1960–61 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1960–61 season
ManagerBill Shankly
Second Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Lewis 19
All: Kevin Lewis 22
Average home league attendance29,731

In Liverpool F.C. seventh season in Division Two and Bill Shankly's second season as manager and first full season at the club. The rebuilding of the club continued with them ending third in the table and being knocked out early in the FA Cup and the newly formed Football League Cup.

Squad[]

Goalkeepers[]

Defenders[]

Midfielders[]

Forwards[]

Table[]

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[]

Second Division[]

Main article: 1960–61 Football League § Second Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
20-Aug-60 Leeds United H 2–0 Lewis Goal 28' Hickson Goal 35' 43,041 Report Report
24-Aug-60 Southampton A 1–4 Leishman Goal 11' 24,823 Report Report
27-Aug-60 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Lewis Goal 81' 20,986 Report Report
31-Aug-60 Southampton H 0–1 37,604 Report Report
03-Sep-60 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–0 Harrower Goal 9', 35' 24,390 Report Report
07-Sep-60 Luton Town H 2–2 Hickson Goal 6' Moran Goal pen 12' 27,339 Report Report
10-Sep-60 Ipswich Town A 0–1 13,502 Report Report
14-Sep-60 Luton Town A 1–2 Moran Goal 58' 10,055 Report Report
17-Sep-60 Scunthorpe United H 3–2 Harrower Goal 38' Leishman Goal 45' Hunt Goal 72' 23,797 Report Report
24-Sep-60 Leyton Orient A 3–1 Hickson Goal 25' A'Court Goal 39' Morrissey Goal 88' 10,921 Report Report
01-Oct-60 Derby County H 1–0 Wheeler Goal 67' 24,695 Report Report
08-Oct-60 Lincoln City A 2–1 Hunt Goal 56', 85' 7,699 Report Report
15-Oct-60 Portsmouth H 3–3 Hickson Goal 18', 47' Hunt Goal 79' 26,302 Report Report
22-Oct-60 Huddersfield Town A 4–2 Lewis Goal 20' Hunt Goal 25' A'Court Goal 67' Hickson Goal 89' 15,719 Report Report
29-Oct-60 Sunderland H 1–1 Harrower Goal pen 52' 30,612 Report Report
05-Nov-60 Plymouth Argyle A 4–0 A'Court Goal 23' Hickson Goal 38' Hunt Goal 52', 53' 17,641 Report Report
12-Nov-60 Norwich City H 2–1 Hunt Goal 1' Harrower Goal 56' 32,473 Report Report
19-Nov-60 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Own Goal Goal 7' Hunt Goal 77' Wheeler Goal 86' 13,439 Report Report
26-Nov-60 Sheffield United H 4–2 Harrower Goal 30', 63', 77' Hickson Goal 55' 39,999 Report Report
10-Dec-60 Swansea Town H 4–0 Lewis Goal 10', 58' A'Court Goal 20' Hickson Goal 62' 25,739 Report Report
17-Dec-60 Leeds United A 2–2 Lewis Goal 63' Leishman Goal 83' 11,900 Report Report
26-Dec-60 Rotherham United H 2–1 Hunt Goal 21' Lewis Goal 29' 39,426 Report Report
27-Dec-60 Rotherham United A 0–1 17,815 Report Report
31-Dec-60 Middlesbrough H 3–4 A'Court Goal 21' Lewis Goal 35', 56' 34,645 Report Report
14-Jan-61 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 A'Court Goal 84' 17,495 Report Report
21-Jan-61 Ipswich Town H 1–1 Lewis Goal 73' 33,401 Report Report
04-Feb-61 Scunthorpe United A 3–2 Lewis Goal 33' Melia Goal 49' Leishman Goal 86' 7,970 Report Report
11-Feb-61 Leyton Orient H 5–0 Hickson Goal 5', 36', 80' Morrissey Goal 23' Lewis Goal 84' 22,131 Report Report
18-Feb-61 Derby County A 4–1 Hickson Goal 1' Melia Goal 30', 32' Lewis Goal 48' 16,301 Report Report
25-Feb-61 Lincoln City H 2–0 Morrissey Goal 10' Lewis Goal 25' 24,759 Report Report
04-Mar-61 Portsmouth A 2–2 Banks Goal 9' Morrissey Goal 34' 14,301 Report Report
11-Mar-61 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 Banks Goal 19', 52' Lewis Goal 76' 29,733 Report Report
18-Mar-61 Swansea Town A 0–2 13,181 Report Report
24-Mar-61 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 Banks Goal 28' 25,250 Report Report
31-Mar-61 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 Hunt Goal 9' Wheeler Goal 63' Hickson Goal 72' 36,538 Report Report
01-Apr-61 Sheffield United A 1–1 Morrissey Goal 72' 28,853 Report Report
04-Apr-61 Bristol Rovers A 3–4 Lewis Goal pen 30', 75', 89' 16,522 Report Report
08-Apr-61 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Hunt Goal 4', 65' 26,390 Report Report
15-Apr-61 Norwich City A 1–2 Hickson Goal 67' 21,204 Report Report
22-Apr-61 Stoke City H 3–0 Hunt Goal 7' Hickson Goal 77' Lewis Goal 87' 13,389 Report Report
29-Apr-61 Sunderland A 1–1 Hunt Goal 59' 30,040 Report Report
03-May-61 Stoke City A 1–3 A'Court Goal 6' 4,463 Report Report

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1960–61 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Jan-61 Coventry City H 3–2 Hunt Goal 37' Lewis Goal 40' Harrower Goal 61' 50,909 Report Report
28-Jan-61 Sunderland H 0–2 46,185 Report Report

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 1960–61 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Oct-60 Luton Town H 1–1 Leishman Goal 25' 10,502 Report Report
24-Oct-60 Luton Town A 5–2 Lewis Goal 46', 51' Hickson Goal 61' Hunt Goal 73', 88' 6,125 Report Report
16-Nov-60 Southampton H 1–2 Hunt Goal 54' 14,036 Report Report

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