1960–61 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1960–61 season.

Football League First Division
Season1960–61
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (2nd English title)
RelegatedNewcastle United
Preston North End
1961–62 European CupTottenham Hotspur
FA Cup winnersTottenham Hotspur (3rd FA Cup title)
1961–62 European Cup Winners' CupLeicester City (FA Cup runners up)
1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs CupBirmingham City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,724 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Greaves (Chelsea), 41[1]

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:
Key
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
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL BUR CAR CHE EVE FUL LEI MCI MUN NEW NOT PNE SHW TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 5–1 2–5 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–2 1–3 5–4 2–1 5–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–5
Aston Villa 2–2 6–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 5–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–2
Birmingham City 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 4–2 1–2
Blackburn Rovers 2–4 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–4 2–2 3–1 1–3 5–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–4 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 4–1 2–1
Blackpool 1–1 5–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 6–1 1–4 1–4 2–5 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 5–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 3–5 3–0 4–1 3–4 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–2
Burnley 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–4 1–3 5–0 3–2 1–3 5–3 5–3 4–1 5–0 3–4 4–2 0–1 2–2 5–3
Cardiff City 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2
Chelsea 3–1 2–4 3–2 5–2 2–2 1–1 2–6 6–1 3–3 2–1 1–3 6–3 1–2 4–2 4–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 7–1 3–2 3–3
Everton 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 5–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–2 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–3 1–1 4–1 3–1
Fulham 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 4–2 1–0 4–4 4–3 1–0 2–0 1–6 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Leicester City 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 4–1 1–2 1–2 6–0 5–3 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 5–1 2–0
Manchester City 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–3 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–4
Manchester United 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 6–0 3–3 6–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 6–1 1–3
Newcastle United 3–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 4–3 4–1 0–1 5–0 1–6 0–4 7–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–4 3–2 5–5 4–4
Nottingham Forest 3–5 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1
Preston North End 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 1–2 2–0 5–4 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 5–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 6–2 6–0 5–2 3–1 3–1 4–4 3–2 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1
West Bromwich Albion 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–4 1–0 6–3 1–1 6–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–1
West Ham United 6–0 5–2 4–3 3–2 3–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–4 5–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 5–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–3 3–2 5–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 6–1 4–1 2–4 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–3 3–0 4–1 0–4 4–2 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jimmy Greaves Chelsea 41
2David HerdArsenal29
=Gerry HitchensAston Villa29
3Bobby SmithTottenham Hotspur28
=Len WhiteNewcastle United28
=Ted FarmerWolverhampton Wanderers28
4Ray CharnleyBlackpool27
5Jimmy RobsonBurnley24

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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