1960–61 Football League First Division
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
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[1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1960–61 season.
Overview[]
Tottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, eight points clear of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday. This remains their last league title.
Newcastle United and Preston North End were relegated, to be replaced by Ipswich Town and Sheffield United who finished first and second in the Second Division that season.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 2.091 | 66 |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 1.660 | 58 |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 1.373 | 57 |
4 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 1.325 | 51 |
5 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 1.261 | 50 |
6 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 1.243 | 45 |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 1.158 | 45 |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 1.013 | 43 |
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 1.013 | 43 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 0.944 | 41 |
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 0.906 | 41 |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 0.980 | 37 |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 0.878 | 37 |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 0.795 | 37 |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 0.706 | 37 |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 0.875 | 36 |
17 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 0.758 | 36 |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 0.795 | 35 |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 0.738 | 34 |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 0.932 | 33 |
21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 0.789 | 32 |
22 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 0.606 | 30 |
Source:[citation needed]
Key | |
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League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
FA Cup runners-up, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | |
League Cup Winners | |
Relegated |
Results[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Greaves | Chelsea | 41 |
2 | David Herd | Arsenal | 29 |
= | Gerry Hitchens | Aston Villa | 29 |
3 | Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 |
= | Len White | Newcastle United | 28 |
= | Ted Farmer | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 |
4 | Ray Charnley | Blackpool | 27 |
5 | Jimmy Robson | Burnley | 24 |
References[]
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
Categories:
- Football League First Division seasons
- 1960–61 in European association football leagues
- 1960–61 Football League
- 1960–61 in English football leagues