1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1960 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1960 and ended on 25 September 1960.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 25 September 1960 |
| Teams | 30 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Down (1st win) |
| Captain | Kevin Mussen |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Paudie Sheehy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 31 |
| Player of the Year | James McCartan Sr. |
← 1959 1961 → | |
Fermanagh back in the Ulster championship for the first time since 1948.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 25 September 1960, Down won the championship following a 2–10 to 0–8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Down's James McCartan Sr. was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
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