| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
| New Club in League | Peterborough United |
1961–62 → | |
The1960–61 season was the 62nd completed season ofThe Football League.
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur 2ndEnglish 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 | 462 |
| Goals | 1,724 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (41 goals)[1] |
1961–62 → | |
| Pos | 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 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 58 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 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 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round[a] |
| 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 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 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 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 33 | |
| 21 | Newcastle United(R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | 32 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Preston North End(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEI | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | PNE | SHW | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Everton | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Fulham | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 5–5 | 4–4 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| West Ham United | 6–0 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ipswich Town |
| Promoted | Ipswich Town Sheffield United |
| Relegated | Portsmouth Lincoln City |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Swansea Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,609 (3.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Crawford (39 goals)[1] |
1961–62 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Sheffield United(P) | 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 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 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(R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Lincoln City(R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 95 | 0.505 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | B&HA | BRR | CHA | DER | HUD | IPS | LEE | LEY | LIN | LIV | LUT | MID | NWC | PLY | POR | ROT | SCU | SHU | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6–1 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 6–6 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Derby County | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Luton Town | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Norwich City | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Southampton | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bury (1st title) |
| Promoted | Walsall |
| Relegated | Bradford City, Chesterfield, Colchester United, Tranmere Rovers |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,842 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tony Richards (Walsall), 36[1] |
1961–62 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.400 | 68 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Walsall(P) | 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(R) | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 115 | 0.687 | 38 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Bradford City(R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 87 | 0.747 | 36 | |
| 23 | Colchester United(R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 33 | |
| 24 | Chesterfield(R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 87 | 0.770 | 32 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | B&BA | BRA | BRE | BRI | BRY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | HUL | NPC | NTC | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | STD | SWI | TOR | TRA | WAL | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Bradford City | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Brentford | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bristol City | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Colchester United | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | |
| Coventry City | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hull City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Newport County | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | |
| Notts County | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 9–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Reading | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Southend | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Tranmere | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Watford | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peterborough United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bradford Park Avenue, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town |
| Failed re-election | none |
| New Club in League | Peterborough United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,810 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Terry Bly (Peterborough United), 52[1] |
1961–62 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 134 | 65 | 2.062 | 66 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Crystal Palace(P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 69 | 1.594 | 64 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town(P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 60 | |
| 4 | Bradford (Park Avenue)(P) | 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 | Re-elected |
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ALD | BRW | BPA | CRL | CHE | CRE | CRY | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAR | MAN | MIL | NOR | OLD | PET | ROC | SOU | STP | WRK | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Aldershot | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |
| Barrow | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Chester | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |
| Crystal Palace | 9–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Darlington | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Exeter City | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | |
| Hartlepool | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Millwall | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 5–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rochdale | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Southport | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Stockport County | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Workington | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Wrexham | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| York City | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
This season saw the first ever live television coverage of a Football League game, whenITV broadcast the second half ofBlackpool versusBolton Wanderers on September 10, 1960, with commentary fromPeter Lloyd andBilly Wright[2][3]