1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season
1960–61 season | ||
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Chairman | John Cobbold | |
Manager | Alf Ramsey | |
Stadium | Portman Road | |
Football League Second Division | 1st | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
League Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ray Crawford (40) All: Ray Crawford (40) | |
Highest home attendance | 23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960) | |
Lowest home attendance | 9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960) | |
Average home league attendance | 15,095 | |
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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 | ||||
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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[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 | showLondon |
25 August 1960 2 | Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | showScunthorpe |
27 August 1960 3 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Derby County | showIpswich |
30 August 1960 4 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | showIpswich |
3 September 1960 5 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | showBristol |
7 September 1960 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | showHove |
10 September 1960 7 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Liverpool | showIpswich |
13 September 1960 8 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | showIpswich |
17 September 1960 9 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | showRotherham |
24 September 1960 10 | Ipswich Town | 3–3 | Southampton | showIpswich |
1 October 1960 11 | Leeds United | 2–5 | Ipswich Town | showLeeds |
8 October 1960 12 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | showLondon |
15 October 1960 13 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Sheffield United | showIpswich |
22 October 1960 14 | Stoke City | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | showStoke-on-Trent |
29 October 1960 15 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Swansea Town | showIpswich |
5 November 1960 16 | Luton Town | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | showLuton |
12 November 1960 17 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Lincoln City | showIpswich |
19 November 1960 18 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | showPortsmouth |
26 November 1960 19 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | showIpswich |
3 December 1960 20 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | showSunderland |
10 December 1960 21 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | showIpswich |
17 December 1960 22 | Ipswich Town | 6–2 | Leyton Orient | showIpswich |
26 December 1960 23 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | showNorwich |
27 December 1960 24 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Norwich City | showIpswich |
14 January 1961 25 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | showIpswich |
21 January 1961 26 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | showLiverpool |
4 February 1961 27 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | showIpswich |
11 February 1961 28 | Southampton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | showSouthampton |
18 February 1961 29 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Leeds United | showIpswich |
25 February 1961 30 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | showIpswich |
7 March 1961 31 | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | showSheffield |
11 March 1961 32 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | showIpswich |
18 March 1961 33 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | showTorquay |
25 March 1961 34 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Luton Town | showIpswich |
31 March 1961 35 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | showIpswich |
1 April 1961 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | showHuddersfield |
3 April 1961 37 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | showMiddlesbrough |
8 April 1961 38 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Portsmouth | showIpswich |
15 April 1961 39 | Lincoln City | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | showLincoln |
22 April 1961 40 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Sunderland | showIpswich |
24 April 1961 41 | Derby County | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | showDerby |
29 April 1961 42 | Swansea Town | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | showSwansea |
League Cup[]
11 October 1960 1 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Barnsley | showIpswich |
FA Cup[]
7 January 1961 3 | Southampton | 7–1 | Ipswich Town | showSouthampton |
References[]
- ^ Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61
- ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61
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