1960–61 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
1960–61 season
ChairmanAndrew Stephen
ManagerHarry Catterick
First Division2nd
FA CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Fantham (20)
All: Fantham (23)
Average home league attendance29,229
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During the 1960–61 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1960–61 season, the Owls had an excellent campaign, reaching the last eight of the FA Cup and finishing 2nd place in the league, 8 points behind champions Tottenham Hotspur.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 1.660 58
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
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1960-61 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Leeds United H 2–0 36,225 Ellis, Quinn
R4 28 January 1961 Manchester United H 1–1 58,000 Wilkinson
R4R 1 February 1961 Manchester United A 7–2 65,243 Ellis (3), Fantham (2), Finney (2)
R5 18 February 1961 Leyton Orient A 2–0 31,000 Ellis, Fantham
QF 4 March 1961 Burnley H 0–0 55,000
QFR 7 March 1961 Burnley A 0–2 49,113

Squad[]

Source: [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Ron Springett
- DF England ENG Peter Johnson
- DF England ENG Peter Swan
- DF England ENG Don Megson
- MF England ENG Alan Finney
- MF England ENG Tony Kay
- MF Scotland SCO Tom McAnearney
- FW England ENG John Fantham
- FW Scotland SCO Bobby Craig
- FW England ENG Keith Ellis
- MF England ENG Derek Wilkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG John Quinn
- FW England ENG Bill Griffin
- MF England ENG Ralph O'Donnell
- DF England ENG Gerry Young
- DF England ENG Brian Hill
- GK Scotland SCO Roy McLaren
- MF England ENG Bobby Lodge
- DF Scotland SCO Jack Martin
- DF Scotland SCO John Frye
- MF England ENG John Meredith

References[]

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1960-1961 : Results". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ "All Sheffield Wednesday football club players: 1961". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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