| Year: | 1960 |
| Dates: | 10 April - 4 September 1960 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Poty: | Nick O'Donnell |
| Team: | Wexford |
| Titles: | 4th |
| Captain: | Nick O'Donnell |
| Team2: | Tipperary |
| Captain2: | Tony Wall |
| Totalgoals: | 88 (6.7 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 199 (15.3 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Jimmy Doyle (5-18) |
| Previous: | 1959 |
| Next: | 1961 |
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.[1]
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Final
See main article: 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
| 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 |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 7 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Jimmy O'Brien | Wexford | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| Tom Moloughney | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | Limerick |
| 2 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 4-00 | 13 | Galway |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 3-03 | 13 | Limerick | |
| 3 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Cork |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 11 | Wexford | |
| 4 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Jimmy Rooney | Westmeath | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| Larry Guinan | Waterford | 3-00 | 9 | Galway | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford | |
| 6 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 1-05 | 8 | Tipperary |