1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamRoscommon (1st win)
CaptainColm Shine
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtRoscommon

Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 2 October 1966, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-12 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

28 August 1966 Semi-finalDonegal0-05 - 2-02RoscommonMacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
28 August 1966 Semi-finalKildare2-14 - 0-09KerrySt. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Final

2 October 1966 FinalRoscommon2-10 - 1-12KildareCroke Park, Dublin
Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Roscommon win the Connacht title for the first time in their history.

References

  1. Dooner, Dan (7 July 2016). "Class of 1966 – Roscommon's All-Ireland U-21 winners..." Roscommon People. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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