1960-61 in Scottish football
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Season 1960-1961 was the 64th season of Scottish league football.
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[edit] Scottish League Division One
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 46 | 42 | 51 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 50 |
3 | Third Lanark | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 80 | 20 | 42 |
4 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 39 |
5 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 38 |
6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 36 |
7 | Hearts | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 34 |
8 | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 34 |
9 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 33 |
10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 32 |
11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 32 |
12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 81 | -16 | 31 |
13 | Airdrie | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 30 |
14 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 29 |
15 | St Johnstone | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 29 |
16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 27 |
17 | Clyde | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 77 | -22 | 23 |
18 | Ayr United | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 81 | -30 | 22 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Clyde, Ayr United
[edit] Scottish League Division Two
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 37 | 52 | 55 |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 54 |
3 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 69 | 30 | 50 |
4 | Stranraer | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 55 | 28 | 44 |
5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 77 | 52 | 25 | 43 |
6 | Hamilton Acad | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 84 | 80 | 4 | 41 |
7 | Montrose | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 40 |
8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 65 | 6 | 40 |
9 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 69 | -7 | 37 |
10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 82 | -4 | 35 |
11 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 68 | 10 | 33 |
12 | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 33 |
13 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 70 | 80 | -10 | 32 |
14 | Brechin City | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 78 | -18 | 27 |
15 | Queens Park | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 87 | -26 | 26 |
16 | East Stirling | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 100 | -41 | 25 |
17 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 89 | -29 | 24 |
18 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 98 | -33 | 24 |
19 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 93 | -37 | 21 |
Promoted: Stirling Albion, Falkirk
[edit] Cup Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-Up | ||||
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Scottish Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | • | 0 | Celtic | (Replay) |
Scottish League Cup | Rangers | 2 | • | 0 | Kilmarnock |
[edit] Scotland national team
Note that scores are written Scotland first
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
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October 22, 1960 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 0-2 | BHC | - |
November 9, 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 5-2 | BHC | Ralph Brand, Denis Law, Eric Caldow (pen), Alex Young |
April 15, 1961 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 3-9 | BHC | Davie Wilson (2), Dave Mackay |
May 3, 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Republic of Ireland | 4-1 | WCQ | Ralph Brand (2), David Herd (2) |
May 7, 1961 | Dalymount Park, Dublin | Republic of Ireland | 3-0 | WCQ | Alex Young (2), Ralph Brand |
May 14, 1961 | Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava | Czechoslovakia | 0-4 | WCQ | - |
Key: BHC = British Home Championship, WCQ = World Cup Qualifier, F = Friendly; scores are written Scotland first
1961 British Home Championship - Third Place