1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 1960 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1960 and ended on 25 September 1960.
Quick Facts Championship details, Dates ...
Championship details | |
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Dates | 1 May – 25 September 1960 |
Teams | 30 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Down (1st win) |
Captain | Kevin Mussen |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Captain | Paudie Sheehy |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Down |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 31 |
Player of the Year | James McCartan Sr. |
← 1959 1961 → |
Close
Fermanagh back in the Ulster championship for the first time since 1948.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 25 September 1960, Down won the championship following a 2–10 to 0–8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Down's James McCartan Sr. was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.