Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1960–61 season.
Season | 1960–61 |
---|---|
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur 2nd English title |
Relegated | Newcastle United Preston North End |
European Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
Cup Winners' Cup | Leicester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham Forest Birmingham City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,724 (3.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (41 goals)[1] |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
Overview
editTottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, eight points clear of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday. This remains their last league title.
Newcastle United and Preston North End were relegated, to be replaced by Ipswich Town and Sheffield United who finished first and second in the Second Division that season. Notably, this remains Preston's most recent season in the top flight.
League standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | 66 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 58 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
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[a] | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 45 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 45 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 43 | |
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 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 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
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 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 33 | |
21 | Newcastle United (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1960–61 FA Cup runners-up, since the winners, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the European Cup.
Results
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Greaves | Chelsea | 41 |
2 | David Herd | Arsenal | 29 |
= | Gerry Hitchens | Aston Villa | 29 |
3 | Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 |
= | Len White | Newcastle United | 28 |
= | Ted Farmer | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 |
4 | Ray Charnley | Blackpool | 27 |
5 | Jimmy Robson | Burnley | 24 |
References
edit- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.