1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
1960–61 season
ChairmanJohn Cobbold
ManagerAlf Ramsey
StadiumPortman Road
Football League Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Crawford (40)
All: Ray Crawford (40)
Highest home attendance23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960)
Lowest home attendance9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960)
Average home league attendance15,095
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The 1960–61 season was the 72nd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. They finished the season as champions of the Second Division, one point ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, winning promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 40 goals and his strike partner Ted Phillips netted 30 times as Ipswich scored exactly 100 league goals.[1]

Players[]

Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season[2]
Pos. Nat. Name League League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Roy Bailey 38 0 1 0 1 0 40 0
GK  ENG Wilf Hall 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF  SCO Billy Baxter 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
DF  ENG Larry Carberry 42 0 1 0 1 0 44 0
DF  ENG John Compton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF  ENG 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF  SCO Ken Malcolm 41 0 1 0 1 0 43 0
DF  ENG Andy Nelson 39 0 0 0 1 0 40 0
MF  WAL John Elsworthy 39 3 1 0 1 0 41 3
MF  SCO Jimmy Leadbetter 42 3 1 0 1 0 44 3
MF  WAL Aled Owen 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
MF  ENG Reg Pickett 24 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
MF  ENG Roy Stephenson 33 9 0 0 1 0 34 9
FW  ENG Ray Crawford 42 40 1 0 1 0 44 40
FW  IRL Dermot Curtis 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3
FW  ENG Doug Millward 19 6 1 0 1 0 21 6
FW  ENG Ted Phillips 42 30 1 0 1 0 44 30
FW  WAL 16 4 0 0 0 0 18 4
FW  ENG Brian Siddall 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

League standings[]

Main article: 1960–61 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ipswich Town 42 26 7 9 100 55 1.818 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sheffield United 42 26 6 10 81 51 1.588 58 Promoted
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
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

Home team listed first[3]

Division Two[]

