1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May – 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 Year James McCartan Sr.
← 1959
1961 →

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 Sr. 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 – 2–09 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960 Quarter-final Louth 1–10 – 1–05 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960 Quarter-final Dublin 10–13 – 3–08 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 2–08 – 2–09 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 3–09 – 0–09 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)
3 July 1960 Semi-final Louth 1–08 – 1–01 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

(Croke Park, Dublin)

31 July 1960[2]
Final
Offaly 0–10 – 1–06 Louth
(HT: 0–03 - 1–04)

Referee: Brian Smyth (Meath)
Attendance: 35,264
GK1Willie Nolan
RCB2Paddy McCormack
FB3Greg Hughes
LCB4John Egan
RHB5Phil O'Reilly
CHB6Mick Brady
LHB7Seán Ryan
MF8Seán Foran
MF9Charlie Wrenn
RHF10Donie Hanlon (c)
CHF11Seán Brereton
LHF12Tommy Greene
RCF13Mick Casey
FF14Peter Carey
LCF15Harry Donnelly
Substitutes:
GK1Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB2Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB3George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB4Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB6Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8John McArdle (Clan na Gael) (c)
MF9Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
RHF10John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF12Tony O'Rourke (St Mary's)
RCF13Paddy Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
FF14Jackie Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
LCF15Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
Substitutes:
16Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels) for Geraghty
17Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets) for John McArdle

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. Attendance: 87,768
Referee: John Dowling (0ffaly)
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 Dublin vs Longford game set a new record for highest score in senior football championship history (60pts). It has been equalled in 1979 (Kerry v Clare) & 2015 (Mayo v Sligo).
  • 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.
  2. "Louth suffered a double defeat in Leinster finals". Drogheda Independent. 6 August 1960.
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