1960–61 Football League

Contents

Overview

The 1960–1961 season was the 62nd completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables[1] [2]

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79[2], with home and away statistics separated.

Note: Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[2]

  1. ^ a b "England 1960-61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1960-61.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b c d Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1960–61
Champions Tottenham Hotspur (2nd English title)
Relegated Newcastle United
Preston North End
European Cup 1961–62 Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur (3rd FA Cup title)
European Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62 Leicester City (FA Cup runners up)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61 Birmingham City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1724 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), 41 [1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League First Division 1960–1961 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1960–1961
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 65 28 16 1 4 50 27 115 55 2.091 + 60 66 European Cup 1961–62
Preliminary round
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 5 33 30 78 47 1.660 + 31 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 61 32 8 5 8 42 43 103 75 1.373 + 28 57
4 Burnley 42 11 4 6 58 40 11 3 7 44 37 102 77 1.325 + 25 51
5 Everton 42 13 4 4 47 23 9 2 10 40 46 87 69 1.261 + 18 50
6 Leicester City 42 12 4 5 54 31 6 5 10 33 39 87 70 1.243 + 3 45

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62
First round [nb 1]
7 Manchester United 42 14 5 2 58 20 4 4 13 30 56 88 76 1.158 + 12 45
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 34 3 10 8 29 42 77 76 1.013 + 1 43
9 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 48 28 4 6 11 30 49 78 77 1.013 + 1 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 3 8 43 32 8 2 11 24 39 67 71 0.944 – 4 41
11 Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 10 33 50 77 85 0.906 – 8 41
12 Chelsea 42 10 5 6 61 48 5 2 14 37 52 98 100 0.980 – 2 37
13 Manchester City 42 10 5 6 41 30 3 6 12 38 60 79 90 0.878 – 11 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 13 28 45 62 78 0.795 – 16 37
15 Cardiff City 42 11 5 5 34 26 2 6 13 26 59 60 85 0.706 – 25 37
16 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 53 31 1 6 14 24 57 77 88 0.875 – 11 36
17 Fulham 42 8 8 5 39 39 6 0 15 33 56 72 95 0.758 – 23 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 58 73 0.795 – 15 35
19 Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 2 15 27 53 62 84 0.738 – 22 34 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
20 Blackpool 42 9 3 9 44 34 3 6 12 24 39 68 73 0.932 – 5 33
21 Newcastle United 42 7 7 7 51 49 4 3 14 35 60 86 109 0.789 – 23 32
22 Preston North End 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 43 71 0.606 – 28 30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. ^ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1961 FA Cup Final runners up, winners Tottenham Hotspur having entered the European Cup 1961–62 as League Champions.
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
League Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division Results

Home \ Away1 ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL BUR CAR CHE EVE FUL LEI MNC MNU NEW NOT PRE 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1960–61
Champions Ipswich Town (1st title)
Promoted Sheffield United
Relegated Lincoln City,
Portsmouth
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1609 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town), 39 [1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1960–1961 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1960–1961
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1 Ipswich Town 42 15 3 3 55 24 11 4 6 45 31 100 55 1.818 + 45 59
2 Sheffield United 42 16 2 3 49 22 10 4 7 32 29 81 51 1.588 + 30 58
3 Liverpool 42 14 5 2 49 21 7 5 9 38 37 87 58 1.500 + 29 52
4 Norwich City 42 15 3 3 46 20 5 6 10 24 33 70 53 1.321 + 17 49
5 Middlesbrough 42 13 6 2 44 20 5 6 10 39 54 83 74 1.122 + 9 48
6 Sunderland 42 12 5 4 47 24 5 8 8 28 36 75 60 1.250 + 15 47
7 Swansea Town 42 14 4 3 49 26 4 7 10 28 47 77 73 1.055 + 4 47 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62
Preliminary round [nb 1]
8 Southampton 42 12 4 5 57 35 6 4 11 27 46 84 81 1.037 + 3 44
9 Scunthorpe United 42 9 8 4 39 25 5 7 9 30 39 69 64 1.078 + 5 43
10 Charlton Athletic 42 12 3 6 60 42 4 8 9 37 49 97 91 1.066 + 6 43
11 Plymouth Argyle 42 13 4 4 52 32 4 4 13 29 50 81 82 0.988 – 1 42
12 Derby County 42 9 6 6 46 35 6 4 11 34 45 80 80 1.000 ± 0 40
13 Luton Town 42 13 5 3 48 27 2 4 15 23 52 71 79 0.899 – 8 39
14 Leeds United 42 7 7 7 41 38 7 3 11 34 45 75 83 0.904 – 8 38
15 Rotherham United 42 9 7 5 37 24 3 6 12 28 40 65 64 1.016 + 1 37
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 9 6 6 33 26 5 3 13 28 49 61 75 0.813 – 14 37
17 Bristol Rovers 42 13 4 4 52 35 2 3 16 21 57 73 92 0.793 – 19 37
18 Stoke City 42 9 6 6 39 26 3 6 12 12 33 51 59 0.864 – 8 36
19 Leyton Orient 42 10 5 6 31 29 4 3 14 24 49 55 78 0.705 – 23 36
20 Huddersfield Town 42 7 5 9 33 33 6 4 11 29 38 62 71 0.873 – 9 35
21 Portsmouth 42 10 6 5 38 27 1 5 15 26 64 64 91 0.703 – 27 33
22 Lincoln City 42 5 4 12 30 43 3 4 14 18 52 48 95 0.505 – 37 24

