Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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.
First Division
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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
Maps























Locations of the Football League First Division 1960–1961 teams
Second Division
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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:
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
Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1960–1961























Locations of the Football League Second Division 1960–1961 teams
Third Division
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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:
Results
Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1960–1961

























Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1960–1961
Fourth Division
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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
Maps
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1960–1961

























Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1960–1961
Television
This 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
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
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