SEASON: 1960-61


Prev Season: 1959-60
This Season: 1960-61
Next Season: 1961-62

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)
GAME COUNTS
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%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
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)

MISCELLANEOUS
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


TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1960-61
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Tottenham Hotspur4231471155515336528161450272.0909166European Cup Preliminary Round0-40-1
2Sheffield Wednesday422312778471542451788533301.65957581-20-1
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4225710103751722613285842431.37333571-13-5
4Burnley42227131027711465840113744371.32468513-11-4
5Everton4222614876913444723921040461.26087501-20-1
6Leicester City4218915877012455431651033391.2428645Cup Winners Cup2-21-1
7Manchester United4218915887614525820441330561.15789453-21-2
8Blackburn Rovers42151314777612364834310829421.01316431-11-4
9Aston Villa4217916787713354828461130491.01299432-02-1
10West Bromwich Albion421851967711038433282112439.94366411-22-1
11Arsenal4215111677851236443538103350.90588413-50-3
12Chelsea4215720981001056614852143752.98000372-13-4
13Manchester City4213111879901056413036123860.87778372-22-1
14Nottingham Forest42149196278876343362132845.7948737
15Cardiff City4213111860851155342626132659.70588372-13-1
16West Ham United4213101977881245533116142457.87500361-14-2
17Fulham42148207295885393960153356.75789364-20-1
18Bolton Wanderers421211195873957382936122044.79452352-21-3
19Birmingham City421462262841047353142152753.73810341-01-3
20Blackpool42129216873939443436122439.93151330-00-4
21Newcastle United4211102186109777514943143560.7889932Relegated0-22-2
22Preston North End421010224371768282534141546.6056330Relegated2-01-0
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored15 times13 times6 times2 times
Conceded16 times14 times3 times5 times2 times
Won By9 times7 times
Lost By10 times6 times3 times2 times

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.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 12--2050 Tottenham Hotspur (0-4), Tottenham Hotspur (0-1)
2 21--1120 Sheffield Wednesday (1-2)
3 33-12261 Blackburn Rovers (1-4), Sheffield Wednesday (0-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1)
4 431-2572 Everton (1-2), Burnley (1-4), Burnley (3-1)
5 531-2562 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5), Aston Villa (2-0), Everton (0-1)
6 61-1-221 Leicester City (2-2)
7 73111673 Blackburn Rovers (1-1), Arsenal (3-5), Aston Villa (2-1)
8 821-1442 Newcastle United (0-2), Fulham (4-2)
9 9321-745 West Ham United (4-2), Chelsea (2-1), Leicester City (1-1)
10 1022--534 Cardiff City (2-1), Manchester United (3-2)
11 113--3170 Arsenal (0-3), Fulham (0-1), Birmingham City (1-3)
1254 12-------
1324 1322--524 Cardiff City (3-1), Manchester City (2-1)
1419 1411--102 Birmingham City (1-0)
153 15-------
1628 163111663 West Bromwich Albion (2-1), West Ham United (1-1), Chelsea (3-4)
175 171--1130 Bolton Wanderers (1-3)
1810 181-1-221 Newcastle United (2-2)
1921 191--1120 Manchester United (1-2)
207 20-------
2130 21312-424 Bolton Wanderers (2-2), Preston North End (2-0), Blackpool (0-0)
2251 2231-2262 West Bromwich Albion (1-2), Blackpool (0-4), Preston North End (1-0)
Not included: Week 1 game against Manchester City (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Andy Beattie
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 20, 1960Manchester CityH2-230,13315Booth (?), Julians (?)
2Wed Aug 24, 1960Blackburn RoversA1-420,53917Booth (?)
3Sat Aug 27, 1960ArsenalA0-328,87819
4Wed Aug 31, 1960Blackburn RoversH1-119,31720Gray (?)
5Sat Sep 03, 1960Newcastle UnitedH0-223,93121
6Sat Sep 10, 1960Cardiff CityA3-124,03719Gray (?), Vowden (?), Younger (?)
7Tue Sep 13, 1960FulhamA0-113,63019
8Sat Sep 17, 1960West Bromwich AlbionH1-222,90622Booth (?)
9Wed Sep 21, 1960FulhamH4-215,11818Booth (?), Vowden (?, ?, ?)
10Sat Sep 24, 1960Birmingham CityA1-326,65919Vowden (2')
11Sat Oct 01, 1960Sheffield WednesdayH1-230,22321Booth (?)
12Sat Oct 15, 1960Tottenham HotspurH0-437,24821
13Sat Oct 22, 1960BlackpoolA0-415,73322
14Mon Oct 24, 1960Manchester UnitedA1-223,18822Booth (8')
15Sat Oct 29, 1960EvertonH1-220,72022Booth (?)
16Sat Nov 05, 1960Wolverhampton WanderersA3-524,37522Vowden (?, ?), Quigley (?)
17Sat Nov 12, 1960Bolton WanderersH2-218,81222Booth (?, ?)
18Sat Nov 19, 1960West Ham UnitedA4-221,04722Gray (?), Vowden (?, ?), Le Flem (?)
19Sat Nov 26, 1960ChelseaH2-122,12122Vowden (?), Quigley (?)
20Sat Dec 03, 1960Leicester CityA1-120,54521Le Flem (?)
21Sat Dec 10, 1960Aston VillaH2-023,34919Vowden (?), Quigley (?)
22Sat Dec 17, 1960Manchester CityA2-118,25218Quigley (?, ?)
23Sat Dec 24, 1960Preston North EndH2-022,79917Booth (?, ?)
24Mon Dec 26, 1960Preston North EndA1-012,70516Quigley (?)
25Sat Dec 31, 1960ArsenalH3-530,04016Palmer (? pen), Quigley (?, ?)
26Sat Jan 14, 1961Newcastle UnitedA2-225,84516Quigley (71'), Cobb (84')
27Sat Jan 21, 1961Cardiff CityH2-119,22714Booth (?), Quigley (?)
28Sat Feb 04, 1961West Bromwich AlbionA2-124,92713Addison (?, ?)
29Sat Feb 11, 1961Birmingham CityH1-023,54113Booth (?)
30Tue Feb 21, 1961Sheffield WednesdayA0-132,99213
31Sat Feb 25, 1961Manchester UnitedH3-226,85012Rowland (24'), Booth (84'), Addison (85')
32Sat Mar 11, 1961BlackpoolH0-029,85912
33Sat Mar 18, 1961EvertonA0-127,57912
34Sat Mar 25, 1961Wolverhampton WanderersH1-124,11013Addison (?)
35Fri Mar 31, 1961BurnleyA1-418,65016Booth (?)
36Sat Apr 01, 1961Aston VillaA2-125,46914Booth (?), Quigley (?)
37Mon Apr 03, 1961BurnleyH3-127,96512Addison (?, ?), Vowden (?)
38Sat Apr 08, 1961West Ham UnitedH1-123,08312Vowden (?)Safe
39Sat Apr 15, 1961Bolton WanderersA1-318,60112Booth (?)Safe
40Sat Apr 22, 1961Leicester CityH2-225,78112Booth (?), Le Flem (?)Safe
41Wed Apr 26, 1961Tottenham HotspurA0-135,74312Safe
42Sat Apr 29, 1961ChelseaA3-422,77514Palmer (? pen), Booth (46'), Addison (86')Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 07, 1961Birmingham City3H0-229,919

