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1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Peter McDermott The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive championship title.

On 25 September 1966, Galway won the championship following a 1–10 to 0–7 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third championship in succession.

Fermanagh's P. T. Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 4–12. Galway's Mattie McDonagh was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Connacht Championship format change

Normal system back with just 1 Quarter-final vs 2 Semi-finals as usual.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Cork stop Kerry to 9 Munster titles in a row in the Munster final.
The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Down was their first ever championship meeting.
Galway were All Ireland Champions for the third year in a row and Connacht champions for the fourth year in a row.

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	P. T. Treacy	Fermanagh	4–12	24	3	8.00
2	Michael McLoone	Donegal	3–14	23	3	7.66
3	Cyril Dunne	Galway	1–18	21	4	5.25
Jack Donnelly	Kildare	0–21	21	4	5.25
5	Mick Ruane	Mayo	4–4	16	3	5.33
Pat Dunny	Kildare	4–4	16	3	5.33
Con O'Sullivan	Cork	2–10	16	4	4.00
Mickey Kearns	Sligo	1–13	16	2	8.00
9	John Timmons	Dublin	2–9	15	2	7.50
Seán O'Neill	Down	2–9	15	4	3.75

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tony Brennan	Meath	3–2	11	Wexford
Pat Dunny	Kildare	3–2	11	Dublin
3	Mick Ruane	Mayo	3–1	10	Sligo
Con O'Sullivan	Cork	2–4	10	Limerick
P. T. Treacy	Fermanagh	2–4	10	Monaghan
Michael McLoone	Donegal	2–4	10	Fermanagh
Cyril Dunne	Galway	1–7	10	Cork
Mickey Kearns	Sligo	0–10	10	Mayo
9	P. T. Treacy	Fermanagh	2–3	9	Armagh
John Hannigan	Donegal	2–3	9	Fermanagh

References

Breheny, Martin. (17 September 2010). "1966: Galway power surge seals historic treble". Irish Independent.

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