1959–60 National Hurling League

(Redirected from 1959-60 National Hurling League)

1959–60 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	11 October 1959 – 1 May 1960
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (9 win)
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 National Hurling League was the 29th season of the National Hurling League.

Division 1

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	1959-60
Champions	Tipperary 9th National League title Captain: Tony Wall
Top goalscorer	Christy Ring (12-09)
← 1958-59 1960-61 → All statistics correct as of 26 February 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1958-59 season. Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 1 May 1960, Tipperary won the title after a 2-15 to 3-8 win over Cork in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their 9th league title overall.

Cork's Christy Ring was the league's top scorer with 12-09.

Division 1A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Cork	5	4	0	1	8	National League runners-up
2	Kilkenny	5	3	1	1	7
3	Dublin	5	3	0	2	6
4	Waterford	5	2	1	2	5
5	Wexford	5	2	0	3	4
6	Antrim	5	0	0	5	0

Group stage

Cork v Kilkenny

11 October 1959	Cork	3-07 - 5-07	Kilkenny	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 2-1, C Cooney 1-0, P Barry 0-2, E Goulding 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, P Leary 0-1.		E Keher 3-2, L Cleere 1-1, M Kelly 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, D Heaslip 0-1, M Fleming 0-1.

Waterford v Wexford

11 October 1959	Waterford	6-10 - 2-07	Wexford	Waterford Sportsfield, Waterford
	D Whelan 2-1, F Walsh 0-7, T Cunningham 1-0, J Meaney 1-0, S Power 1-0, L Guinan 1-0, T Cheasty 0-2.		P Kehoe 1-3, O McGrath 1-0, O Gough 0-2, T Flood 0-1, J Colfer 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Cork)

Antrim v Dublin

11 October 1959	Antrim	4-02 - 9-07	Dublin	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Mullaney 1-2, A Forsythe 1-0, O Campbell 1-0, P McMahon 1-0.		J Lenihan 2-1, J Boothman 2-1, J Byrne 1-3, P Kenny 1-1, L Quinn 1-0, L Shannon 1-0, E O'Dea 1-0, F Whelan 0-1.

Kilkenny v Waterford

25 October 1959	Kilkenny	4-06 - 4-06	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Whelan 2-0, L Guinan 1-0, T Cunningham 1-0, J Kiely 0-3, S Power 0-2, F Walsh 0-1.		B Dwyer 2-0, D Heaslip 1-1, T O'Connell 1-0, S Clohessy 0-3, E Keher 0-2.	Referee: S O'Dwyer (Tipperary)

Antrim v Cork

25 October 1959	Antrim	1-03 - 6-06	Cork	Casement Park, Belfast
	P McMahon 1-0, P Mullaney 0-3.		J Donoghue 4-0, V Barrett 1-0, J O'Connor 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1,

Wexford v Dublin

25 October 1959	Wexford	5-06 - 4-04	Dublin	Gorey
	J Colfer 2-0, P Kehoe 1-3, J O'Brien 1-0, O McGrath 1-0, R Murphy 0-3.		N O'Dea 2-0, J Byrne 1-1, L Shannon 1-1, F Whelan 0-1, B Boothman 0-1.

Cork v Wexford

8 November 1959	Cork	7-09 - 5-04	Wexford	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 6-4, M Quane 1-1, D Driscoll 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, E Goulding 0-1.		P Kehoe 2-1, J O'Brien 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, O Gough 1-0, R Murphy 0-1, N Wheeler 0-1.	Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)

Dublin v Waterford

8 November 1959	Dublin	3-10 - 1-09	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Shannon 1-5, J Byrne 1-1, K McLoughlin 1-1, F Whelan 0-3.		F Walsh 0-7, L Guinan 1-0, T Cheasty 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1.

Antrim v Kilkenny

8 November 1959	Antrim	0-03 - 6-05	Kilkenny	Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
	S Wright 0-2, P Mullaney 0-1.		T O'Connell 2-0, J Hennessy 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, M Fleming 1-0, S Clohessy 0-2, D Heaslip 0-1, E Keher 0-1.	Referee: P McGrattan (Down)

Dublin v Kilkenny

28 February 1960	Dublin	3-09 - 3-04	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Finan 2-0, A Young 1-1, L Shannon 0-4, D Hayes 0-1, D Foley 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, K McLoughlin 0-1.		E Keher 2-2, D Carroll 1-1, S Clohessy 0-1.

Waterford v Cork

28 February 1960	Waterford	5-03 - 6-06	Cork	Waterford Sportsfield, Waterford
	L Guinan 2-0, S Power 1-0, M Flannelly 1-0, D Whelan 1-0, T Cheasty 0-2, J Condon 0-1.		J Twomey 3-1, M Quane 1-0, J O'Flynn 1-0, C Ring 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-3, E Goulding 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

Wexford v Antrim

28 February 1960	Wexford	5-10 - 5-04	Antrim	Gorey
	O McGrath 2-2, J Colfer 2-0, P Kehoe 1-0, M Lyng 0-3, M Bennett 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2.		R McMullan 2-0, O Campbell 1-2, P Mullaney 1-1, E Stewart 1-0, S Wright 0-1.	Referee: S Farrell (Wicklow)

Cork v Dublin

3 April 1960	Cork	7-06 - 3-06	Dublin	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Quane 3-2, P Barry 2-0, T Kelly 2-0, P Harte 0-3, P Fitzgerald 0-1.		D Foley 1-3, K McLoughlin 1-1, V Bell 1-0, H Doyle 0-2.	Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)

Kilkenny v Wexford

3 April 1960	Kilkenny	4-07 - 2-07	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	O Walsh 2-0, B Dwyer 1-1, S Clohessy 1-1, E Keher 0-3, D Carroll 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.		O McGrath 1-1, M Lyng 1-0, P Kehoe 0-2, M Bergin 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, M Bennett 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Antrim v Waterford

3 April 1960	Antrim	1-02 - 7-07	Waterford	Casement Park, Belfast
	E Stuart 1-0, J McVeigh 0-1, D Kearney 0-1.		T Kennedy 2-2, D Whelan 2-0, F Walsh 1-2, M Flannelly 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, L Guinan 0-2, S Power 0-1.