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. ^ Swansea City were Welsh Cup winners this season, and as such qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62 Preliminary
    round    .
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Second Division Results

Home \ Away1 B&H BRO CHA DER HUD IPS LEE LEY LIN LIV LUT MID NOR PLY POR ROT SCU SHE SOT STO SUN SWA
Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 3–5 3–2 2–1 2–4 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0
Bristol Rovers 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–4 4–2 3–1 4–3 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–5 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 4–2
Charlton Athletic 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 4–0 6–6 0–1 6–4 7–4 4–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–2
Derby County 4–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 6–2 3–0 2–5 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3
Huddersfield Town 0–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 3–1
Ipswich Town 4–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 6–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 0–3
Leeds United 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 1–4 2–5 1–3 7–0 2–2 1–2 4–4 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–4 2–2
Leyton Orient 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–2
Lincoln City 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–4 0–0 1–4 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–2 1–4 3–1 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–5 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–0
Liverpool 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–2 3–4 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 3–2 4–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 4–0
Luton Town 3–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 6–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–4 4–1 4–1 3–3 2–2
Middlesbrough 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 3–1
Norwich City 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 5–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Plymouth Argyle 1–2 5–0 6–4 4–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–3 3–0 5–1 3–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–0
Portsmouth 4–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 3–2 0–3 3–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Rotherham United 5–2 4–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 5–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–3
Scunthorpe United 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–2
Sheffield United 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 3–0
Southampton 4–2 4–2 1–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 5–0
Stoke City 0–2 2–0 5–3 2–1 2–2 2–4 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 9–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–3
Sunderland 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 4–1 2–2 1–1 7–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1
Swansea Town 2–3 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–0 3–3

