1959–60 National Hurling League
29th season of the National Hurling League
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The 1959–60 National Hurling League was the 29th season of the 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.[1]
Cork's Christy Ring was the league's top scorer with 12-09.
Division 1A table
Group stage
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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, |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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
Group stage
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |