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 |
Manager | B. Carr |
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.
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 |
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 each | Attendance: 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 0–1 | Attendance: 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 |
(Croke Park, Dublin)
31 July 1960 [2] |
![]() | 0–10 – 1–06 | ![]() |
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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 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 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 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 |
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) |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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