1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	3 April 1966 – 9 October 1966
Teams	15
Champions	Avondhu (2nd title) Paddy Behan (captain)
Runners-up	University College Cork Willie Cronin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	103 (7.36 per match)
Points scored	242 (17.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Seánie Barry (1-23)
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The 1966 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the first round fixtures took place at the County Convention on 30 January 1966. The championship began on 3 April 1966 and ended on 9 October 1966.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the semi-final stage.

On 9 October 1966, Avondhu won the championship following a 2–11 to 4–04 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first in 14 championship seasons.

University College Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Castletownroche
• Cobh

Results

First round

Avondhu v Sarsfields

3 April 1966 First round	Avondhu	3-10 - 4-06	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J O'Connell 2-0, R Browne 1-2, J Hogan 0-3, L Sheehan 0-3, D Fenton 0-1, N O'Regan 0-1.		D Hurley 2-2, JJ Long 1-2, P Coogan 1-1, M McDonnell 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Na Piarsaigh v Carbery

3 April 1966 First round	Na Piarsaigh	10-13 - 3-03	Carbery	Ballinhassig
	J Buckley 4-2, J Burke 2-1, N Greaney 2-1, M Ellard 0-5, P Allen 1-1, P Sheehan 1-1, R Tuohy 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1.		B Collins 1-2, C Corcoran 1-0, L Hurley 1-0, N Desmond 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

St. Vincent's v University College Cork

1 May 1966 First round	St. Vincent's	2-05 - 6-13	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T O'Shea 1-0, D O'Regan 1-0, N Barry 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.		J McCarthy 3-2, J O'Halloran 2-2, B Kenneally 1-1, S Barry 0-4, P O'Connell 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, P Dooley 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Carrigdhoun v Glen Rovers

1 May 1966 First round	Carrigdhoun	2-08 - 7-11	Glen Rovers	Manning Park, Passage
	JK Coleman 1-3, J O'Flynn 1-2, D McCarthy 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, D Coleman 0-1.		T Corbett 3-1, C Ring 2-3, B Carroll 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, D Moore 0-2, J Young 0-2, S Kennefick 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Duhallow v Muskerry

8 May 1966 First round	Duhallow	4-03 - 3-11	Muskerry	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	J O'Connell 2-1, B O'Connor 1-0, S Stokes 1-0, J Twoemy 0-2.		C Sheehan 1-3, J Kelly 1-2, B Fitton 1-2, T Ryan 0-3, F Kelleher 0-1.

Seandún v Imokilly

22 May 1966 First round	Seandún	6-04 - 5-06	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Finn 2-0, A O'Sullivan 1-1, M Curley 1-0, J O'Leary 1-0, P Curley 1-0, E Dorney 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1,		T Brown 1-4, E Murphy 1-1, J Moloney 1-1, M Roche 1-0, M Meaney 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

St. Finbarr's v Blackrock

22 May 1966 First round	St. Finbarr's	5-04 - 2-01	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	B Murphy 2-0, C McCarthy 1-1, M Leahy 1-1, C Cullinane 1-0, C Roche 0-2.		J Bennett 1-1, R Lehane 1-0.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Quarter-finals

Avondhu v Muskerry

12 June 1966 Quarter-final	Avondhu	7-06 - 1-04	Muskerry	Priory Park, Newmarket
	N O'Regan 4-1, D O'Connell 1-2, L Sheehan 1-1, R Browne 1-0, P Behan 0-2.		T Ryan 1-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, J Long 0-1.	Referee: J Cooney (Carrigaline)

Passage v Seandún

26 June 1966 Quarter-final	Passage	3-11 - 1-07	Seandún	Carrigaline
	J McCarthy 1-5, J Coughlan 1-1, J Barry 1-1, J Reilly 0-2, E O'Brien 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		G Connell 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, M Curley 0-2, T Furlong 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, P Curley 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

University College Cork v Na Piarsaigh

26 June 1966 Quarter-final	University College Cork	3-16 - 1-15	Na Piarsaigh	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Barry 0-8, M Fahy 2-0, J O'Halloran 1-1, B Kenneally 0-3, D Clifford 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, W Cronin 0-1.		S Gillen 0-9, P Allen 1-1, J Buckley 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1, R Tuohy 0-1, N Greaney 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

31 July 1966 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	4-13 - 4-07	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Archer 2-2, W Doyle 1-1, Gerry McCarthy 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, C Roche 0-2, C Cullinane 0-1, P Doolan 0-1, T Connolly 0-1.		P Harte 0-4, C Ring 1-0, B Carroll 1-0, A Flynn 1-0, S Riordan 1-0, S Kennefick 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Semi-finals

Avondhu v Passage

21 August 1966 Semi-final	Avondhu	6-12 - 3-11	Passage	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Behan 2-1, L Sheehan 0-7, J O'Connell 1-2, R Browne 1-1, R Ennis 1-0, N O'Regan 1-0, J Browne 0-1.		J McCarthy 1-3, E O'Brien 1-1, J Barry 1-1, J O'Reilly 0-3, D Dooley 0-1, B Meade 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

University College Cork v St. Finbarr's

18 September 1966 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-14 - 0-13	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Barry 0-9, W Cronin 1-0, D Philpott 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-3, P Dooley 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-6, C Cullinane 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, M Leahy 0-1, W Doyle 0-1, P Doolan 0-1, M Archer 0-1.

Final

Avondhu v University College Cork

9 October 1966 Final	Avondhu	2-11 - 4-04	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	L Sheehan 0-4, R Browne 1-0, R Ennis 1-0, J Keating 0-3, D O'Connell 0-1, J Russell 0-1, P Behan 0-1, F Sheedy 0-1.		S Barry 1-2, N Morgan 1-1, D Philpott 1-0, B Kenneally 1-0, W Cronin 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seánie Barry	UCC	1-23	26	4	6.50
2	Liam Sheehan	Avondhu	1-15	18	4	4.50
3	Noel O'Regan	Avondhu	5-02	17	4	4.25
4	Jack Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	4-03	15	2	7.50
	Richie Browne	Avondhu	4-03	15	4	3.75
	John O'Halloran	UCC	3-06	15	4	3.75
7	Justin McCarthy	Passage	2-08	14	2	7.00
	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	1-11	14	3	4.66
9	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	3-03	12	2	6.00
	J. McCarthy	UCC	3-03	12	3	4.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jack Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	4-02	14	Carbery
2	Noel O'Regan	Avondhu	4-01	13	Muskerry
3	J. McCarthy	UCC	3-02	11	St. Vincent's
4	Tom Corbett	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	Carrigdhoun
5	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	2-03	9	Carrigdhoun
	Séamus Gillen	Na Piarsaigh	1-06	9	UCC
	Seánie Barry	UCC	0-09	9	St. Finbarr's
8	Denis Hurley	Sarsfields	2-02	8	Avondhu
	John O'Halloran	UCC	2-02	8	St. Vincent's
	Mick Archer	St. Finbarr's	2-02	8	Glen Rovers
	Justin McCarthy	Passage	1-05	8	Seandún
	Seánie Barry	UCC	0-08	8	Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

• Avondhu win the title for the first time since 1952