1960 Croke Cup | |
Dates: | 27 March - 8 May 1960 |
Teams: | 3 |
Champions: | North Monastery |
Count: | 1 |
Champions Captain: | John Sutton |
Runners-Up: | St Peter's College |
Matches: | 3 |
Goals: | 12 |
Points: | 33 |
Top Scorer: | Paddy Fahy (1-06) |
Previous Year: | 1959 |
Previous Tournament: | 1959 Croke Cup |
Next Year: | 1961 |
Next Tournament: | 1961 Croke Cup |
The 1960 Croke Cup was the ninth staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 27 March to 8 May 1960.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Peter's College in the Leinster final.[1] [2]
The final was played on 8 May 1960 at Croke Park in Dublin, between the North Monastery and St Peter's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] The North Monastery won the match by 1–09 to 1–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4] [5]
Paddy Fahy was the top scorer with 1-06.
Province | Champions | |
---|---|---|
Connacht | St Mary's College | |
Leinster | St Peter's College | |
Munster | North Monastery |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paddy Fahy | St Mary's College | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
2 | Paddy Curley | North Monastery | 1-04 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
Éamonn Doyle | St Mary's College | 1-04 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |