1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (7th win) |
| Captain | Enda Colleran |
| Manager | John 'Tull' Dunne |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Mattie McDonagh (Galway) |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September 1966. Galway, making a fourth final appearance in succession and looking to secure a "Three In A Row" of All-Ireland titles, faced Meath. The two met in the semi-final stage of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, when Galway triumphed with a 3-point victory. Meath were unable to stop the Tribesmen as they won by a six-point margin in the final, 1-10 to 0-07. The win completed a "Three In A Row" for the county. It would be another 32 years before Galway would win another All-Ireland title, in 1998 against Kildare.
Results
Quarter-finals
| 8 May 1966 Quarter-final | Clare | 0-4 – 3-11 | Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| E McCarthy 1-3, E Ryan 1-2, E Philpott 0-4, B O'Keeffe 1-0, T Hayes 0-2. |
| 29 May 1966 Quarter-final | Waterford | 2-3 – 3-8 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| Referee: S Quaid (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
| 26 June 1966 Semi-final | Cork | 5-10 – 1-8 | Limerick | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| C O'Sullivan 2-4, M O'Loughlin 2-1, G MCCarthy 1-2, F Hayes 0-2, J Carroll 0-1. | M Tynan 0-4, T Meaney 1-0, P Reidy 0-2, D Quirke 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. | Referee: K Barry (Kerry) |
| 26 June 1966 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-16 – 2-6 | Tipperary | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| D O'Shea 1-4, S Fitzgerald 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, T Prendergast 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, D Geaney 0-1. | M Keating 1-3, R Strang 1-1, P Archibald 0-1, J Hewitt 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Cork) |
Final
| 17 July 1966 Final | Kerry | 1-7 – 2-7 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| T Barrett 1-0, T Moynihan 0-2, T Prendergast 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, PJ Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Griffin 0-1. | G McCarthy 1-1, J Carroll 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, E Philpott 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1. | Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
Semi-finals
| 7 August 1966 Semi-final | Galway | 1-11 - 1-9 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Dunne 1-7, S Cleary 0-2, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1. | C O'SUllivan 0-5, M O'Loughlin 1-0, J Carroll 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, E Philpott 0-1. | Attendance: 30,966 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow) |
| 21 August 1966 Semi-final | Meath | 2-16 - 1-9 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
| G Quinn 2-0, N Curran 0-6, M Sullivan 0-4, T Browne 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, P Collier 0-1, P Moore 0-1. | P Doherty 0-5, B Johnston 1-1, S O'Neill 0-2, J Fitzsimmons 0-1. | Attendance: 44,463 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Final
| 25 September 1966 Final | Galway | 1-10 - 0-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M McDonagh 1-1, J Keenan 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, L Sammon 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, S Cleary 0-1. | N Curran 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brown 0-1. | Attendance: 71,569 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |