1959–60 National Hurling League Dates 11 October 1959 – 1 May 1960 Winners Tipperary (9 win)
The 1959–60 National Hurling League was the 29th season of the National Hurling League .
Division 1 [ ]
Football league season
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1958-59 season . Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 1 May 1960, Tipperary won the title after a 2-15 to 3-8 win over Cork in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their 9th league title overall.[1]
Cork's Christy Ring was the league's top scorer with 12-09.
Division 1A table [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Cork v Kilkenny
11 October 1959 Cork 3-07 - 5-07 Kilkenny Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
C Ring 2-1, C Cooney 1-0, P Barry 0-2, E Goulding 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, P Leary 0-1.
E Keher 3-2, L Cleere 1-1, M Kelly 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, D Heaslip 0-1, M Fleming 0-1.
Waterford v Wexford
11 October 1959 Waterford 6-10 - 2-07 Wexford Waterford Sportsfield , Waterford
D Whelan 2-1, F Walsh 0-7, T Cunningham 1-0, J Meaney 1-0, S Power 1-0, L Guinan 1-0, T Cheasty 0-2.
P Kehoe 1-3, O McGrath 1-0, O Gough 0-2, T Flood 0-1, J Colfer 0-1.
Referee: M Walsh (Cork)
Antrim v Dublin
11 October 1959 Antrim 4-02 - 9-07 Dublin Casement Park , Belfast
P Mullaney 1-2, A Forsythe 1-0, O Campbell 1-0, P McMahon 1-0.
J Lenihan 2-1, J Boothman 2-1, J Byrne 1-3, P Kenny 1-1, L Quinn 1-0, L Shannon 1-0, E O'Dea 1-0, F Whelan 0-1.
Kilkenny v Waterford
25 October 1959 Kilkenny 4-06 - 4-06 Waterford Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
D Whelan 2-0, L Guinan 1-0, T Cunningham 1-0, J Kiely 0-3, S Power 0-2, F Walsh 0-1.
B Dwyer 2-0, D Heaslip 1-1, T O'Connell 1-0, S Clohessy 0-3, E Keher 0-2.
Referee: S O'Dwyer (Tipperary)
Antrim v Cork
25 October 1959 Antrim 1-03 - 6-06 Cork Casement Park , Belfast
P McMahon 1-0, P Mullaney 0-3.
J Donoghue 4-0, V Barrett 1-0, J O'Connor 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1,
Wexford v Dublin
25 October 1959 Wexford 5-06 - 4-04 Dublin Gorey
J Colfer 2-0, P Kehoe 1-3, J O'Brien 1-0, O McGrath 1-0, R Murphy 0-3.
N O'Dea 2-0, J Byrne 1-1, L Shannon 1-1, F Whelan 0-1, B Boothman 0-1.
Cork v Wexford
8 November 1959 Cork 7-09 - 5-04 Wexford Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
C Ring 6-4, M Quane 1-1, D Driscoll 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, E Goulding 0-1.
P Kehoe 2-1, J O'Brien 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, O Gough 1-0, R Murphy 0-1, N Wheeler 0-1.
Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)
Antrim v Kilkenny
8 November 1959 Antrim 0-03 - 6-05 Kilkenny Fr. Healy Park , Loughguile
S Wright 0-2, P Mullaney 0-1.
T O'Connell 2-0, J Hennessy 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, M Fleming 1-0, S Clohessy 0-2, D Heaslip 0-1, E Keher 0-1.
Referee: P McGrattan (Down)
Dublin v Kilkenny
28 February 1960 Dublin 3-09 - 3-04 Kilkenny Croke Park , Dublin
J Finan 2-0, A Young 1-1, L Shannon 0-4, D Hayes 0-1, D Foley 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, K McLoughlin 0-1.
E Keher 2-2, D Carroll 1-1, S Clohessy 0-1.
Waterford v Cork
28 February 1960 Waterford 5-03 - 6-06 Cork Waterford Sportsfield , Waterford
L Guinan 2-0, S Power 1-0, M Flannelly 1-0, D Whelan 1-0, T Cheasty 0-2, J Condon 0-1.
