| 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 |
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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]
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.
| 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 |
First round
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
Quarter-finals
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
Final
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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