SEASON: 1960-61
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Andy Beattie
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Birmingham City (H) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- 4th Round (Burnley (A) 1-2)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Colin Booth (19 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Bob McKinlay (46 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 46
- Competitive Goals:
- 67
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 37 out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 44.0%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 37,248 (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 15,118 (Fulham)
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,625
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 29,919 (Birmingham City)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 3,686 (Bristol City)
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Joe McDonald, Jim Iley, Jim Iley, Calvin Palmer)
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1960-61
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 2.09091 | 66 | European Cup Preliminary Round | 0-4 | 0-1 | |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 1.65957 | 58 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 1.37333 | 57 | 1-1 | 3-5 | ||
4 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 1.32468 | 51 | 3-1 | 1-4 | ||
5 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 1.26087 | 50 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
6 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 1.24286 | 45 | Cup Winners Cup | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 1.15789 | 45 | 3-2 | 1-2 | ||
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 1.01316 | 43 | 1-1 | 1-4 | ||
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 1.01299 | 43 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | .94366 | 41 | 1-2 | 2-1 | ||
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 50 | .90588 | 41 | 3-5 | 0-3 | ||
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 52 | .98000 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-4 | ||
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 60 | .87778 | 37 | 2-2 | 2-1 | ||
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | .79487 | 37 | ||||
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 59 | .70588 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 57 | .87500 | 36 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
17 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 56 | .75789 | 36 | 4-2 | 0-1 | ||
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | .79452 | 35 | 2-2 | 1-3 | ||
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | .73810 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | .93151 | 33 | 0-0 | 0-4 | ||
21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 60 | .78899 | 32 | Relegated | 0-2 | 2-2 | |
22 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 46 | .60563 | 30 | Relegated | 2-0 | 1-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 13 times | 6 times | 2 times | Conceded | 16 times | 14 times | 3 times | 5 times | 2 times | Won By | 9 times | 7 times | Lost By | 10 times | 6 times | 3 times | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Andy Beattie
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Andy Beattie
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 07, 1961 | Birmingham City | 3 | H | 0-2 | 29,919 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu Oct 06, 1960 | Halifax Town | 2 | H | 2-0 | 4,445 | Younger (?, ?) | ||
Tue Nov 15, 1960 | Bristol City | 3 | H | 2-1 | 3,686 | Quigley (?, ?) | ||
Tue Jan 10, 1961 | Burnley | 4 | A | 1-2 | 12,489 | Cobb (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri May 05, 1961 | Mansfield Town | H | 1-0 | 5,526 | Addison (?) | |
Mon May 08, 1961 | Notts County | H | 4-3 | 9,870 | Vowden (?), Booth (?, ?), Noone (? OG) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Mar 02, 1961 | Watford | England | A | 1-1 | 3,340 | Rowland (?) |
Mon Mar 20, 1961 | Peterborough United | England | A | 1-4 | 9,229 | Addison (61') |
Mon Apr 10, 1961 | Barrow | England | A | 2-1 | 3,209 | Cobb (?, ?) |
Sat May 13, 1961 | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | A | 4-0 | 7,000 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?) |
Tue May 16, 1961 | Sparta Prague | Czech Republic | A | 1-1 | 15,000 | Rowland (?) |
Sun May 21, 1961 | Hradek Kralova | Czech Republic | A | 2-1 | 6,000 | Julians (?), Iley (?) |
Wed May 24, 1961 | Dynamo Zilina | A | 2-0 | 16,000 | Booth (?), Le Flem (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £12,000 | Out (6) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Brian Grant | Bought | Barry Wealthall | Sold | Flip Le Flem | Bought | Billy Younger | Sold | Peter Grummitt | Bought | Chic Thomson | Retired | Jun 30, 1960 | Len Julians | Bought | Joe McDonald | Sold | Dec 26, 1960 | Billy Cobb | Bought | Roy Patrick | Sold | Jan 10, 1961 | Doug Baird | Bought | Sep 03, 1960 | Tommy Wilson | Sold | Jan 21, 1961 | Colin Addison | Bought | £12,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Chic Thomson | Scotland | 30 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
GK | John Armstrong | Scotland | 23 | |||||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 17 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Barry Wealthall | England | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 27 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | |||||||||
D | Brian Grant | Scotland | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Doug Baird | Scotland | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
D | Joe McDonald | Scotland | 31 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||
D | Roy Patrick | England | 24 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Billy Cobb | England | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Calvin Palmer | England | 19 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 34 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | England | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
M | John Rowland | England | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Tony Barton | England | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | Billy Gray | England | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Billy Younger | England | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Colin Addison | England | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Colin Booth | England | 25 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||
F | Flip Le Flem | England | 18 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Geoff Vowden | England | 19 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
F | Jim Iley | England | 24 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||
F | Johnny Quigley | Scotland | 25 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||
F | Len Julians | England | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | England | 29 | 1 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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19 | Colin Booth | 38 |
13 | Geoff Vowden | 27 |
13 | Johnny Quigley | 38 |
7 | Colin Addison | 14 |
3 | Billy Gray | 33 |
3 | Billy Younger | 6 |
3 | Flip Le Flem | 41 |
2 | Billy Cobb | 7 |
2 (2) | Calvin Palmer | 30 |
1 | John Rowland | 14 |
1 | Len Julians | 7 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Dec 10, 1960 | Home | 2-0 | Sat Apr 01, 1961 | Away | 2-1 | |
Cardiff City | Sat Sep 10, 1960 | Away | 3-1 | Sat Jan 21, 1961 | Home | 2-1 | |
Preston North End | Sat Dec 24, 1960 | Home | 2-0 | Mon Dec 26, 1960 | Away | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Arsenal | Sat Aug 27, 1960 | Away | 0-3 | Sat Dec 31, 1960 | Home | 3-5 | |
Everton | Sat Oct 29, 1960 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Mar 18, 1961 | Away | 0-1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Sat Oct 01, 1960 | Home | 1-2 | Tue Feb 21, 1961 | Away | 0-1 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Oct 15, 1960 | Home | 0-4 | Wed Apr 26, 1961 | Away | 0-1 |