J Twomey 3-1, M Quane 1-0, J O'Flynn 1-0, C Ring 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-3, E Goulding 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
Wexford v Antrim
28 February 1960 Wexford 5-10 - 5-04 Antrim Gorey
O McGrath 2-2, J Colfer 2-0, P Kehoe 1-0, M Lyng 0-3, M Bennett 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2.
R McMullan 2-0, O Campbell 1-2, P Mullaney 1-1, E Stewart 1-0, S Wright 0-1.
Referee: S Farrell (Wicklow)
Cork v Dublin
3 April 1960 Cork 7-06 - 3-06 Dublin Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
M Quane 3-2, P Barry 2-0, T Kelly 2-0, P Harte 0-3, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
D Foley 1-3, K McLoughlin 1-1, V Bell 1-0, H Doyle 0-2.
Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)
Kilkenny v Wexford
3 April 1960 Kilkenny 4-07 - 2-07 Wexford Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
O Walsh 2-0, B Dwyer 1-1, S Clohessy 1-1, E Keher 0-3, D Carroll 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.
O McGrath 1-1, M Lyng 1-0, P Kehoe 0-2, M Bergin 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, M Bennett 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
Division 1B table [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Galway v Tipperary
11 October 1959 Galway 1-06 - 2-09 Tipperary Pearse Stadium , Galway
F Glynn 1-0, T Sweeney 0-3, M Regan 0-2, J Cahill 0-1.
T English 1-1, J Moloughney 1-0, J Doyle 0-2, P Dormey 0-2, T Wall 0-2, M Maher 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
Carlow v Limerick
11 October 1959 Carlow 5-05 - 10-06 Limerick Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
E Long 3-1, L Walsh 1-1, W Walsh 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2, M Morrissey 0-1.
E Carey 3-0, P Hartnett 3-0, M Hayes 2-0, J McGrath 1-3, D McCarthy 1-0, P Cobbe 0-2, P O'Malley 0-1, S Quaid 0-1.
Tipperary v Carlow
25 October 1959 Tipperary 4-07 - 1-09 Carlow St. Cronan's Park , Roscrea
J Doyle 3-1, J Williams 1-1, T Wall 0-3, G McCarthy 0-.
Long 1-0, Brophy 0-3, Walsh 0-2, Morrissey 0-1, Williams 0-1, Hayden 0-1, Hogan 0-1.
Clare v Galway
25 October 1959 Clare 4-05 - 7-11 Galway Cusack Park , Ennis
J Smith 2-0, N Jordan 1-1, G Ryan 1-0, C Madigan 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.
PJ Lawless 2-1, F Glynn 2-1, J Conroy 1-2, T Sweeney 0-5, P Egan 1-1, J Cormican 1-0, J Moclair 0-1.
Carlow v Galway
28 February 1960 Carlow 5-07 - 4-09 Galway Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
E Long 3-1, PJ Hogan 1-1, L Walsh 1-0, M O'Brien 0-1, P McGovern 0-1, T Nolan 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.
T Sweeney 1-3, L Manning 1-2, T Glynn 1-1, PJ Killilea 1-0, F Glynn 0-2, PJ Lally 0-1.
Tipperary v Limerick
3 April 1960 Tipperary 3-16 - 2-04 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield , Thurles
J Doyle 0-9, L Devaney 1-4, T Moloughney 1-0, L Connolly 1-0, T English 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.
L Moloney 1-0, P Hartnett 1-0, L Hogan 0-1, M Hayes 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1.
Referee: S Spain (Offaly)
Final [ ]
Cork v Tipperary
1 May 1960 Final Cork 3-08 - 2-15 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork 15:15
C Ring 3-4, P Harte 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.
Jimmy Doyle 0-9, L Connolly 2-0, D Nealon 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, T English 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)
Match programme for the 1960 league final.
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
Division 2 [ ]
Football league season
Laois won the title following a 5-9 to 1-8 win over Roscommon in the final.
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