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1960–61
Champions Bury (1st title)
Promoted Walsall
Relegated Bradford City,
Chesterfield,
Colchester United,
Tranmere Rovers
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1842 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer Tony Richards (Walsall), 36 [1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1960–1961
Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1960–1961
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Bury 46 18 3 2 62 17 12 5 6 46 28 108 45 2.400 + 63 68
2 Walsall 46 19 4 0 62 20 9 2 12 36 40 98 60 1.633 + 38 62
3 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 4 1 58 23 7 6 10 35 37 93 60 1.550 + 33 60
4 Watford 46 12 7 4 52 27 8 5 10 33 45 85 72 1.181 + 13 52
5 Notts County 46 16 3 4 52 24 5 6 12 30 53 82 77 1.065 + 5 51
6 Grimsby Town 46 14 4 5 48 32 6 6 11 29 37 77 69 1.116 + 8 50
7 Port Vale 46 15 3 5 63 30 2 12 9 33 49 96 79 1.215 + 17 49
8 Barnsley 46 15 5 3 56 30 6 2 15 27 50 83 80 1.038 + 3 49
9 Halifax Town 46 14 7 2 42 22 2 10 11 29 56 71 78 0.910 – 7 49
10 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 7 3 54 26 2 9 12 29 49 83 75 1.107 + 8 46
11 Hull City 46 13 6 4 51 28 4 6 13 22 45 73 73 1.000 ± 0 46
12 Torquay United 46 8 12 3 37 26 6 5 12 38 57 75 83 0.904 – 8 45
13 Newport County 46 12 7 4 51 30 5 4 14 30 60 81 90 0.900 – 9 45
14 Bristol City 46 15 4 4 50 19 2 6 15 20 49 70 68 1.029 + 2 44
15 Coventry City 46 14 6 3 54 25 2 6 15 26 58 80 83 0.964 – 3 44
16 Swindon Town 46 13 6 4 41 16 1 9 13 21 39 62 55 1.127 + 7 43
17 Brentford 46 10 9 4 41 28 3 8 12 15 42 56 70 0.800 – 14 43
18 Reading 46 13 5 5 48 29 1 7 15 24 54 72 83 0.867 – 11 40
19 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 8 7 8 34 39 7 3 13 24 37 58 76 0.763 – 18 40
20 Southend United 46 10 8 5 38 26 4 3 16 22 50 60 76 0.789 – 16 39
21 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 5 7 53 50 4 3 16 26 65 79 115 0.687 – 36 38
22 Bradford City 46 8 8 7 37 36 3 6 14 28 51 65 87 0.747 – 22 36
23 Colchester United 46 8 5 10 40 44 3 6 14 28 57 68 101 0.673 – 73 33
24 Chesterfield 46 9 6 8 42 29 1 6 16 25 58 67 87 0.770 – 20 32

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Third Division Results

Home \ Away1 BAR BOU BRA BRE BRI BRY CHS COL COV GRI HAL HUL NPC NTC PVA QPR REA SHR STD SWI TOR TRA WAL WAT
Barnsley 2–3 5–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 5–2 5–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 4–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 0–1
Bradford City 1–4 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 4–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–2
Brentford 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–5 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–4 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 2–1
Bristol City 4–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1
Bury 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–3 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 4–1 7–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 3–0 3–4 0–2
Chesterfield 5–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0
Colchester United 4–2 0–1 2–4 2–4 0–1 0–2 4–3 4–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–3 0–3 0–4 1–4
Coventry City 5–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–4 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 5–1 4–1 1–2 0–1
Grimsby Town 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 5–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–5 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 4–2 4–1 3–1 1–3
Halifax Town 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 1–1 3–2 5–0 1–0 0–0
Hull City 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 5–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 4–2 2–1 3–2
Newport County 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 5–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 5–1
Notts County 5–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 4–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 6–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–1
Port Vale 2–0 3–0 2–4 3–2 1–1 4–3 7–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 4–1 4–0 4–1 0–3 5–0 1–1 3–0
Queens Park Rangers 4–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 9–2 1–0 2–1
Reading 0–1 4–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–4 2–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
Shrewsbury Town 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 6–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2
Southend 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 6–1
Swindon Town 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Torquay United 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–6 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 3–0 2–2
Tranmere 2–1 4–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–7 1–1 7–2 2–0 3–6 6–2 1–0 2–4 2–3 3–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–4 0–2
Walsall 1–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 6–2 4–3 2–2 3–2 5–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 5–2
Watford 1–2 0–1 2–2 6–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 7–2 2–0 4–3 2–2 4–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–0

