1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1966
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (1st win)
Captain	Gerald McCarthy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Roscommon
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the third staging of Ireland's hurling knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 9-9 to 5-9 after two replays in the final.

The championship

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives contest these games. The pairings are Munster v Connacht and Leinster v Ulster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Cork v Limerick

September 8
Final

Cork	5-12 – 2-6	Limerick
C. McCarthy (1-5), J. McCarthy (1-4), P. Curley (1-2), S. Barry (1-1), A. Flynn (1-0).		E. Cregan (0-4), A. Dunworth (1-0), B. Cobbe (1-0), R. Ennis (0-1), T. Hickey (0-1).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Antrim v Wexford

September 11
Semi-Final

Antrim	4-13 – 1-5	Wexford

Casement Park, Belfast

Cork v Roscommon

September 11
Semi-Final

Cork	11-18 – 5-1	Roscommon

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Cork v Wexford

October 2
Final

Cork	3-12 – 5-6	Wexford
S. Barry (2-8), E. O'Brien (1-0), J. Russell (0-1), P. O'Riordan (0-1), C. McCarthy (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1).		M. Gardiner (1-2), J. Quigley (1-1), T. Doran (1-0), E. Cousins (1-0), W. Murphy (Cork - 1-0, own goal), S. Barron (0-1), B. Ronan (0-1), C. Dowdall (0-1).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: D. Nealon (Tipperary)

Cork v Wexford

October 23
Final Replay

Cork	4-9 – 4-9	Wexford
A. Flynn (3-0), C. McCarthy (1-2), S. Barry (0-5), P. Curley (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1).		T. Doran (1-2), C. Dowdall (1-1), S. Barron (0-4), E. Cousins (1-0), P. Quigley (1-0), N. Rochford (0-1), M. Garland (0-1).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick)

Cork v Wexford

November 3
Final Second Replay

Cork	9-9 – 5-9	Wexford
C. McCarthy (2-2), P. Curley (2-1), E. O'Brien (2-1), A. Flynn (2-0), S. Barry (1-2), J. McCarthy (0-3).		S. Barron (3-4), P. Quigley (1-0), A. Doran (1-0), C. Dowdall (0-2), E. Cousins (0-1), M. Gardiner (0-1), M. Jacob (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Martin (Tyrone)

Cork

Wexford

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Wexford defeat Laois to win their third Leinster title in succession.
Following the first All-Ireland final between Cork and Wexford, referee Donie Nealon had to be escorted from the pitch after dismissing two players, one from each team.
The All-Ireland final goes to a replay for the first time ever. It is also the only occasion that a final goes to two replays.
Cork's All-Ireland victory comes a month after their All-Ireland success at senior level. Gerald McCarthy was the captain for both teams.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championships

Championships	1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Finals	1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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