1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May 1960 – 25 September 1960
Teams30
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDown (1st win)
CaptainKevin Mussen
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainPaudie Sheehy
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played31
Player of the YearColours of Down.svg James McCartan
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1961 →

The 1960 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 74th 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 1960 and ended on 25 September 1960.

Fermanagh back in the Ulster championship for the first time since 1948.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 25 September 1960, Down won the championship following a 2–10 to 0–8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Down's James McCartan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results[]

Connacht Senior Football Championship[]

Quarter-final

12 June 1960 Quarter-final Mayo 1–6 – 2–5 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
B McLoughlin (0-2); T Treacy (1-1), M Ruane (0-1), T O’Boyle (0-2). Attendance: 11,370

Semi-finals

19 June 1960 Semi-final Leitrim 2–8 – 1–6 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 4,000
26 June 1960 Semi-final Galway 1–8 – 1–3 Sligo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
Attendance: 5,000

Final

10 July 1960 Final Galway 2–5 – 0–5 Leitrim Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 7,500

Leinster Senior Football Championship[]

First round

1 May 1960 First round Kildare 1–9 – 2–3 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
E.Treacy 2-0, K.O'Malley 0-4, P.Maguire 0-2, F.Gibbons, M.Geraghty 0-1
1 May 1960 First round Longford 2–12 – 2–9 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
8 May 1960 First round Westmeath 2–10 – 1–11 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

15 May 1960 Quarter-final Offaly 2–12 – 2–9 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960 Quarter-final Louth 1–10 – 1–5 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960 Quarter-final Dublin 10–13 – 3–8 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Johnny Joyce 5-3, Kevin Heffernan 2-1, Des Ferguson 1-2, Paddy Farnan 1-1, John Timmons 0-4, Maurice Whelan and Simon Behan 0-1 each, Billy Morgan 1-0 o.g. Noel Dodd and Roger Martin 1-2 each, Larry Gillen 1-0, Bobby Burns 0-2, J Harold and M Molloy 0-1 each Attendance: 11,199
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
5 June 1960 Quarter-final Kildare 2–8 – 2–9 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
J.Hayden 1-1, B.Keogh, E.Treacy 0-3, P.Grainger, P.Tyrell 0-1 Attendance: 12,000

Semi-finals

26 June 1960 Semi-final Offaly 3–9 – 0–9 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)
3 July 1960 Semi-final Louth 1–8 – 1–1 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

31 July 1960 Final Offaly 0–10 – 1–6 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Har Donnelly 0-5f, Donie O'Hanlon 0-2, Sean Brereton, Tommy Greene, Mick Casey 0-1 each Kevin Beahan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), George Carroll, Hughie O'Rourke, Jackie Reynolds, Jim McDonnell 0-1 each Attendance: 35,264
Referee: Brian Smith (Meath)

Munster Senior Football Championship[]

Quarter-final

29 May 1960 Quarter-final Clare 1–6 – 1–8 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P Silke (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 July 1960 Semi-final Tipperary 0–3 – 0–11 Kerry Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
K. Coffey 0–2, M. O'Connell 0–1, D. McAuliffe 0–1, T. Long. 0–1, P. Sheehy 0–4, J. Dowling, 0–2. Referee: A. Carroll (CIare)
10 July 1960 Semi-final Waterford 1–9 – 0–11 Cork Castle Grounds, Lismore
C. O’Sullivan (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1), E. McCarthy (0-8) & J. O’Sullivan (0-1). Referee: D O Connell (Tipperary)

Final

24 July 1960 Final Kerry 3–15 – 0–8 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Paudie Sheehy 1–4 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Tom Long 1–2, Seamus Murphy 0–4, Mick O'Connell 0–3 (0-1f), John Dowling 1–0, Jer D. O'Connor and Dave Geaney 0-1 each Tom McGrath 0-4 (0-2f), Justin Spratt 0-2, Monty Guiry and Albie Richards 0-1 Attendance: 8,100
Referee: A Carroll (Clare)

Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

Preliminary round

5 June 1960 Preliminary round Cavan 1–10 – 1–0 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 4,000

Quarter-finals

5 June 1960 Quarter-final Derry 3–10 – 1–9 Armagh Rossa Park, Magherafelt
Attendance: 6,000
12 June 1960 Quarter-final Antrim 1–4 – 0–14 Down Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
19 June 1960 Quarter-final Fermanagh 2–7 – 3–4 Cavan St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
26 June 1960 Quarter-final replay Cavan 3–9 – 2–2 Fermanagh Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 6,000
26 June 1960 Quarter-final Tyrone 3–6 – 3–11 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon

Semi-finals

10 July 1960 Semi-final Down 2–11 – 0–7 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon
17 July 1960 Semi-final Cavan 3–6 – 0–5 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000

Final

31 July 1960 Final Down 3–7 – 1–8 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

Semi-finals

7 August 1960 Semi-final Kerry 1–8 – 0–8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
T. Long 0–1, P. Sheehy 0–1, G. McMahon 1–0, J. Dowling 0–1, T. Lyne 0–5. Attendance: 37,128
14 August 1960 Semi-final Down 1–10 – 2–7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,232
Referee: T Cunningham (Waterford)
11 September 1960 Semi-final replay Down 1–7 – 1–5 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,023
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)

Final

25 September 1960 Final Down 2–10 – 0–8 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
M. O'Connell 0–2, J.D. O'Connor 0–1, S. Murphy 0–1, T. Lyne 0–4. Referee: 87,768
Main article: 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Kildare played Westmeath in the Leinster football championship for the first time since 1931.
  • Fermanagh back in the Ulster football championship for the first time since 1948.
  • The game had 1 of the highest scores in history.
  • Waterford beat Cork for the first time since 1919.
  • Offaly win their first Leinster title.
  • Down win their first All Ireland title and become the second team from Ulster after Cavan back in 1933 to win the All Ireland and the first from Northern Ireland.
  • The attendance of 87,768 at the All-Ireland final between Down and Kerry sets a new official record.

Scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

References[]

  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1960: Down break new ground for a rich harvest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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