- Source: 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 27 March 1966 and ended on 3 November 1966
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final, the only one to have gone to two replays, was eventually decided on 3 November 1966 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Cork won the match by 9-09 to 5-09 to claim their first championship title.
Cork's Charlie McCarthy and Seánie Barry were the championship's top scorers.
Results
= Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
=First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
= Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
=Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
= All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
=Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics
= Top scorers
=Top scorer overall
= Miscellaneous
=Wexford beat 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 went to a replay for the first time ever. It was also the only occasion that a final went to two replays.
Cork's All-Ireland victory came a month after their All-Ireland success at senior level. Gerald McCarthy was the captain for both teams.
References
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- Britania Raya
- 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
- 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
- List of All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship winners
- 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
- 1967 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final
- 1965 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
- 1965 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final
- All-Ireland Hurling Final
- 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
