1960 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 1960 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

1960 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.

On 25 September 1960, Galway won the championship following a 4-9 to 1-5 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first title in eight championship season.[1]

Results

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Quarter-Final

Galway 2-6 Mayo 0-4 Tuam.

Semi-Finals

Rosocmmon 5-9 Leitrim 2-5.

Galway 3-5 Sligo 0-7.

Final

Galway 4-11 Roscommon 0-3.

Final

  Louth1-05 - 1-12  Offaly
Referee: J. Kavanagh (Kildare)
GK 1 Mick Sherlock (Baile Philib)
RCB 2 Benny Grogan (Baile Philib)
FB 3 Pat Hanlon (Clann Mhuire)
LCB 4 Frank McArdle (Baile Philib)
RHB 5 Mick Foster (Clann Mhuire)
CHB 6 Willie Daly (Clan na Gael)
LHB 7 Val Murphy (Newtown Blues)
MF 8 Mick Briscoe (Newtown Blues)
MF 9 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs)
RHF 10 Seán Ryan (Clan na Gael)
CHF 11 Anthony Campbell (O'Raghallaighs)
LHF 12 Séamus Savage (Clann Mhuire)
RCF 13 Séamus Mohan (Pioneers)
FF 14 Séamus Dolan (O'Raghallaighs)
LCF 15 Seán McVeigh (Clann Mhuire)
Substitutes:
16 Jack McAuley (Newtown Blues) for McKeown

Semi-Finals

Galway 2-12 Offaly 2-3 Croke Park.

Final

25 September 1960 Final Galway 4-09 - 1-05 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.