1960–61 Newcastle United F.C. season
Appearance
1960–61 season | |||
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Chairman | Wally Hurford | ||
Manager | Charlie Mitten | ||
First Division | 21st (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | Quarter finals | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: White (28) All: White (29) | ||
Average home league attendance | 26,500 | ||
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During the 1960–61 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
[edit]In the 1960–61 season, Newcastle were relegated after 13 years in the top flight after a season which saw the Magpies score an impressive 86 goals, but conceded a horrific 109 goals.
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | |||
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | + 60 | 66 | |||
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | + 31 | 58 | |||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 103 | 75 | 1.373 | + 28 | 57 | |||
4 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 102 | 77 | 1.325 | + 25 | 51 | |||
5 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 87 | 69 | 1.261 | + 18 | 50 | |||
6 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | + 3 | 45 | |||
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | + 12 | 45 | |||
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | + 1 | 43 | |||
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | + 1 | 43 | |||
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | – 4 | 41 | |||
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 77 | 85 | 0.906 | – 8 | 41 | |||
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 98 | 100 | 0.980 | – 2 | 37 | |||
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 79 | 90 | 0.878 | – 11 | 37 | |||
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | – 16 | 37 | |||
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | – 25 | 37 | |||
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 77 | 88 | 0.875 | – 11 | 36 | |||
17 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 72 | 95 | 0.758 | – 23 | 36 | |||
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | – 15 | 35 | |||
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | – 22 | 34 | |||
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | – 5 | 33 | |||
21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | – 23 | 32 | |||
22 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | – 28 | 30 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key | |
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League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61 | |
League Cup Winners | |
Relegated |
Results
[edit]Newcastle United's score comes first[1]
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 August 1960 | Preston North End | A | 3–2 | 17,363 | White (3) |
24 August 1960 | Fulham | H | 7–2 | 23,498 | Gilfillan (2), White, Neale (2), Tuohy (2) |
27 August 1960 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 35,485 | |
31 August 1960 | Fulham | A | 3–4 | 21,361 | Allchurch, Hughes, Woods |
3 September 1960 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 23,806 | Gibson, (own goal) |
5 September 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–6 | 22,661 | |
10 September 1960 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 25,904 | Marshall |
14 September 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | 16,107 | Hughes, White, Tuohy |
17 September 1960 | Arsenal | A | 0–5 | 34,885 | |
24 September 1960 | Leicester City | H | 1–3 | 21,161 | McGuigan |
1 October 1960 | Cardiff City | H | 5–0 | 17,627 | Luke (2), White (2), Mitchell |
8 October 1960 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 25,336 | |
15 October 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–4 | 23,401 | Hughes, White, Mitchell (2) |
22 October 1960 | Manchester United | A | 2–3 | 37,516 | Stokoe (pen), Hughes |
29 October 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–4 | 51,369 | Hughes, White (2) |
5 November 1960 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 30,489 | White (2) |
12 November 1960 | Blackpool | H | 4–3 | 26,657 | White (2), Neale (2) |
19 November 1960 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 41,123 | |
26 November 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–1 | 22,623 | White (2), Mitchell |
3 December 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 12,921 | White |
10 December 1960 | West Ham United | H | 5–5 | 20,100 | Bell, McGuigan, White (2), Mitchell |
17 December 1960 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | 21,514 | |
24 December 1960 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | 20,354 | Mitchell, Scanlon |
26 December 1960 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 29,435 | Woods |
31 December 1960 | Burnley | A | 3–5 | 24,972 | Hughes (2), White |
14 January 1961 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 25,845 | White, Woods |
21 January 1961 | Manchester City | A | 3–3 | 19,746 | Allchurch, White, Woods |
4 February 1961 | Arsenal | H | 3–3 | 34,394 | Hughes, White, Scanlon |
11 February 1961 | Leicester City | A | 3–5 | 26,449 | Allchurch, White (2) |
22 February 1961 | Cardiff City | A | 2–3 | 30,000 | Allchurch, White |
25 February 1961 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 21,275 | White (2) |
8 March 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 24,970 | Allchurch |
11 March 1961 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 28,867 | Scanlon |
22 March 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | 46,470 | Allchurch, Scanlon |
25 March 1961 | Chelsea | H | 1–6 | 28,975 | Neale |
31 March 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 42,181 | |
1 April 1961 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 17,103 | Scanlon |
3 April 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 35,273 | Woods |
8 April 1961 | Everton | H | 0–4 | 30,342 | |
15 April 1961 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 19,381 | Woods |
22 April 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | 18,820 | McGuigan, Keith, McKinney (pen), Tuohy |
29 April 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–2 | 12,700 | Allchurch, McGuigan (2), Neale |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 7 January 1961 | Fulham | H | 5–0 | 36,037 | Allchurch, Neale (3), Woods |
R4 | 1 February 1961 | Stockport County | H | 4–0 | 48,715 | Allchurch, White, Woods (2) |
R5 | 18 February 1961 | Stoke City | H | 3–1 | 46,253 | Allchurch, McKinney (pen), Scanlon |
QF | 4 March 1961 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 | 54,829 | McGuigan |
League Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 10 October 1960 | Colchester United | A | 1–4 | 9,130 | Neale |
Squad
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Newcastle_United_F.C._1960.jpg/300px-Newcastle_United_F.C._1960.jpg)
(back row): Scoular, Keith, Harvey, Stokoe, McMichael, Eastham.
(front row): Marshall, Allchurch, White, McGuigan, Tuohy.
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ Newcastle United 1960-1961: Results Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. statto.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.