The 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 73rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
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| Event | 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 25 September 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | John Dowling (Offaly)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 87,768 | ||||||
Match
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editThe game turned in Down's favour 11 minutes into the second half with Dan McCartan scoring a goal directly from a line ball; two minutes later Paddy Doherty scored a penalty.[2]
This was Down's first ever appearance in an All-Ireland final, and it brought with it their first win. It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Down in the 1960s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Galway who also won three.[3] Down won their next four All-Ireland football finals, with this run only broken in their sixth appearance, by a one-point defeat to Cork in 2010.[4][5][6]
This was also the first championship meeting of Down and Kerry.[7]
Down returned to that stage of the competition for the fiftieth anniversary, the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final.[8]
Details
edit| 25 September 1960 Final | Down | 2–10 – 0–8 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P. Doherty 1-5, J. McCartan 1-1, T. Hadden 0-2, J. Lennon & S. O'Neill 0-1. | M. O'Connell 0–2, J. D. O'Connor & S. Murphy 0–1 & T. Lyne 0–4. | Attendance: 87,768 Referee: John Dowling (Offaly) |
References
edit- ^ "The sad loss of a GAA legend". Irish Independent. 11 February 2002.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Down fans travel to All-Ireland final". The News Letter. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0–16 0–15 Down". BBC. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Moran, Seán (20 September 2010). "Resilient Rebels do just enough to end their agonising wait". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "Kerry full-house awaits Kilkenny". Irish Independent. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1960: Down break new ground for a rich harvest". Irish Independent.