1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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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 | Dublin |
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 | ||
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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
First round 10 April 1960 | Offaly | 3-1 – 5-6 | Westmeath | St. Brendan's Park | ||
Referee: E Kelly | ||||||
First round 10 April 1960 | Laois | 3-9 - 2-5 | Meath | St. Conleth's Park | ||
Referee: E Barron | ||||||
Quarter-final 22 May 1960 | Westmeath | 4-6 – 3-5 | Laois | O'Connor Park | ||
Attendance: 4,111 Referee: J Langton | ||||||
Semi-final 12 June 1960 | Kilkenny | 6-2 – 0-3 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park | ||
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Dowling | ||||||
Semi-final 19 June 1960 | Wexford | 3-5 – 2-8 | Dublin | Nowlan Park | ||
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: J Spain | ||||||
Semi-final replay 10 July 1960 | Wexford | 4-6 – 2-7 | Dublin | Nowlan Park | ||
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Spain | ||||||
Final 24 July 1960 | Wexford | 3-10 – 2-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 42,332 Referee: J Dowling | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final 12 June 1960 | Cork | 2-12 – 1-11 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
Quarter-final 26 June 1960 | Waterford | 9-8 - 4-8 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
Quarter-final 3 July 1960 | Tipperary | 10-9 – 2-1 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: C Conway | ||||||
Semi-final 17 July 1960 | Tipperary | 6-9 – 2-7 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 35,190 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
Final 31 July 1960 | Tipperary | 4-13 – 4-11 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Attendance: 49,670 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Final 4 September 1960 | Wexford | 2-15 – 0-11 | Tipperary | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 67,150 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly) | ||||||
Main article: 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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.