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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 25 September 1960 |
| Teams | 30 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| Captain | Kevin Mussen |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Paudie Sheehy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
| 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
editQuarter-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 |
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
edit(Croke Park, Dublin)
31 July 1960[2]
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 Offaly
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0–10 – 1–06 |  Louth
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| (HT: 0–03 - 1–04) | ||
Pts: Harry Donnelly (0-6f), Donie Hanlon (0-2), Seán Brereton (0-1), Mick Casey (0-1) |
Gls: Kevin Beahan (pen) Pts: Kevin Beahan (0-3, 1f), Tony O'Rourke (0-1), Jackie Reynolds (0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1) | |
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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) |
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 |
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 |
| P. Doherty 1-5, J. McCartan 1-1, T. Hadden 0-2, J. Lennon & S. O'Neill 0-1. | 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) |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- 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
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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References
edit- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1960: Down break new ground for a rich harvest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Louth suffered a double defeat in Leinster finals". Drogheda Independent. 6 August 1960.