Season 1960-1961

Division I


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League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 65 28 16 1 4 50 27 66 2. Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 5 33 30 58 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 61 32 8 5 8 42 43 57 4. Burnley 42 11 4 6 58 40 11 3 7 44 37 51 5. Everton 42 13 4 4 47 23 9 2 10 40 46 50 6. Leicester City 42 12 4 5 54 31 6 5 10 33 39 45 7. Manchester United 42 14 5 2 58 20 4 4 13 30 56 45 8. Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 34 3 10 8 29 42 43 9. Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 48 28 4 6 11 30 49 43 10. West Bromwich Albion 42 10 3 8 43 32 8 2 11 24 39 41 11. Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 10 33 50 41 12. Chelsea 42 10 5 6 61 48 5 2 14 37 52 37 13. Manchester City 42 10 5 6 41 30 3 6 12 38 60 37 14. Nottingham Forest 42 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 13 28 45 37 15. Cardiff City 42 11 5 5 34 26 2 6 13 26 59 37 16. West Ham United 42 12 4 5 53 31 1 6 14 24 57 36 17. Fulham 42 8 8 5 39 39 6 0 15 33 56 36 18. Bolton Wanderers 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 35 19. Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 2 15 27 53 34 20. Blackpool 42 9 3 9 44 34 3 6 12 24 39 33 21. Newcastle United 42 7 7 7 51 49 4 3 14 35 60 32 22. Preston North End 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 30

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Sat 20 Aug  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 1-0     7     34,177   Bobby Craig
 2. Wed 24 Aug  Cardiff City............ 1-0     5     31,335   Alan Finney
 3. Sat 27 Aug  Birmingham City......... 1-1     2     27,197   John Fantham
 4. Wed 31 Aug  CARDIFF CITY............ 2-0     2     28,493   John Quinn 2

 5. Sat  3 Sep  WEST HAM UNITED......... 1-0     2     28,359   John Fantham
 6. Wed  7 Sep  Manchester City......... 1-1     3     35,188   John Fantham
 7. Sat 10 Sep  FULHAM.................. 2-0     2     27,842   Bobby Craig, Alan Finney
 8. Wed 14 Sep  MANCHESTER CITY......... 3-1     2     30,221   Keith Ellis 2, Bobby Craig
 9. Sat 17 Sep  Preston North End....... 2-2     2     17,497   Keith Ellis, John Fantham
10. Sat 24 Sep  BURNLEY................. 3-1     2     32,779   Keith Ellis, John Fantham
                                                                Billy Griffin

11. Sat  1 Oct  Nottingham Forest....... 2-1     2     30,073   Bobby Craig, John Fantham
12. Sat 15 Oct  BLACKPOOL............... 4-0     2     35,000   Keith Ellis 2, John Fantham
                                                                Own Goal
13. Sat 22 Oct  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1-4     2     30,270   Keith Ellis
14. Sat 29 Oct  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 2-0     2     28,000   Keith Ellis, Billy Griffin

15. Sat  5 Nov  Manchester United....... 0-0     2     36,855   
16. Sat 12 Nov  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 2-1     2     56,363   John Fantham, Billy Griffin
17. Sat 19 Nov  Leicester City.......... 1-2     2     25,567   Billy Griffin
18. Sat 26 Nov  ASTON VILLA............. 1-2     2     27,939   Billy Griffin

19. Sat  3 Dec  Everton................. 2-4     4     50,702   Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
20. Sat 10 Dec  BLACKBURN ROVERS........ 5-4     4     22,455   Bobby Craig 2, Bobby Lodge 2
                                                                John Fantham
21. Sat 17 Dec  West Bromwich Albion.... 2-2     5     17,862   John Fantham 2
22. Fri 23 Dec  ARSENAL................. 1-1     3     29,314   John Quinn
23. Mon 26 Dec  Arsenal................. 1-1     4     43,555   Keith Ellis
24. Sat 31 Dec  BIRMINGHAM CITY......... 2-0     4     25,000   John Fantham, Derek Wilkinson

25. Sat 14 Jan  West Ham United......... 1-1     3     20,620   Keith Ellis
26. Sat 21 Jan  Fulham.................. 6-1     3     17,920   Keith Ellis 2, John Fantham
                                                                Alan Finney, Tom McAnearney
                                                                Own Goal

27. Sat  4 Feb  PRESTON NORTH END....... 5-1     3     21,115   John Fantham 2, Billy Griffin 2
                                                                Keith Ellis
28. Sat 11 Feb  Burnley................. 4-3     3     25,512   Bobby Craig 2, John Fantham
                                                                Tom McAnearney
29. Tue 21 Feb  NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 1-0     2     35,199   Alan Finney
30. Sat 25 Feb  CHELSEA................. 1-0     2     25,000   Alan Finney

31. Sat 11 Mar  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 0-0     3     36,180   
32. Wed 15 Mar  Blackpool............... 1-0     2     17,738   John Fantham
33. Sat 18 Mar  Bolton Wanderers........ 1-0     2     19,418   John Fantham
34. Sat 25 Mar  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 5-1     2     35,000   Gerry Young 3, Bobby Craig
                                                                Own Goal
35. Fri 31 Mar  Newcastle United........ 1-0     2     42,070   Bobby Craig

36. Sat  1 Apr  Blackburn Rovers........ 1-1     2     21,300   Gerry Young
37. Mon  3 Apr  NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 1-1     2     35,273   Bobby Craig
38. Sat  8 Apr  LEICESTER CITY.......... 2-2     2     29,904   John Fantham, Derek Wilkinson
39. Mon 17 Apr  Tottenham Hotspur....... 1-2     2     61,200   Don Megson
40. Sat 22 Apr  EVERTON................. 1-2     3     28,521   Derek Wilkinson
41. Wed 26 Apr  Chelsea................. 2-0     2     24,258   John Fantham, Tom McAnearney
42. Sat 29 Apr  Aston Villa............. 1-4     2     26,023   Billy Griffin

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Sat  7 Jan  LEEDS UNITED............ 2-0     36,225   Keith Ellis, John Quinn

 4   Sat 28 Jan  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 1-1     58,000   Derek Wilkinson
 4R  Wed  1 Feb  Manchester United....... 7-2     65,243   Keith Ellis 3, John Fantham 2
                                                           Alan Finney 2

 5   Sat 18 Feb  Leyton Orient........... 2-0     31,000   Keith Ellis, John Fantham

 6   Sat  4 Mar  BURNLEY................. 0-0     55,000   
 6R  Tue  7 Mar  Burnley................. 0-2     49,113   

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Appearances

                         LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Alan Finney             42      5      6      2     48      7
Peter Johnson           42      0      6      0     48      0
Tony Kay                42      0      6      0     48      0
John Fantham            39     20      6      3     45     23
Tom McAnearney          39      3      6      0     45      3
Don Megson              38      1      6      0     44      1
Ron Springett           38      0      6      0     44      0
Bobby Craig             37     12      2      0     39     12
Keith Ellis             31     14      6      5     37     19
Peter Swan              36      0      0      0     36      0
Derek Wilkinson         26      3      5      1     31      4
John Quinn              13      3      4      1     17      4
Billy Griffin           12      8      0      0     12      8
Ralph O'Donnell          6      0      6      0     12      0
Gerry Young              7      4      0      0      7      4
Brian Hill               4      0      0      0      4      0
Roy McLaren              4      0      0      0      4      0
Bobby Lodge              3      2      0      0      3      2
Jack Martin              2      0      0      0      2      0
John Frye                0      0      1      0      1      0
John Meredith            1      0      0      0      1      0

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