1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 April 1960 - 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 (6-17) |
| 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
| 10 April 1960 First round | Offaly | 3-1 – 5-6 | Westmeath | St. Brendan's Park |
| Referee: E Kelly |
| 10 April 1960 First round | Laois | 3-9 - 2-5 | Meath | St. Conleth's Park |
| Referee: E Barron |
| 22 May 1960 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 4-6 – 3-5 | Laois | O'Connor Park |
| Attendance: 4,111 Referee: J Langton |
| 12 June 1960 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 6-2 – 0-3 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park |
| Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Dowling |
| 19 June 1960 Semi-final | Wexford | 3-5 – 2-8 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| Attendance: 14,500 Referee: J Spain |
| 10 July 1960 Semi-final replay | Wexford | 4-6 – 2-7 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Spain |
| 24 July 1960 Final | Wexford | 3-10 – 2-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| Attendance: 42,332 Referee: J Dowling |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| 12 June 1960 Semi-final | Cork | 2-12 – 1-11 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald |
| 26 June 1960 Quarter-final | Waterford | 9-8 - 4-8 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald |
| 3 July 1960 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 10-9 – 2-1 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Attendance: 15,000 Referee: C Conway |
| 17 July 1960 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-9 – 2-7 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Nealon 3-0, Jimmy Doyle 1-6, T Moloughney 2-1, T Wall 0-1, L Connolly 0-1. | F Walsh 1-5, AN Other 1-0, T Cunningham 0-1, P Grimes 0-1. | Attendance: 35,190 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
| 31 July 1960 Final | Tipperary | 4-13 – 4-11 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 49,670 Referee: G Fitzgerald |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| 4 September 1960 Final | Wexford | 2-15 – 0-11 | Tipperary | Croke Park |
| Padge 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) |
Championship statistics
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
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 28 July 2011.