20 August 1960 1 Leyton Orient 1–3 Ipswich Town London
Johnston Goal 52' Goal 25' Goal 37'
Crawford Goal 89'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 14,798
25 August 1960 2 Scunthorpe United 4–0 Ipswich Town Scunthorpe
Marriott Goal 17'
Godfrey Goal
Neale Goal
Thomas Goal		 Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 11,130
27 August 1960 3 Ipswich Town 4–1 Derby County Ipswich
Owen Goal 31'
Crawford Goal 63'
Goal 71'
Elsworthy Goal 78'		 Parry Goal 29' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,309
30 August 1960 4 Ipswich Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United Ipswich
Crawford Goal 6' Goal 79' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,426
3 September 1960 5 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Ipswich Town Bristol
Biggs Goal 44' Phillips (pen) Goal 8' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 15,467
7 September 1960 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 Ipswich Town Hove
Laverick Goal 4'
Tiddy (pen) Goal 30'		 Crawford Goal 3' Goal 25' Goal 86'
Phillips Goal 11'		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 12,595
10 September 1960 7 Ipswich Town 1–0 Liverpool Ipswich
Phillips Goal 34' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,521
13 September 1960 8 Ipswich Town 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
Crawford Goal Goal
Phillips Goal 10' Goal 36'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,672
17 September 1960 9 Rotherham United 1–1 Ipswich Town Rotherham
O'Hara Goal 26' Phillips Goal 79' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8873
24 September 1960 10 Ipswich Town 3–3 Southampton Ipswich
Stephenson Goal 12'
Phillips Goal 57' Goal 85'		 Paine Goal 52' Goal 60'
Mulgrew Goal 82'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,318
1 October 1960 11 Leeds United 2–5 Ipswich Town Leeds
McCole Goal 7' Goal 40' Crawford Goal 15' Goal 52' Goal 65'
Stephenson Goal 48'
Phillips Goal 72'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13,582
8 October 1960 12 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Ipswich Town London
Phillips Goal 1'
Millward Goal 27'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,671
15 October 1960 13 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sheffield United Ipswich
Russell Goal 4' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,529
22 October 1960 14 Stoke City 2–4 Ipswich Town Stoke-on-Trent
Bentley Goal 6'
D. Ward Goal 22'		 Crawford Goal 39' Goal 52'
Phillips Goal 55'
Millward Goal 85'		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 8052
29 October 1960 15 Ipswich Town 0–3 Swansea Town Ipswich
Carberry Goal 28' (o.g.)
H. Williams Goal 34'
G. Williams Goal 58'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,178
5 November 1960 16 Luton Town 3–2 Ipswich Town Luton
Turner Goal 10' Goal 90'
Ashworth Goal 46'		 Crawford Goal 30' Goal 87' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,221
12 November 1960 17 Ipswich Town 3–1 Lincoln City Ipswich
Phillips Goal 53'
Millward Goal 55'
Crawford Goal 73'		 Graver Goal 89' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 10,197
19 November 1960 18 Portsmouth 1–0 Ipswich Town Portsmouth
Chapman Goal 70' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,482
26 November 1960 19 Ipswich Town 4–2 Huddersfield Town Ipswich
Phillips (pen) Goal 21'
Millward Goal 41'
Crawford Goal 72'
Stephenson Goal 82'		 Stokes Goal 10'
Low Goal 89'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,056
3 December 1960 20 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
McPheat Goal 54' Goal 60' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 21,251
10 December 1960 21 Ipswich Town 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Ipswich
Crawford Goal 54' Goal 71'
Phillips Goal 81'		 Kirby Goal 36' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,798
17 December 1960 22 Ipswich Town 6–2 Leyton Orient Ipswich
Crawford Goal 6' Goal 62' Goal 80'
Owen Goal 27' (o.g.)
Leadbetter Goal 71'
Phillips Goal 89'		 Johnston Goal 53'
McDonald Goal 68'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 9803
26 December 1960 23 Norwich City 0–3 Ipswich Town Norwich
Crawford Goal 22' Goal 70'
Phillips Goal 37'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 30,884
27 December 1960 24 Ipswich Town 4–1 Norwich City Ipswich
Phillips (pen) Goal 27'
Crawford Goal 39' Goal 72'
Millward Goal 85'		 Hill Goal 18' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,321
14 January 1961 25 Ipswich Town 3–2 Bristol Rovers Ipswich
Millward Goal 11'
Stephenson Goal 32' Goal 53'		 Biggs Goal 13' Goal 49' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,946
21 January 1961 26 Liverpool 1–1 Ipswich Town Liverpool
Lewis Goal 73' Phillips Goal 42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,401
4 February 1961 27 Ipswich Town 1–1 Rotherham United Ipswich
Crawford Goal 21' Sawyer Goal 9' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,225
11 February 1961 28 Southampton 1–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
O'Brien (pen) Goal 44' Stephenson Goal 64' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,946
18 February 1961 29 Ipswich Town 4–0 Leeds United Ipswich
Crawford Goal 16'
Phillips Goal 36' Goal 43'
Goal 54'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,125
25 February 1961 30 Ipswich Town 2–1 Charlton Athletic Ipswich
Crawford Goal 23' Goal 63' Summers Goal 26' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,365
7 March 1961 31 Sheffield United 1–3 Ipswich Town Sheffield
Simpson Goal 56' Phillips Goal 32'
Crawford Goal 51' Goal 66'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 35,057
11 March 1961 32 Ipswich Town 2–1 Stoke City Ipswich
Phillips Goal 12'
Elsworthy Goal 90'		 King Goal 66' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,578
18 March 1961 33 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Ipswich Town Torquay
Carter Goal 22' Phillips Goal 20'
Crawford Goal 85'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 9879
25 March 1961 34 Ipswich Town 0–1 Luton Town Ipswich
Goal 19' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,744
31 March 1961 35 Ipswich Town 3–1 Middlesbrough Ipswich
Leadbetter Goal 4'
Crawford Goal 16' Goal 83'		 Peacock Goal 24' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,239
1 April 1961 36 Huddersfield Town 1–3 Ipswich Town Huddersfield
McHale Goal 88' Phillips Goal 17' Goal 55'
Crawford Goal 70'		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 16,459
3 April 1961 37 Middlesbrough 3–1 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Yeoman Goal 24'
Harris (pen) Goal 88'
Clough Goal 89'		 Phillips Goal 85' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,996
8 April 1961 38 Ipswich Town 2–2 Portsmouth Ipswich
Phillips (pen) Goal 2'
Curtis Goal 25'		 Cutler Goal 1'
Goal 27'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,538
15 April 1961 39 Lincoln City 1–4 Ipswich Town Lincoln
Nelson Goal 17' (o.g.) Crawford Goal 50'
Leadbetter Goal 52'
Phillips Goal 78'
Stephenson Goal 86'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7820
22 April 1961 40 Ipswich Town 4–0 Sunderland Ipswich
Elsworthy Goal 4'
Crawford Goal 38'
Curtis Goal 48'
Phillips (pen) Goal 80'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,115
24 April 1961 41 Derby County 1–4 Ipswich Town Derby
Hutchinson Goal 6' Stephenson Goal 69' Goal 81'
Crawford Goal 86'
Curtis Goal 87'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,121
29 April 1961 42 Swansea Town 2–1 Ipswich Town Swansea
Nurse Goal 7'
Reynolds Goal 88'		 Phillips Goal 50' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 18,239

League Cup[]

11 October 1960 1 Ipswich Town 0–2 Barnsley Ipswich
Goal
Goal		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,189

FA Cup[]

7 January 1961 3 Southampton 7–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
O'Brien Goal 7' Goal 26' (pen) Goal 29'
Mulgrew Goal 22' Goal 78'
Penk Goal 30'
Paine Goal 39'		 Page Goal 47' (o.g.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,422

References[]

  1. ^ Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61
  3. ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61
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