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.
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.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
GK1 Paddy Merrigan (St Conleth's) RCB2 Jimmy Kelly (Walsh Island)FB3 Charlie Daly (Cappincur)LCB4 Mick Bracken (Tullamore)RHB5 Christy McGrath (St Conleth's)CHB6 Pat Heffernan (Tullamore) (c)LHB7 Gabriel Hayden (Tullamore)MF8 Martin Turley (Gracefield) MF9 Brendan Donoghue (St Mary's)RHF10 Dick Shaughnessy (Walsh Island)CHF11 Mick Ennis (Tullamore)LHF12 Eamon Scully (Clara)RCF13 Noel O'Brien (Clara)FF14 Tom Furlong (Tullamore)LCF15 Joe Wrafter (Tullamore)Substitutes: 16 Michael Rouse (Tullamore) for Donoghue GK1 Mick Sherlock (Baile Philib)RCB2 Benny Grogan (Baile Philib)FB3 Pat Hanlon (Clann Mhuire)LCB4 Frank McArdle (Baile Philib)RHB5 Mick Foster (Clann Mhuire)CHB6 Willie Daly (Clan na Gael)LHB7 Val Murphy (Newtown Blues)MF8 Mick Briscoe (Newtown Blues)MF9 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs)RHF10 Seán Ryan (Clan na Gael)CHF11 Anthony Campbell (O'Raghallaighs)LHF12 Séamus Savage (Clann Mhuire)RCF13 Séamus Mohan (Pioneers)FF14 Séamus Dolan (O'Raghallaighs)LCF15 Seán McVeigh (Clann Mhuire)Substitutes: 16 Jack McAuley (Parnells, Drogheda) for McKeown
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Munster Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
Final
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