Division 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	4	4	0	0	8	National League champions
2	Limerick	4	2	1	1	5
3	Carlow	4	1	0	3	2
4	Galway	4	1	0	3	2
5	Kerry	1	1	0	0	2
6	Clare	3	0	0	3	0

Group stage

Galway v Tipperary

11 October 1959	Galway	1-06 - 2-09	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	F Glynn 1-0, T Sweeney 0-3, M Regan 0-2, J Cahill 0-1.		T English 1-1, J Moloughney 1-0, J Doyle 0-2, P Dormey 0-2, T Wall 0-2, M Maher 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

Carlow v Limerick

11 October 1959	Carlow	5-05 - 10-06	Limerick	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	E Long 3-1, L Walsh 1-1, W Walsh 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2, M Morrissey 0-1.		E Carey 3-0, P Hartnett 3-0, M Hayes 2-0, J McGrath 1-3, D McCarthy 1-0, P Cobbe 0-2, P O'Malley 0-1, S Quaid 0-1.

Tipperary v Carlow

25 October 1959	Tipperary	4-07 - 1-09	Carlow	St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
	J Doyle 3-1, J Williams 1-1, T Wall 0-3, G McCarthy 0-.		Long 1-0, Brophy 0-3, Walsh 0-2, Morrissey 0-1, Williams 0-1, Hayden 0-1, Hogan 0-1.

Clare v Galway

25 October 1959	Clare	4-05 - 7-11	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J Smith 2-0, N Jordan 1-1, G Ryan 1-0, C Madigan 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.		PJ Lawless 2-1, F Glynn 2-1, J Conroy 1-2, T Sweeney 0-5, P Egan 1-1, J Cormican 1-0, J Moclair 0-1.

Clare v Tipperary

8 November 1959	Clare	2-03 - 5-11	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J Smith 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, M Deasy 0-1, M Frost 0-1.		J Doyle 2-5, J McCarthy 2-2, T Moloughney 1-1, D Nealon 0-2, S Williams 0-1.

Galway v Limerick

8 November 1959	Galway	4-03 - 3-06	Limerick	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	P Egan 2-1, J Conroy 2-1, T Sweeney 0-1.		D Kelly 1-5, P O'Malley 1-0, M Tynan 1-0, L Hogan 0-1.

Kerry v Carlow

29 November 1959	Kerry	3-04 - 2-04	Carlow	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	E O'Sullivan 2-0, M Hennessy 1-1, T Hennessy 0-1, J Culloty 0-1, B Phelan 0-1.		M O'Brien 1-3, P Hynes 1-0, L Walsh 0-1.

Limerick v Clare

14 February 1960	Limerick	4-09 - 2-00	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	L Moloney 2-1, P Cobbe 1-1, P Hartnett 1-0, D Kelly 0-3, PJ Keane 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, L Hogan 0-1.		J Smyth 1-0, G Ryan 1-0.	Referee: J Gallagher (Galway)

Carlow v Galway

28 February 1960	Carlow	5-07 - 4-09	Galway	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	E Long 3-1, PJ Hogan 1-1, L Walsh 1-0, M O'Brien 0-1, P McGovern 0-1, T Nolan 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.		T Sweeney 1-3, L Manning 1-2, T Glynn 1-1, PJ Killilea 1-0, F Glynn 0-2, PJ Lally 0-1.

Tipperary v Limerick

3 April 1960	Tipperary	3-16 - 2-04	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Doyle 0-9, L Devaney 1-4, T Moloughney 1-0, L Connolly 1-0, T English 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		L Moloney 1-0, P Hartnett 1-0, L Hogan 0-1, M Hayes 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1.	Referee: S Spain (Offaly)

Final

Cork v Tipperary

1 May 1960 Final	Cork	3-08 - 2-15	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
15:15	C Ring 3-4, P Harte 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.		Jimmy Doyle 0-9, L Connolly 2-0, D Nealon 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, T English 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total
1	Christy Ring	Cork	12-09	45
2	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	5-26	41
3	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	5-10	25
4	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	5-09	24
5	Ned Long	Carlow	7-02	23
6	Donal Whelan	Waterford	7-01	22
7	Oliver McGrath	Wexford	6-03	21
8	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-17	20
9	Larry Shannon	Dublin	3-10	19
10	Mick Quane	Cork	5-03	18

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christy Ring	Cork	6-04	22	Wexford
1	Christy Ring	Cork	3-04	13	Tipperary
1	J. O'Donoghue	Cork	4-00	12	Antrim
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	3-02	11	Cork
1	Mick Quane	Cork	3-02	11	Dublin
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-05	11	Clare
1	Joe Twomey	Cork	3-01	10	Waterford
	Ned Long	Carlow	3-01	10	Limerick
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	3-01	10	Carlow
	Ned Long	Carlow	3-01	10	Galway

Division 2

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	1959-60
Champions	Laois 1st Division 2 title
← 1958-59 1960-61 → All statistics correct as of 4 May 2017.

Laois won the title following a 5-9 to 1-8 win over Roscommon in the final.

References

"National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

External links

Cork v Tipperary 1960 NHL Final on YouTube

v t e National Hurling League
Seasons	1925–26 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

National Hurling League

Seasons

1925–26
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Categories: