The 1960–61 season was the 62nd completed season of The Football League.
Season | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
New Club in League | Peterborough United |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
First Division
editSeason | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur 2nd English title |
Relegated | Newcastle United Preston North End |
European Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
Cup Winners' Cup | Leicester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham Forest Birmingham City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,724 (3.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (41 goals)[1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | 66 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 58 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 1.373 | 57 | |
4 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 | 1.325 | 51 | |
5 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 | 1.261 | 50 | |
6 | Leicester City[a] | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 45 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 45 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 43 | |
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 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | 37 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 37 | |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 0.875 | 36 | |
17 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | 0.758 | 36 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | 35 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 33 | |
21 | Newcastle United (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1960–61 FA Cup runners-up, since the winners, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the European Cup.
Results
editMaps
editSecond Division
editSeason | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Ipswich Town |
Promoted | Ipswich Town Sheffield United |
Relegated | Portsmouth Lincoln City |
Cup Winners' Cup | Swansea Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,609 (3.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ray Crawford (39 goals)[1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ipswich Town (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Sheffield United (P) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 1.588 | 58 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 52 | |
4 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 49 | |
5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 48 | |
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 47 | |
7 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 73 | 1.055 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 44 | |
9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 97 | 91 | 1.066 | 43 | |
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 82 | 0.988 | 42 | |
12 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 | |
14 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 38 | |
15 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 37 | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 92 | 0.793 | 37 | |
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 36 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 36 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 35 | |
21 | Portsmouth (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Lincoln City (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 95 | 0.505 | 24 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editMaps
editThird Division
editSeason | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Bury (1st title) |
Promoted | Walsall |
Relegated | Bradford City, Chesterfield, Colchester United, Tranmere Rovers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,842 (3.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tony Richards (Walsall), 36 [1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 2.400 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Walsall | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 1.633 | 62 | Promoted |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 1.550 | 60 | |
4 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 1.181 | 52 | |
5 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 1.065 | 51 | |
6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 1.116 | 50 | |
7 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 49 | 1.215 | 49 | |
8 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 1.038 | 49 | |
9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 0.910 | 49 | |
10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 1.107 | 46 | |
11 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 1.000 | 46 | |
12 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 57 | 0.904 | 45 | |
13 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 0.900 | 45 | |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 1.029 | 44 | |
15 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.964 | 44 | |
16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 1.127 | 43 | |
17 | Brentford | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 0.800 | 43 | |
18 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 0.867 | 40 | |
19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.763 | 40 | |
20 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 0.789 | 39 | |
21 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 65 | 0.687 | 38 | Relegated |
22 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.747 | 36 | |
23 | Colchester United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 57 | 0.673 | 33 | |
24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.770 | 32 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
editMaps
editFourth Division
editSeason | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Peterborough United (1st title) |
Promoted | Bradford Park Avenue, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town |
Failed re-election | none |
New Club in League | Peterborough United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,810 (3.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Terry Bly (Peterborough United), 52 [1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peterborough United[a] | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 2.062 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 1.594 | 64 | Promoted |
3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 1.452 | 60 | |
4 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 52 | 1.135 | 60 | |
5 | York City | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 1.333 | 51 | |
6 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 53 | 1.128 | 50 | |
7 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 1.114 | 49 | |
8 | Workington | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 0.974 | 49 | |
9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 0.910 | 49 | |
10 | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 1.145 | 45 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 0.974 | 45 | |
12 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 0.898 | 45 | |
13 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 0.864 | 45 | |
14 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 1.030 | 44 | |
15 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.970 | 43 | |
16 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 1.107 | 42 | |
17 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 0.909 | 42 | |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 0.841 | 40 | |
19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 0.772 | 39 | |
20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 0.910 | 38 | |
21 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 62 | 0.702 | 38 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 0.658 | 37 | |
23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 63 | 0.689 | 32 | |
24 | Chester | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 69 | 0.587 | 31 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
Results
editMaps
editTelevision
editThis season saw the first ever live television coverage of a Football League game, when ITV broadcast the second half of Blackpool versus Bolton Wanderers on September 10, 1960, with commentary from Peter Lloyd and Billy Wright[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ McGhee, Frank (September 12, 1960). "TV Makes Pitch 200 Yards Wide!". Daily Mirror. p. 25.
- ^ Crist, Matthew (September 19, 2019). "Saturday Night Live: Remembering ITV's Failed Football Experiment". The Sportsman. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.