1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	10 April - 4 September 1960
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Wexford (4th win)
Captain	Nick O'Donnell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tipperary
Captain	Tony Wall
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	13
Goals total	88 (6.7 per game)
Points total	199 (15.3 per game)
Top Scorer	Jimmy Doyle (5-18)
Player of the Year	Nick O'Donnell
All-Star Team	See here
← 1959 1961 →

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.

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

Offaly v Westmeath

10 April 1960First round	Offaly	3-01 – 5-06	Westmeath	St. 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

Laois v Meath

10 April 1960First round	Laois	3-09 - 2-05	Meath	St. 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

Westmeath v Laois

22 May 1960Quarter-final	Westmeath	4-06 – 3-05	Laois	O'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

Kilkenny v Westmeath

12 June 1960Semi-final	Kilkenny	6-02 – 0-03	Westmeath	O'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)

Wexford v Dublin

19 June 1960Semi-final	Wexford	3-05 – 2-08	Dublin	Nowlan 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)

Wexford v Dublin

10 July 1960Semi-final replay	Wexford	4-06 – 2-07	Dublin	Nowlan 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

Wexford v Kilkenny

24 July 1960Final	Wexford	3-10 – 2-11	Kilkenny	Croke 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

Waterford v Galway

26 June 1960Quarter-final	Waterford	9-08 - 4-08	Galway	Gaelic 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)

Tipperary v Limerick

3 July 1960Quarter-final	Tipperary	10-09 – 2-01	Limerick	Cork 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

Cork v Clare

12 June 1960Semi-final	Cork	2-12 – 1-11	Clare	Thurles 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)

Tipperary v Waterford

17 July 1960Semi-final	Tipperary	6-9 – 2-7	Waterford	Gaelic 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

Tipperary v Cork

31 July 1960Final	Tipperary	4-13 – 4-11	Cork	Thurles 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

Wexford v Tipperary

4 September 1960Final	Wexford	2-15 – 0-11	Tipperary	Croke 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)

Main article: 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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).

External links

• 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results

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.