The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the

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's premier inter-county

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tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.

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entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive championship title. On 25 September 1966, Galway won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-7 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third championship in succession. Fermanagh's P. T. Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 4-12. Galway's

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was the choice for

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Connacht Championship format change

Normal system back with just 1 Quarter-final vs 2 Semi-finals as usual.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final Semi-finals Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

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Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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to 9 Munster titles in a row in the Munster final. * The All Ireland semi-final between Meath and Down was their first ever championship meeting. *

were All Ireland Champions for the third year in a row and Connacht champions for the fourth year in a row.

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

References

{{All-Ireland Senior Football Championship