The 1966 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the
Cork Senior Football Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...
since its establishment by the
Cork County Board in
1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl ...
. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1966. The championship began on 10 April 1966 and ended on 4 December 1966.
St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the
defending champions.
On 4 December 1966, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 1–07 to 1–06 defeat of
St. Finbarr's in the final.
This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the
Cork Intermediate Football Championship
The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County ...
*
Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown () is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3,740. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains, 12 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Caves, 28 km from Cahir, 50 ...
From Championship
Declined to field a team
*
Garda
Results
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
*
St. Nicholas' win back to back titles for the first time.
References
{{Cork Senior Football Championship
Cork Senior Football Championship