1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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Header1:Championship details
Label2:Dates
Label3:Teams
Header4:All-Ireland Champions
Label5:Winning team
Data5:Mayo (3rd win)
Label6:Captain
Label7:Manager
Header8:All-Ireland Finalists
Label9:Losing team
Data9:Down
Label10:Captain
Label11:Manager
Header12:Provincial Champions
Label13:Munster
Data13:Cork
Label14:Leinster
Data14:Laois
Label15:Ulster
Data15:Down
Label16:Connacht
Data16:Mayo

The 1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster final.

On 25 September 1966, Mayo won the championship following a 1–12 to 1–8 defeat of Down in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 13 championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Semi-Finals

Final

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Munster Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour. RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. 19 November 2012.