1960 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
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.
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
[edit]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
 Offaly | 1-12 - 1-05 |  Louth |
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| Shaughnessy 0-07 (3f), Furlong 1-01, Scully 0-02, O'Brien, Donoghue 0-01 each | Dolan 1-0, Ryan 0-03 (1f), Campbell 0-01, Mohan 0-01 (f) |
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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
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Louth Suffered A Double Defeat In Leinster Finals". Drogheda Independent. 6 August 1960.
- ^ "Historic Occasion In Croke Park - Offaly's First Leinster S.F. Title". Offaly Independent. 6 August 1960.