| All Ireland Champions | |
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| Winners | Wexford (4th win) |
| Captain | Nick O'Donnell |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Nick O'Donnell |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1960 was the 74th edition of Ireland’s premier hurling knockout competition. The championship ran from May to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin on 4 September. The match was contested by Wexford and Tipperary, with Wexford taking the title by 2-15 to 0-11. It was Wexford’s fourth All-Ireland title ever and their third in six years.
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
| April 10 First Round |
Offaly | 3-1 – 5-6 | Westmeath | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
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| April 10 First Round |
Laois | – | Meath | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
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| May 22 Second Round |
Westmeath | 4-6 – 3-5 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
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| June 12 Semi-Final |
Kilkenny | 6-2 – 0-3 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
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| June 19 Semi-Final |
Wexford | 3-5 – 2-8 | Dublin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
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| July 10 Semi-Final Replay |
Wexford | 4-6 – 2-7 | Dublin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
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| July 24 Final |
Wexford | 3-10 – 2-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 42,332 |
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| June 12 Semi-Final |
Cork | 2-12 – 1-11 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Attendance: 7,000 |
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| July 3 First Round |
Tipperary | 10-9 – 2-1 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Attendance: 15,000 |
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| July 17 Semi-Final |
Tipperary | 6-9 – 2-7 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 35,000 |
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| July 31 Final |
Tipperary | 4-13 – 4-11 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Attendance: 49,670 |
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| September 4 Final |
Wexford | 2-15 – 0-11 | Tipperary | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 67,150 Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly) |
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