1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May – 25 September 1960
Teams30
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 played31
Player of the Year Colours of Down.svg James McCartan Sr.
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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.

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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 1960Quarter-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 1960Semi-final Leitrim 2–8 – 1–6 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 4,000
26 June 1960Semi-final Galway 1–8 – 1–3 Sligo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
Attendance: 5,000

Final

10 July 1960Final Galway 2–5 – 0–5 Leitrim Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 7,500

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

1 May 1960First 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 1960First round Longford 2–12 – 2–9 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
8 May 1960First round Westmeath 2–10 – 1–11 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

15 May 1960Quarter-final Offaly 2–12 – 2–09 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960Quarter-final Louth 1–10 – 1–05 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960Quarter-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 eachAttendance: 11,199
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
5 June 1960Quarter-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 0-1Attendance: 12,000

Semi-finals

26 June 1960Semi-final Offaly 3–09 – 0–09 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)
3 July 1960Semi-final Louth 1–08 – 1–01 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

(Croke Park, Dublin)

31 July 1960 [2]
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0–10 – 1–06 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
(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)

Referee: Brian Smyth (Meath)
Attendance: 35,264
GK1Willie Nolan (Clara)
RCB2 Paddy McCormack (Rhode)
FB3 Greg Hughes (Cloghan)
LCB4 John Egan (Doon)
RHB5Phil O'Reilly (Tullamore)
CHB6Mick Brady (Edenderry)
LHB7 Seán Ryan (St Monica's, London)
MF8 Seán Foran (Edenderry)
MF9Charlie Wrenn (Air Corps, Dublin)
RHF10 Donie Hanlon (Gracefield) (c)
CHF11Seán Brereton (Bracknagh)
LHF12Tommy Greene (Daingean)
RCF13Mick Casey (Rhode)
FF14Peter Carey (Daingean)
LCF15 Harry Donnelly (Air Corps, Dublin)
Substitutes:
GK1 Seán 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)
LHB7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8John McArdle (Clan na Gael) (c)
MF9 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
RHF10John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF12Tony O'Rourke (St Mary's)
RCF13Paddy Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
FF14Jackie Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
LCF15 Jimmy 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 1960Quarter-final Clare 1–6 – 1–8 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P Silke (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 July 1960Semi-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 1960Semi-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 1960Final 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 eachTom McGrath 0-4 (0-2f), Justin Spratt 0-2, Monty Guiry and Albie Richards 0-1Attendance: 8,100
Referee: A Carroll (Clare)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

5 June 1960Preliminary round Cavan 1–10 – 1–0 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 4,000

Quarter-finals

5 June 1960Quarter-final Derry 3–10 – 1–9 Armagh Rossa Park, Magherafelt
Attendance: 6,000
12 June 1960Quarter-final Antrim 1–4 – 0–14 Down Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
19 June 1960Quarter-final Fermanagh 2–7 – 3–4 Cavan St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
26 June 1960Quarter-final replay Cavan 3–9 – 2–2 Fermanagh Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 6,000
26 June 1960Quarter-final Tyrone 3–6 – 3–11 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon

Semi-finals

10 July 1960Semi-final Down 2–11 – 0–7 Monaghan O'Neill Park, Dungannon
17 July 1960Semi-final Cavan 3–6 – 0–5 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000

Final

31 July 1960Final Down 3–7 – 1–8 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

7 August 1960Semi-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 1960Semi-final Down 1–10 – 2–7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,232
Referee: T Cunningham (Waterford)
11 September 1960Semi-final replay Down 1–7 – 1–5 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,023
Referee: M McArdle (Louth)

Final

25 September 1960Final 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

Scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition

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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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