1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

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

First round

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	5-18	33	4	8.25
2	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	2-17	23	4	5.75
3	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	5-05	20	4	5.00
4	Oliver McGrath	Wexford	4-04	16	4	4.00
5	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	3-05	14	2	7.00
6	Tom Moloughney	Tipperary	4-01	13	4	3.25
	Christy Ring	Cork	1-10	13	2	6.50
7	Donal Whelan	Waterford	4-00	12	2	6.00
	Jimmy O'Brien	Wexford	3-03	12	4	3.00
	Tom Moloughney	Tipperary	3-03	12	4	3.00
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-09	12	2	6.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	3-04	13	Limerick
2	Donal Whelan	Waterford	4-00	13	Galway
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	3-03	13	Limerick
3	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-08	11	Cork
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-08	11	Wexford
4	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	1-07	10	Tipperary
5	Jimmy Rooney	Westmeath	3-00	9	Offaly
	Larry Guinan	Waterford	3-00	9	Galway
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-06	9	Waterford
6	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	1-05	8	Kilkenny
	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-05	8	Tipperary

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

• 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results