1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDown (1st win)
CaptainKevin Mussen
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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The 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 74th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition.

Down won their first title.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

12 June 1960 Quarter-final Mayo 1-6 - 2-5 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
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 Kildare 1-9 – 2-3 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
1 May 1960 First round Longford 2-12 – 2-9 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
8 May 1960 First round Westmeath 2-10 – 1-11 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Quarter-finals

15 May 1960 Quarter-final Offaly 2-12 – 2-9 Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: B Kavanagh
22 May 1960 Quarter-final Louth 1-10 – 1-5 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,590
29 May 1960 Quarter-final Dublin 10-13 – 3-8 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
5 June 1960 Quarter-final Kildare 2-9 – 2-8 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 12,000

Semi-finals

26 June 1960 Semi-final Offaly 3-9 – 0-9 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: J Kavanagh
3 July 1960 Semi-final Louth 1-8 – 1-1 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 17,238

Final

31 July 1960 Final Offaly 0-10 – 1-6 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 35,264
Referee: B Smith (Meath)

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
Referee: A. Carroll (CIare)
10 July 1960 Semi-final Waterford 1-9 – 0-11 Cork Castle Grounds, Lismore
Referee: D O Connell (Tipperary)

Final

24 July 1960 Final Kerry 3-15 – 0-8 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

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 Down 3-7 – 1-8 Cavan 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
Attendance: 37,128
14 August 1960 Semi-final Down 1-10 – 2-7 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,232
Referee: T Cunningham
11 September 1960 Semi-final replay Down 1-7 – 1-5 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,023
Referee: M McArdle

Final

25 September 1960 Final Down 2-10 – 0-8 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: 87,768
Main article: 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Fermanagh back in the Ulster football championship for the 1st time since 1948.
  • The Dublin vs Longford game had 1 of the highest scores in history.
  • Offaly win their 1st Leinster title.
  • Down win their 1st All Ireland title and become the 2nd team from Ulster after Cavan to win the All Ireland and 1st from Northern Ireland.
  • The attendance of 87,768 at the All-Ireland final between Down and Kerry sets a new official record.

References

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