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.
| Championship details | |
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| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
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
editQuarter-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.