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 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 Year James McCartan
← 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 was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

12 June 1960 Quarter-finalMayo1–6 – 2–5GalwayMcHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 11,370

Semi-finals

19 June 1960 Semi-finalLeitrim2–8 – 1–6RoscommonMarkievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 4,000
26 June 1960 Semi-finalGalway1–8 – 1–3SligoTuam Stadium, Tuam
Attendance: 5,000

Final

10 July 1960 FinalGalway2–5 – 0–5LeitrimMarkievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 7,500

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

1 May 1960 First roundKildare1–9 – 2–3WexfordDr. 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 roundLongford2–12 – 2–9MeathCusack Park, Mullingar
8 May 1960 First roundWestmeath2–10 – 1–11LaoisO'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

15 May 1960 Quarter-finalOffaly2–12 – 2–9CarlowSt. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960 Quarter-finalLouth1–10 – 1–5WicklowCroke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960 Quarter-finalDublin10–13 – 3–8LongfordCusack Park, Mullingar
5 June 1960 Quarter-finalKildare2–9 – 2–8WestmeathO'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-finalOffaly3–9 – 0–9DublinO'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh
3 July 1960 Semi-finalLouth1–8 – 1–1KildarePáirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

31 July 1960 FinalOffaly0–10 – 1–6LouthCroke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 35,264
Referee: B Smith (Meath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

29 May 1960 Quarter-finalClare1–6 – 1–8TipperaryGaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P Silke (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 July 1960 Semi-finalTipperary0–3 – 0–11KerryNed 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-finalWaterford1–9 – 0–11CorkCastle Grounds, Lismore
Referee: D O Connell (Tipperary)

Final

24 July 1960 FinalKerry3–15 – 0–8WaterfordCork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M. O'Connell 0–3, J.D. O'Connor 0–1, D. Geaney 0–1, T. Long 1–2, P. Sheehy 1–4, J. Dowling 1–0, S. Murphy 0–4.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

5 June 1960 Preliminary roundCavan1–10 – 1–0DonegalBreffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 4,000

Quarter-finals

5 June 1960 Quarter-finalDerry3–10 – 1–9ArmaghRossa Park, Magherafelt
Attendance: 6,000
12 June 1960 Quarter-finalAntrim1–4 – 0–14DownCasement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
19 June 1960 Quarter-finalFermanagh2–7 – 3–4CavanSt. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
26 June 1960 Quarter-final replayCavan3–9 – 2–2FermanaghBreffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 6,000
26 June 1960 Quarter-finalTyrone3–6 – 3–11MonaghanO'Neill Park, Dungannon

Semi-finals

10 July 1960 Semi-finalDown2–11 – 0–7MonaghanO'Neill Park, Dungannon
17 July 1960 Semi-finalCavan3–6 – 0–5DerryCasement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000

Final

31 July 1960 FinalDown3–7 – 1–8CavanSt. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

7 August 1960 Semi-finalKerry1–8 – 0–8GalwayCroke 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-finalDown1–10 – 2–7OffalyCroke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,232
Referee: T Cunningham
11 September 1960 Semi-final replayDown1–7 – 1–5OffalyCroke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,023
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)

Final

25 September 1960 FinalDown2–10 – 0–8KerryCroke 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 Dublin vs Longford 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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