1960–61 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1960–61 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal
1960–61 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Herd (29)
All: Herd (30)
Lowest home attendanceAresnal veneer

Season summary

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In the 1960–61 season, the Gunners had a satisfying season where they ended up in 7th place heading into 1961, but a poor run of just four wins in their final 17 games saw Swindin's side end the campaign in a disappointing 11th place and to make things worse for Arsenal supporters, they had to witness their fierce North London rivals Tottenham win the league and cup double.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 1.013 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 67 71 0.944 41
11 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 77 85 0.906 41
12 Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 0.980 37
13 Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 0.878 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1960 Burnley A 2–3 23,653 Bloomfield, Herd
23 August 1960 Preston North End H 1–0 31,612 Everitt
27 August 1960 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 28,878 Henderson, Skirton (2)
30 August 1960 Preston North End A 0–2 20,105
3 September 1960 Manchester City A 0–0 36,656
6 September 1960 Birmingham City H 2–0 20,285 Herd, Kane
10 September 1960 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 59,868 Herd, Ward
14 September 1960 Birmingham City A 0–2 22,904
17 September 1960 Newcastle United H 5–0 34,885 Clapton, Herd (3), Strong
24 September 1960 Cardiff City A 0–1 35,000
1 October 1960 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 27,176 Herd
8 October 1960 Leicester City A 1–2 22,501 Henderson
15 October 1960 Aston Villa H 2–1 34,048 Herd, Strong
22 October 1960 Blackburn Rovers A 4–2 21,500 Charles, Herd, Strong (2)
29 October 1960 Manchester United H 2–1 45,715 Barnwell, Herd
5 November 1960 West Ham United A 0–6 29,275
12 November 1960 Chelsea H 1–4 38,666 Charles
19 November 1960 Blackpool A 1–1 15,417 Herd
26 November 1960 Everton H 3–2 36,709 Herd (3)
3 December 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–5 25,658 Barnwell, Herd (2)
10 December 1960 Bolton Wanderers H 5–1 30,818 Barnwell, Eastham (2), Strong (2)
17 December 1960 Burnley H 2–5 37,209 Herd, Strong
23 December 1960 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 29,311 Neill
26 December 1960 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 43,555 Eastham
31 December 1960 Nottingham Forest A 5–3 30,735 Eastham, Henderson, Herd (3)
14 January 1961 Manchester City H 5–4 36,440 Clapton, Henderson, Herd (3)
21 January 1961 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–4 65,251 Haverty, Henderson
4 February 1961 Newcastle United A 3–3 34,394 Eastham, Strong (2)
11 February 1961 Cardiff City H 2–3 33,754 Herd (2)
18 February 1961 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 21,500 Haverty (2), Skirton
25 February 1961 Leicester City H 1–3 31,721 Henderson
4 March 1961 Aston Villa A 2–2 35,000 Barnwell, Haverty
11 March 1961 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 34,250
18 March 1961 Manchester United A 1–1 29,732 Charles
25 March 1961 West Ham United H 0–0 27,505
31 March 1961 Fulham A 2–2 35,476 Herd (2)
1 April 1961 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 18,618 Henderson
3 April 1961 Fulham H 4–2 20,142 Barnwell (2), Henderson (2)
8 April 1961 Blackpool H 1–0 36,301 Herd
15 April 1961 Chelsea A 1–3 38,223 Strong
22 April 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–5 34,429 Henderson
29 April 1961 Everton A 1–4 39,810 Herd

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Sunderland A 1–2 58,575 Herd

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   WAL Jack Kelsey
- DF   ENG Len Wills
- DF   SCO John Snedden
- DF   NIR Billy McCullough
- MF   ENG John Barnwell
- MF   SCO Tommy Docherty
- FW   SCO David Herd
- FW   SCO Jackie Henderson
- FW   ENG Vic Groves
- GK   NIR Jack McClelland
- FW   WAL Mel Charles
- FW   ENG George Eastham
- FW   ENG Geoff Strong
- MF   ENG Danny Clapton
- MF   ENG Alan Skirton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   NIR Terry Neill
- DF   ENG Dave Bacuzzi
- FW   ENG Jimmy Bloomfield
- MF   IRL Joe Haverty
- MF   ENG Gerry Ward
- DF   NIR Eddie Magill
- DF   ENG Mike Everitt
- FW   SCO Peter Kane
- DF   ENG Allan Young
- MF   IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK   ENG Jim Standen
- FW   ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF   WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF   ENG John Petts

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2013.