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1960–61
Champions Peterborough United (1st title)
Promoted Bradford Park Avenue,
Crystal Palace,
Northampton Town
Failed re-election none
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1810 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Terry Bly (Peterborough United), 52 [1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1960–1961
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1960–1961
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Peterborough United 46 18 3 2 85 30 10 7 6 49 35 134 65 2.062 + 69 66
2 Crystal Palace 46 16 4 3 64 28 13 2 8 46 41 110 69 1.594 + 41 64
3 Northampton Town 46 16 4 3 53 25 9 6 8 37 37 90 62 1.452 +28 60
4 Bradford Park Avenue 46 16 5 2 49 22 10 3 10 35 52 84 74 1.135 + 10 60
5 York City 46 17 3 3 50 14 4 6 13 30 46 80 60 1.333 + 20 51
6 Millwall 46 13 3 7 56 33 8 5 10 41 53 97 86 1.128 + 11 50
7 Darlington 46 11 7 5 41 24 7 6 10 37 46 78 70 1.114 + 8 49
8 Workington 46 14 3 6 38 28 7 4 12 36 48 74 76 0.974 – 2 49
9 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 4 8 40 29 9 5 9 21 38 61 67 0.910 – 6 49
10 Aldershot 46 16 4 3 55 19 2 5 16 24 50 79 69 1.145 + 10 45
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 0 8 52 33 4 7 12 24 45 76 78 0.974 – 2 45
12 Oldham Athletic 46 13 4 6 57 38 6 3 14 22 50 79 88 0.898 – 9 45
13 Stockport County 46 14 4 5 31 21 4 5 14 26 45 57 66 0.864 – 9 45
14 Southport 46 12 6 5 47 27 7 0 16 22 40 69 67 1.030 + 2 44
15 Gillingham 46 9 7 7 45 34 6 6 11 19 32 64 66 0.970 – 2 43
16 Wrexham 46 12 4 7 38 22 5 4 14 24 34 62 56 1.107 + 6 42
17 Rochdale 46 13 7 3 43 19 4 1 18 17 47 60 66 0.909 – 6 42
18 Accrington Stanley 46 12 4 7 44 32 4 4 15 30 56 74 88 0.841 – 14 40
19 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 43 37 3 6 14 18 42 61 79 0.772 – 18 39
20 Mansfield Town 46 10 3 10 39 34 6 3 14 32 44 71 78 0.910 – 7 38
21 Exeter City 46 12 3 8 39 32 2 7 14 27 62 66 94 0.702 – 28 38
22 Barrow 46 10 6 7 33 28 3 5 15 19 51 52 79 0.658 – 27 37
23 Hartlepools United 46 10 4 9 46 40 2 4 17 25 63 71 103 0.689 – 32 32
24 Chester 46 9 7 7 38 35 2 2 19 23 69 61 104 0.587 – 43 31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league, see Peterborough United
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Fourth Division Results

Home \ Away1 ACC ALD BRW BPA CRL CHR CRE CPA DAR DON EXE GIL HAR MAN MIL NOR OLD PET ROC SOU STP WRK WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 5–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–3 2–0
Aldershot 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 1–3 5–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 6–1
Barrow 1–1 2–0 5–0 0–2 3–0 3–4 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1
Bradford Park Avenue 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 4–0 3–1 3–3
Carlisle United 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 4–4 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–4 1–0 1–1
Chester 2–3 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 4–4 2–2 1–2 3–3 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 5–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–5
Crystal Palace 9–2 2–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 3–2 5–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 4–1 5–0 2–1 4–2 3–2 1–0
Darlington 3–2 2–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 5–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 3–2 5–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1
Doncaster Rovers 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 6–0 1–5 4–0 2–1 2–3 5–3 2–3 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 3–1 3–4 3–1 0–2
Exeter City 2–4 1–0 2–2 4–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 3–0 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Gillingham 2–1 5–2 2–2 3–4 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 4–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–3 3–2
Hartlepool United 4–1 3–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 4–4 1–2 2–4 5–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 2–0 1–5 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–3
Mansfield Town 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–3
Millwall 2–2 2–2 3–0 5–1 4–2 5–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 5–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 4–3 4–1 3–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 3–2
Northampton Town 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 5–1 3–1 4–2 3–2 3–0 3–0
Oldham Athletic 5–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 5–2 4–1 1–0 4–3 3–3 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 3–5 0–2 3–1
Peterborough United 3–0 7–1 6–2 3–1 5–0 6–0 4–1 4–1 5–1 6–2 7–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 4–2 3–3 2–2 4–3 3–4 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1
Rochdale 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Southport 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–3 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–2
Stockport County 0–3 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 5–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–6 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Workington 2–1 0–4 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–0
Wrexham 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 4–0
York City 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 4–0 3–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 2–1

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
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