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
James McCartan Sr.
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The 1960 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 74th staging of the

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
.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

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

Final

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

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

1 May 1960 First round
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 1960 First round
Cusack Park, Mullingar
8 May 1960 First round
O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

15 May 1960 Quarter-final
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960 Quarter-final Louth 1–10 – 1–05 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960 Quarter-final
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 1960 Quarter-final
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 1960 Semi-final Offaly 3–09 – 0–09 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh (Kildare)
3 July 1960 Semi-final Louth 1–08 – 1–01 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

(Croke Park, Dublin)

31 July 1960[2]
Final
Offaly 0–10 – 1–06 Louth
(HT: 0–03 - 1–04)

Referee: Brian Smyth (Meath)
Attendance: 35,264
GK 1 Willie Nolan
RCB 2 Paddy McCormack
FB 3 Greg Hughes
LCB 4 John Egan
RHB 5 Phil O'Reilly
CHB 6 Mick Brady
LHB 7 Seán Ryan
MF 8 Seán Foran
MF 9 Charlie Wrenn
RHF 10 Donie Hanlon (c)
CHF 11 Seán Brereton
LHF 12 Tommy Greene
RCF 13 Mick Casey
FF 14 Peter Carey
LCF 15 Harry Donnelly
Substitutes:
GK 1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCB 2 Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB 4 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire)
RHB 5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB 7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 8 John McArdle (Clan na Gael) (c)
MF 9 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
RHF 10 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF 11 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Tony O'Rourke (St Mary's)
RCF 13 Paddy Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)
FF 14 Jackie Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
LCF 15 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
Substitutes:
16 Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels) for Geraghty
17 Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets) for John McArdle

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

29 May 1960 Quarter-final Clare 1–6 – 1–8 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: P Silke (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 July 1960 Semi-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 1960 Semi-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 1960 Final 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)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

31 July 1960 Final
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

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

Final

25 September 1960 Final 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)
Main article:
1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Kildare played Westmeath in the Leinster football championship for the first time since 1931.
  • Fermanagh back in the Ulster football championship for the first time since 1948.
  • The Dublin vs Longford game set a new record for highest score in senior football championship history (60pts). It has been equalled in 1979 (Kerry v Clare) & 2015 (Mayo v Sligo).
  • Waterford beat Cork for the first time since 1919.
  • Offaly win their first Leinster title.
  • Down win their first All Ireland title and become the second team from Ulster after Cavan back in 1933 to win the All Ireland and the first from Northern Ireland.
  • The attendance of 87,768 at the All-Ireland final between Down and Kerry sets a new official record.

Scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

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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