1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Down (1st win)
Captain	Kevin Mussen
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
← 1959 1961 →

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 Championship

Galway v Mayo

12 June 1960 Quarter-Final

Galway	2-5 – 1-6	Mayo

Castlebar Attendance: 11,370

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Leitrim v Roscommon

19 June 1960 Semi-Final

Leitrim	2-8 – 1-6	Roscommon

Sligo Attendance: 4,000

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Galway v Sligo

26 June 1960 Semi-Final

Galway	1-8 – 1-3	Sligo

Tuam Attendance: 5,000

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Galway v Leitrim

10 July 1960 Final

Galway	2-5 – 0-5	Leitrim

Sligo Attendance: 7,500

Leinster Championship

Offaly v Louth

15 May 1960 Quarter-Final

Offaly	2-12 – 2-9	Louth

Newbridge Attendance: 11000 Referee: B Kavanagh

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Dublin v Longford

29 May 1960 Quarter-Final

Dublin	10-30 – 3-8	Longford

Cusack Park, Mullingar

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Offaly v Dublin

26 June 1960 Semi-Final

Offaly	3-9 – 0-9	Dublin

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 18000 Referee: J Kavanagh

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Offaly v Louth

31 July 1960 Final

Offaly	0-10 – 1-6	Louth

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 35264 Referee: B Smith

Munster Championship

Clare v Tipperary

29 May 1960 Quarter-Final

Clare	1-6 – 1-8	Tipperary

Limerick Referee: P. Silke (L)

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Kerry v Tipperary

10 July 1960 Semi-Final

Kerry	0-11 – 0-3	Tipperary

Clonmel Referee: A. Carroll ( CI )

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Waterford v Cork

10 July 1960 Semi-Final

Waterford	1-9 – 0-11	Cork

Lismore Referee: D O Connell (T)

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Kerry v Waterford

24 July 1960 Final

Kerry	3-15 – 0-8	Waterford

Cork Referee: A. Carroll ( CI )

Ulster Championship

Cavan v Donegal

5 June 1960 Preliminary Round

Cavan	1-10 – 1-0	Donegal

Cavan Attendance: 4,000

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Derry v Armagh

5 June 1960 Quarter-Final

Derry	3-10 – 1-9	Armagh

Magherafelt Attendance: 6,000

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Down v Antrim

12 June 1960 Quarter-Final

Down	0-14 – 1-4	Antrim

Casement Park, Belfast Attendance: 5,000

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Cavan v Fermanagh

19 June 1960 Quarter-Final

Cavan	3-4 – 2-7	Fermanagh

Irvinestown

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Cavan v Fermanagh

26 June 1960 Quarter-Final Replay

Cavan	3-9 – 2-2	Fermanagh

Cavan Attendance: 6,000

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Monaghan v Tyrone

26 June 1960 Quarter-Final

Monaghan	3-11 – 3-6	Tyrone

Dungannon

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Down v Monaghan

10 July 1960 Semi-Final

Down	2-11 – 0-7	Monaghan

Dungannon

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Cavan v Derry

17 July 1960 Semi-Final

Cavan	3-6 – 0-5	Derry

Casement Park, Belfast Attendance: 8,000

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Down v Cavan

31 July 1960 Final

Down	3-7 – 1-8	Cavan

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 33,000

All-Ireland Championship

Kerry v Galway

7 August 1960 Semi-Final

Kerry	1-8 – 0-8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 37,128

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Down v Offaly

14 August 1960 Semi-Final

Down	1-10 – 2-7	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 64,232

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Down v Offaly

11 September 1960 Semi-Final Replay

Down	1-7 – 1-5	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 68,023

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Down v Kerry

25 September 1960 Final

Down	2-10 – 0-8	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 87,768

References