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Thu Oct 06, 1960Halifax Town2H2-04,445Younger (?, ?)
Tue Nov 15, 1960Bristol City3H2-13,686Quigley (?, ?)
Tue Jan 10, 1961Burnley4A1-212,489Cobb (?)

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Fri May 05, 1961Mansfield TownH1-05,526Addison (?)
Mon May 08, 1961Notts CountyH4-39,870Vowden (?), Booth (?, ?), Noone (? OG)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Thu Mar 02, 1961WatfordEnglandA1-13,340Rowland (?)
Mon Mar 20, 1961Peterborough UnitedEnglandA1-49,229Addison (61')
Mon Apr 10, 1961BarrowEnglandA2-13,209Cobb (?, ?)
Sat May 13, 1961Karlovy VaryCzech RepublicA4-07,000? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Tue May 16, 1961Sparta PragueCzech RepublicA1-115,000Rowland (?)
Sun May 21, 1961Hradek KralovaCzech RepublicA2-16,000Julians (?), Iley (?)
Wed May 24, 1961Dynamo ZilinaA2-016,000Booth (?), Le Flem (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £12,000 Out (6) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Brian GrantBoughtBarry WealthallSold
Flip Le FlemBoughtBilly YoungerSold
Peter GrummittBoughtChic ThomsonRetired
Jun 30, 1960Len JuliansBoughtJoe McDonaldSold
Dec 26, 1960Billy CobbBoughtRoy PatrickSold
Jan 10, 1961Doug BairdBoughtSep 03, 1960Tommy WilsonSold
Jan 21, 1961Colin AddisonBought£12,000


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Chic Thomson Scotland30173212
GK John Armstrong Scotland23
GK Peter Grummitt England17291379
Defenders
D Barry Wealthall England184211
D Bob McKinlay Scotland274616921
D Brian Grant Scotland1711
D Doug Baird Scotland245212
D Joe McDonald Scotland314115818
D Roy Patrick England243612618
Midfielders
M Billy Cobb England1973222
M Calvin Palmer England1930137102
M Jack Burkitt England34211047
M Jeff Whitefoot England26173212
M John Rowland England19144371
M Tony Barton England22734
Forwards
F Billy Gray England3333125163
FBilly Younger England206333
F Colin Addison England20145457
FColin Booth England25381471719
F Flip Le Flem England1841167183
F Geoff Vowden England19271151113
F Jim Iley England24266515
F Johnny Quigley Scotland25381381713
F Len Julians England277251
F Tommy Wilson England2911


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
19Colin Booth38
13Geoff Vowden27
13Johnny Quigley38
7Colin Addison14
3Billy Gray33
3Billy Younger6
3Flip Le Flem41
2Billy Cobb7
2 (2)Calvin Palmer30
1John Rowland14
1Len Julians7


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Aston VillaSat Dec 10, 1960Home2-0Sat Apr 01, 1961Away2-1
Cardiff CitySat Sep 10, 1960Away3-1Sat Jan 21, 1961Home2-1
Preston North EndSat Dec 24, 1960Home2-0Mon Dec 26, 1960Away1-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
ArsenalSat Aug 27, 1960Away0-3Sat Dec 31, 1960Home3-5
EvertonSat Oct 29, 1960Home1-2Sat Mar 18, 1961Away0-1
Sheffield WednesdaySat Oct 01, 1960Home1-2Tue Feb 21, 1961Away0-1
Tottenham HotspurSat Oct 15, 1960Home0-4Wed Apr 26, 1961Away0-1