# 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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The 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 April 1960 and ended on 4 September 1960.
Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Wexford won the title after defeating Tipperary by 2-15 to 0-11 in the All-Ireland final.

## Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.

### Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial | League |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1956 | 1952-53 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 1938 | 1952 | 1938-39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | | 1950-51 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1957 | 1959 | 1932-33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1955 | 1946-47 |
| Meath | Green and gold | | | |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | | | |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1958 | 1958 | 1959-60 |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1959 | 1959 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | | | |
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1956 | 1956 | 1957-58 |

## Results
### Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

### Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 5-18 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 2 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 5-05 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Oliver McGrath | Wexford | 4-04 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 3-05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Tom Moloughney | Tipperary | 4-01 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 6 | Christy Ring | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Jimmy O'Brien | Wexford | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Tom Moloughney | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | Limerick |
| 2 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 4-00 | 13 | Galway |
| 2 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 3-03 | 13 | Limerick |
| 3 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Cork |
| 3 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 11 | Wexford |
| 4 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Jimmy Rooney | Westmeath | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| 5 | Larry Guinan | Waterford | 3-00 | 9 | Galway |
| 5 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford |
| 6 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 6 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 1-05 | 8 | Tipperary |

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 32 points
** Tipperary 10-9 - 2-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 3 July 1960)
* Most goals in a match: 13
** Waterford 9-8 - 4-8 Galway (Munster quarter-final, 26 June 1960)
* Most points in a match: 26
** Wexford 2-15 - 0-11 Tipperary (All-Ireland final, 4 September 1960)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 10
** Tipperary 10-9 - 2-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 3 July 1960)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
** Galway 4-8 - 9-8 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 26 June 1960)
** Cork 4-11 - 4-13 Tipperary (Munster final, 31 July 1960)

### Miscellaneous

* Wexford's defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final is their first championship victory over Tipperary.

## Sources

* Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
* Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).