Championship details | |
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Dates | 1 May 1966 - 25 September 1966 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Galway (7th win) |
Captain | Enda Colleran |
Manager | John "Tull" Dunne |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Meath |
Captain | Dave Carty |
Manager | Peter McDermott |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 32 |
Top Scorer | P. T. Treacy (4-12) |
Player of the Year | Mattie McDonagh |
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The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.
Galway 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 Mattie McDonagh was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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