1960–61 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
1960–61 season
ChairmanAndrew Stephen
ManagerHarry Catterick
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
First Division2nd
FA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: John Fantham (20)
All: John Fantham (23)
Highest home attendance56,363 vs Tottenham Hotspur,
League, 12 November 1960
Lowest home attendance21,115 vs Preston North End,
League, 4 February 1961
Average home league attendance31,224

During the 1960–61 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1960–61 season, the Owls had an excellent campaign, reaching the last eight of the FA Cup and finishing 2nd place in the league, 8 points behind champions Tottenham Hotspur.

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

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

FA Cup

Main article: 1960-61 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Leeds United H 2–0 36,225 Ellis, Quinn
R4 28 January 1961 Manchester United H 1–1 58,000 Wilkinson
R4R 1 February 1961 Manchester United A 7–2 65,243 Ellis (3), Fantham (2), Finney (2)
R5 18 February 1961 Leyton Orient A 2–0 31,000 Ellis, Fantham
QF 4 March 1961 Burnley H 0–0 55,000
QFR 7 March 1961 Burnley A 0–2 49,113

Squad

Source: [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Ron Springett
- DF England ENG Peter Johnson
- DF England ENG Peter Swan
- DF England ENG Don Megson
- MF England ENG Alan Finney
- MF England ENG Tony Kay
- MF Scotland SCO Tom McAnearney
- FW England ENG John Fantham
- FW Scotland SCO Bobby Craig
- FW England ENG Keith Ellis
- MF England ENG Derek Wilkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG John Quinn
- FW England ENG Billy Griffin
- MF England ENG Ralph O'Donnell
- DF England ENG Gerry Young
- DF England ENG Brian Hill
- GK Scotland SCO Roy MacLaren
- MF England ENG Bobby Lodge
- DF Scotland SCO Jack Martin
- DF Scotland SCO John Frye
- MF England ENG John Meredith

References

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1960-1961 : Results". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ "All Sheffield Wednesday football club players: 1961". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.