References