Championship details | |
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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 | ![]() |
← 1959 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 Sr. was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results
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 |
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
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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
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 |
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- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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References
- ^ 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.