1966 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1966 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates9 October – 4 December 1966
Teams7
Champions Carrigtwohill (5th title)
Dave O'Keeffe (captain)
Runners-up Valley Rovers
P. J. Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Points scored81 (13.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) 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.

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 1966 Quarter-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 1966 Quarter-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 1966 Quarter-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 1966 Semi-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 1966 Semi-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 1966 Final 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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