1966 Cork Junior Football Championship Explained

1966 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates:9 October - 11 December 1966
Teams:8
Champions: Dohenys
Count:2
Champions Captain:D. D. Lyons
Runners-Up: Grange
Runners-Up Captain:Tom Bermingham
Matches:9
Goals:23
Points:122
Previous Year:1965
Previous Tournament:1965 Cork Junior Football Championship
Next Year:1967
Next Tournament:1967 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1966 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 October to 11 December 1966.

The final, which went to a replay, was played on 11 December 1966 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Dohenys and Grange, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Dohenys won the match by 3-08 to 1-06 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 31 years.[2] [3]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipGrange
BearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipAdrigole
CarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipDohenys
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipCrosshaven
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipKnocknagree
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipGlanmire
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipBallincollig
SeandĂșnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipSt. Vincent's

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior AFC. Cork GAA website. 28 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Brief history. Dohenys GAA website. 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: When Dohenys ruled the West. The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. 28 November 2021.