1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1960–61 season
ChairmanFred Bearman
ManagerBill Nicholson
First Division1st
FA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Smith (28)
All: Bobby Smith (33)
Highest home attendance65,930 v West Ham United – 24 December 1960
Lowest home attendance35,753 v Nottingham Forest – 24 April 1961

The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 43rd of competitive football and 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third time, thus becoming the third English club to achieve the league and FA Cup Double.[1]

Results

Final league table

Main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division
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 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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

First Division

Tottenham were crowned champions after their game against Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane, which they won 2–1.[2]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 Aug 1960 Everton White Hart Lane 2–0 50,393 Smith, Allen
22 Aug 1960 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 3–1 27,656 Medwin, Dyson (2)
27 Aug 1960 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 4–1 26,819 Smith (2), Allen, Dyson
31 Aug 1960 Blackpool White Hart Lane 3–1 45,684 Smith (3)
3 Sep 1960 Manchester United White Hart Lane 4–1 55,442 Smith (2), Allen (2)
7 Sep 1960 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 2–1 41,565 White, Allen
10 Sep 1960 Arsenal Highbury 3–2 59,868 Saul, Allen, Dyson
14 Sep 1960 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane 3–1 43,559 Blanchflower (pen), Smith (2)
17 Sep 1960 Leicester City Filbert Street 2–1 30,129 Smith (2)
24 Sep 1960 Aston Villa White Hart Lane 6–2 61,356 Mackay, White (2), Smith, Allen, Dyson
1 Oct 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux 4–0 52,829 Blanchflower, Jones, Allen, Dyson
10 Oct 1960 Manchester City White Hart Lane 1–1 58,916 Smith
15 Oct 1960 Nottingham Forest City Ground 4–0 37,248 Mackay, Jones (2), White
29 Oct 1960 Newcastle United St James' Park 4–3 51,369 Norman, Jones, White, Smith
2 Nov 1960 Cardiff City White Hart Lane 3–2 47,605 Blanchflower (pen), Medwin, Dyson
5 Nov 1960 Fulham White Hart Lane 5–1 56,270 Jones (2), White, Allen (2)
12 Nov 1960 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 1–2 53,988 Norman
19 Nov 1960 Birmingham City White Hart Lane 6–0 46,010 Jones (2), White, Smith (pen), Dyson (2)
26 Nov 1960 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns 3–1 39,017 Smith (2), Allen
3 Dec 1960 Burnley White Hart Lane 4–4 58,737 Norman, Mackay, Jones (2)
10 Dec 1960 Preston North End Deepdale 1–0 21,657 Smith
17 Dec 1960 Everton Goodison Park 3–1 61,052 Mackay, White, Allen
24 Dec 1960 West Ham United White Hart Lane 2–0 65,930 White, Dyson
26 Dec 1960 West Ham United Upton Park 3–0 34,351 White, Allen, Brown (og)
31 Dec 1960 Blackburn Rovers White Hart Lane 5–2 48,742 Blanchflower, Smith (2), Allen (2)
16 Jan 1961 Manchester United Old Trafford 0–2 65,535
21 Jan 1961 Arsenal White Hart Lane 4–2 65,251 Blanchflower (pen), Smith 2, Allen
4 Feb 1961 Leicester City White Hart Lane 2–3 53,627 Blanchflower (pen), Allen
11 Feb 1961 Aston Villa Villa Park 2–1 50,786 Smith, Dyson
22 Feb 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers White Hart Lane 1–1 62,261 Smith
25 Feb 1961 Manchester City Maine Road 1–0 40,278 Medwin
11 Mar 1961 Cardiff City Ninian Park 2–3 45,463 Allen, Dyson
22 Mar 1961 Newcastle United White Hart Lane 1–2 46,470 Allen
25 Mar 1961 Fulham Craven Cottage 0–0 38,536
31 Mar 1961 Chelsea White Hart Lane 4–2 65,032 Jones (2), Saul, Allen
1 Apr 1961 Preston North End White Hart Lane 5–0 46,325 Jones (3), White, Saul
3 Apr 1961 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 3–2 57,103 Norman, Smith, Medwin
8 Apr 1961 Birmingham City St Andrew's 3–2 40,961 White, Smith, Allen
17 Apr 1961 Sheffield Wednesday White Hart Lane 2–1 61,205 Smith, Allen
22 Apr 1961 Burnley Turf Moor 2–4 28,991 Baker, Smith
26 Apr 1961 Nottingham Forest White Hart Lane 1–0 35,753 Medwin
29 Apr 1961 West Bromwich Albion White Hart Lane 1–2 52,054 Smith

Source:[3]

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 Jan 1961 R3 Charlton Athletic (2) White Hart Lane 3–2 54,969 Allen (2), Dyson
28 Jan 1961 R4 Crewe Alexandra (4) White Hart Lane 5–1 53,721 Mackay, Jones, Smith, Allen, Dyson
18 Feb 1961 R5 Aston Villa (1) Villa Park 2–0 69,000 Jones (2)
4 Mar 1961 QF Sunderland (2) Roker Park 1–1 63,000 Jones
8 Mar 1961 QF Replay Sunderland (2) White Hart Lane 5–0 64,797 Mackay, Smith, Allen, Dyson (2)
18 Mar 1961 SF Burnley (1) Villa Park 3–0 69,968 Jones, Smith (2)
6 May 1961 F Leicester City (1) Wembley Stadium 2–0 100,000 Smith, Dyson

Source:[3]

Players used

Pos. Nationality Player Football League FA Cup Total
1  Scotland Bill Brown 41 7 48 0
2  England Peter Baker 41 7 48 1
3  England Ron Henry 42 7 49 0
4  Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower (c) 42 7 49 6
5  England Maurice Norman 41 7 48 4
6  Scotland Dave Mackay 37 7 44 6
7  Wales Cliff Jones 29 5 34 20
8  Scotland John White 42 7 49 13
9  England Bobby Smith 36 7 43 32
10  England Les Allen 42 7 49 26
11  England Terry Dyson 40 7 47 17
12  Wales Terry Medwin 14 2 16 6
13  England Frank Saul 6 0 6 3
14  England Tony Marchi 6 0 6 0
15  England John Hollowbread 1 0 1 0
16  Wales Ken Barton 1 0 1 0
17  England John Smith 1 0 1 0

Top scorer

P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
1  England Bobby Smith Striker 28 5 33
2  England Les Allen Striker 22 4 26
3  Wales Cliff Jones Right wing 15 5 20
4  England Terry Dyson Left wing 12 5 17
5  Scotland John White Midfielder 13 0 13

Most appearances

P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
1  Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Midfielder 42 7 49
2  England Ron Henry Defender 42 7 49
3  Scotland John White Midfielder 42 7 49
4  England Les Allen Forward 42 7 49
5  England Maurice Norman Defender 41 7 48

Source:[3]

First Division results by round

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Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. ^ Sridhar, Shrivathsa (18 May 2019). "England's league and FA Cup double winners – Factbox". Reuters. Retrieved 9 August 2020.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Holmes, Logan. "Tottenham Win 1st Division Title on 17th April, 1961-Champions". HotspurHQ.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 265.