1960–61 Football League
Season | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
New Club in League | Peterborough United |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
The 1960–61 season was the 62nd completed season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Note: Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[2]
First Division
Season | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (2nd English title) |
Relegated | Newcastle United Preston North End |
1961–62 European Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
FA Cup winners | Tottenham Hotspur (3rd FA Cup title) |
1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup | Leicester City (FA Cup runners up) |
1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Birmingham City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,724 (3.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), 41 [3] |
← 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 |
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
Maps
Second Division
Season | 1960–61 |
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Champions | Ipswich Town (1st title) |
Promoted | Sheffield United |
Relegated | Lincoln City, Portsmouth |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,609 (3.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town), 39 [3] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 1.818 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 1.588 | 58 | Promoted |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 1.500 | 52 | |
4 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 1.321 | 49 | |
5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 54 | 1.122 | 48 | |
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 1.250 | 47 | |
7 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 1.055 | 47 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62 Preliminary round[a] |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 46 | 1.037 | 44 | |
9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 1.078 | 43 | |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 49 | 1.066 | 43 | |
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 0.988 | 42 | |
12 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 1.000 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 0.899 | 39 | |
14 | Leeds United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 0.904 | 38 | |
15 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 1.016 | 37 | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 0.813 | 37 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 57 | 0.793 | 37 | |
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 0.864 | 36 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 0.705 | 36 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 0.873 | 35 | |
21 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 64 | 0.703 | 33 | Relegated |
22 | Lincoln City | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 0.505 | 24 |
Notes:
- ^ Swansea City were Welsh Cup winners this season, and as such qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62 Preliminary round.
Results
Maps
Third Division
Season | 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 [3] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | 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 |
Results
Maps
Fourth Division
Season | 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 [3] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | 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 |
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league
Results
Maps
See also
References
- ^ "England 1960-61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b c Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.