1960 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, Wexford|St Peter's College] in the Leinster Colleges Senior [Hurling Championship|Leinster final].
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]. The North Monastery won the match by 1–09 to 1–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.
Paddy Fahy was the top scorer with 1-06.

Qualification

Results

Semi-final

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paddy FahySt Mary's College1-06924.50
2Paddy CurleyNorth Monastery1-04717.00
2Éamonn DoyleSt Mary's College1-04732.33