1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 April 1960 and ended on 4 September 1960.

1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates10 April 1960 - 4 September 1960
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamWexford (4th win)
CaptainNick O'Donnell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainTony Wall
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total88 (6.7 per game)
Points total199 (15.3 per game)
Top ScorerJimmy Doyle (5-18)
Player of the YearNick O'Donnell
All-Star TeamSee here
1959
1961

Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Wexford won the title after defeating Tipperary by 2-15 to 0-11 in the All-Ireland final.[1]

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white 1954 1956 1952-53
Dublin Blue and navy 1938 1952 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1950-51
Kilkenny Black and amber 1957 1959 1932-33
Laois Blue and white 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white 1940 1955 1946-47
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1958 1958 1959-60
Waterford White and blue 1959 1959
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1956 1956 1957-58

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

10 April 1960 First roundOffaly3-01 5-06WestmeathSt. Brendan's Park
N McGee 1-1, T Cleary 1-0, B Loughnane 1-0. J Rooney 3-0, J McGrath 1-2, E Bruer 1-2, S Bolger 0-1, M Bolger 0-1. Referee: E Kelly
10 April 1960 First roundLaois3-09 - 2-05MeathSt. Conleth's Park
R Dunne 2-1, J Lyons 0-7, D Donovan 1-1. S Kelly 1-3, M Lenehan 1-1, S Garrigan 0-1. Referee: E Barron

Quarter-final

22 May 1960 Quarter-finalWestmeath4-06 3-05LaoisO'Connor Park
J McGrath 1-1, P McCabe 1-0, E Bruer 1-0, J Graham 1-0, S Stokes 0-3, S Kirby 0-1, S Bolger 0-1. D Donovan 2-0, M O'Donnell 1-0, D Dunne 0-4, J Lyons 0-1. Attendance: 4,111
Referee: J Langton (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

12 June 1960 Semi-finalKilkenny6-02 0-03WestmeathO'Moore Park
D Heaslip 2-0, P Walsh 2-0, N Teehan 1-1, S Clohessy 1-0, E Keher 0-1. S Kirby 0-1, P McCabe 0-1, T Holohan 0-1. Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
19 June 1960 Semi-finalWexford3-05 2-08DublinNowlan Park
O McGrath 1-0, S Power 1-0, S Quaid 1-0, P Kehoe 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, N Wheeler 0-1. L Foley 1-0, K McLoughlin 1-0, L Shannon 0-3, D Foley 0-3, M Bohane 0-1, R Doyle 0-1. Attendance: 14,500
Referee: J Spain (Offaly)
10 July 1960 Semi-final replayWexford4-06 2-07DublinNowlan Park
J O'Brien 2-0, O McGrath 1-1, P Kehoe 0-3, J Morrissey 0-1, S Quaid 0-1. L Foley 1-0, M Bohane 1-0,L Shannon 0-3, F Whelan 0-2, D Foley 0-2. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J Spain (Offaly)

Final

24 July 1960 FinalWexford3-10 2-11KilkennyCroke Park
P Kehoe 1-5, O McGrath 1-1, J O'Brien 1-0, S Quaid 0-2, J English 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. E Keher 1-8, T O'Connell 1-0, R Carroll 0-3. Attendance: 42,332
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

26 June 1960 Quarter-finalWaterford9-08 - 4-08GalwayGaelic Grounds
D Whelan 4-0, L Guinan 3-0, F Walsh 2-0, P Grimes 0-3, M Flannelly 0-2, T Cunningham 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1. T Sweeeny 0-5, PJ Larkin 1-0, PJ Lally 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, J Sweeney 1-0, M Cullinane 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, N Murray 0-1. Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)
3 July 1960 Quarter-finalTipperary10-09 2-01LimerickCork Athletic Grounds
D Nealon 3-4, Jimmy Doyle 3-3, W Moloughney 2-0, L Devaney 1-1, T Moloughney 1-0, L Connolly 0-1. D Kelly 1-0, L Hogan 1-0, T Ryan 0-1. Attendance: 15,000
Referee: C Conway (Cork)

Semi-finals

12 June 1960 Semi-finalCork2-12 1-11ClareThurles Sportsfield
C Ring 1-4, M Quane 1-2, E Goulding 0-2, J Young 0-2, P Barry 0-1, J Sullivan 0-1. J Smyth 0-5, N Jordan 0-4, J Barrett 1-0, C Madigan 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)
17 July 1960 Semi-finalTipperary6-9 2-7WaterfordGaelic Grounds
Jimmy Doyle 1-6, D Nealon 2-0, T Moloughney 2-0, S McLoughlin 1-0, T Wall 0-1, L Devaney 0-1, L Connolly 0-1. F Walsh 1-5, T Cunningham 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, S Power 0-1. Attendance: 35,190
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Final

31 July 1960 FinalTipperary4-13 4-11CorkThurles Sportsfield
Jimmy Doyle 1-8, S McLoughlin 2-1, L Connolly 1-0, L Devaney 0-1, D Nealon 0-1, T Wall 0-1, A Moloughney 0-1. P Barry 2-0, C Ring 0-6, M Quane 1-2, L Dowling 1-0, T Kelly 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, P Duggan 0-1. Attendance: 49,670
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

4 September 1960 FinalWexford2-15 0-11TipperaryCroke Park
P Kehoe 1-7, O McGrath 1-2, T Flood 0-3, J Morrissey 0-1, J Harding 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. T Ryan 0-3, L Devaney 0-2, T Moloughney 0-2, T Wall 0-2, T English 0-1, Jimmy Doyle 0-1. Attendance: 67,150
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 5-18 33 4 8.25
2 Padge Kehoe Wexford 2-17 23 4 5.75
3 Donie Nealon Tipperary 5-05 20 4 5.00
4 Oliver McGrath Wexford 4-04 16 4 4.00
5 Frankie Walsh Waterford 3-05 14 2 7.00
6 Tom Moloughney Tipperary 4-01 13 4 3.25
Christy Ring Cork 1-10 13 2 6.50
7 Donal Whelan Waterford 4-00 12 2 6.00
Jimmy O'Brien Wexford 3-03 12 4 3.00
Tom Moloughney Tipperary 3-03 12 4 3.00
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-09 12 2 6.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Donie Nealon Tipperary 3-04 13 Limerick
2 Donal Whelan Waterford 4-00 13 Galway
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 3-03 13 Limerick
3 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 1-08 11 Cork
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11 Wexford
4 Padge Kehoe Wexford 1-07 10 Tipperary
5 Jimmy Rooney Westmeath 3-00 9 Offaly
Larry Guinan Waterford 3-00 9 Galway
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 1-06 9 Waterford
6 Padge Kehoe Wexford 1-05 8 Kilkenny
Frankie Walsh Waterford 1-05 8 Tipperary

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 32 points
    • Tipperary 10-9 - 2-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 3 July 1960)
  • Most goals in a match: 13
    • Waterford 9-8 - 4-8 Galway (Munster quarter-final, 26 June 1960)
  • Most points in a match: 26
    • Wexford 2-15 - 0-11 Tipperary (All-Ireland final, 4 September 1960)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 10
    • Tipperary 10-9 - 2-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 3 July 1960)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
    • Galway 4-8 - 9-8 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 26 June 1960)
    • Cork 4-11 - 4-13 Tipperary (Munster final, 31 July 1960)

Miscellaneous

  • Wexford's defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final is their first championship victory over Tipperary.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
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References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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