The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football in England.
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This season was a historic one for domestic football in England, as Tottenham Hotspur F.C. became the first club in the twentieth century to "do the Double" by winning both the League and the FA Cup competitions. Ironically, the first club to achieve this feat overall, Preston North End, was relegated in last place – and to date have not returned to the top flight of English football since. 1960-61 still remains the last time Tottenham Hotspur won the League Championship.
Portsmouth F.C. became the first former English League champion to be relegated to the Third Division, ten years after winning their second title.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 2–0 to win the 1961 FA Cup Final.
The Football League Cup 1960–61 was the inaugural staging of the Football League Cup, The tournament was won by Aston Villa, who beat Rotherham United 3–2 on aggregate after extra time. Although Aston Villa are credited as the League Cup Winners in 1960-61, both legs of the Final were held over until after the commencement of the 1961-62 season due to fixture congestion. Villa finally lifted the trophy on 5th September 1961.
17 April 1961: Tottenham Hotspur seal the Football League First Division title with a 2–1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday.
6 May 1961: Tottenham Hotspur defeat Leicester City 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium to become the first team this century to win the double.[1]
June 1961: Denis Law leaves Manchester City for Italian side Torino in a £100,000 deal – a record fee involving a British player.
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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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 |
6 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 45 |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 45 |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 43 |
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 43 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | 41 |
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 | 0.906 | 41 |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 0.980 | 37 |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 0.878 | 37 |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | 37 |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 37 |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 0.875 | 36 |
17 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | 0.758 | 36 |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | 35 |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 34 |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 33 |
21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | 32 |
22 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 |
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 |
2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 1.588 | 58 |
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 |
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 47 |
7 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 73 | 1.055 | 47 |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 44 |
9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 97 | 91 | 1.066 | 43 |
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 82 | 0.988 | 42 |
12 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 40 |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 |
14 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 38 |
15 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 37 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 92 | 0.793 | 37 |
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 36 |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 36 |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 35 |
21 | Portsmouth | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 33 |
22 | Lincoln City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 95 | 0.505 | 24 |
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Bury | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.400 | 68 |
2 | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 1.633 | 62 |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 1.550 | 60 |
4 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 1.181 | 52 |
5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 51 |
6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 1.116 | 50 |
7 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 96 | 79 | 1.215 | 49 |
8 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 49 |
9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 49 |
10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 46 |
11 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 46 |
12 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 45 |
13 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 90 | 0.900 | 45 |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 44 |
15 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 83 | 0.964 | 44 |
16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 1.127 | 43 |
17 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 43 |
18 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 0.867 | 40 |
19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 40 |
20 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 39 |
21 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 115 | 0.687 | 38 |
22 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 87 | 0.747 | 36 |
23 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 33 |
24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 87 | 0.770 | 32 |
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 134 | 65 | 2.062 | 66 |
2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 69 | 1.594 | 64 |
3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 60 |
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 74 | 1.135 | 60 |
5 | York City | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 51 |
6 | Millwall | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 97 | 86 | 1.128 | 50 |
7 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 78 | 70 | 1.114 | 49 |
8 | Workington | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 49 |
9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 49 |
10 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 45 |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 45 |
12 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 79 | 88 | 0.898 | 45 |
13 | Stockport County | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 0.864 | 45 |
14 | Southport | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 67 | 1.030 | 44 |
15 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 43 |
16 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 42 |
17 | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 42 |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 40 |
19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 0.772 | 39 |
20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 38 |
21 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 66 | 94 | 0.702 | 38 |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 0.658 | 37 |
23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 71 | 103 | 0.689 | 32 |
24 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 61 | 104 | 0.587 | 31 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
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