1960–61 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1960–61 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League First Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Tapscott (21) All: Derek Tapscott (30)
Home colours

The 1960–61 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 34th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Players

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	ENG	Ron Nicholls
--	GK	EIR	Maurice Swan
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	WAL	Trevor Edwards
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derek Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Alan Durban
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Barrie Hole
--	MF	WAL	Mike Hughes

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	ENG	Peter King
--	MF	WAL	Danny McCarthy
--	MF	WAL	Graham Moore
--	MF	SCO	Bob Scott
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	FW	ENG	Peter Donnelly
--	FW	ENG	Brian Edgley
--	FW	ENG	Derek Hogg
--	FW	ENG	Colin Hudson
--	FW	SCO	John McMillan
--	FW	WAL	Tony Pickrell
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott
--	FW	WAL	Dai Ward

League standings

Main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive