1960–61 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
1960–61 season
Chairman Wally Hurford
Manager Charlie Mitten
First Division 21st (relegated)
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: White (28)
All: White (29)
Average home league attendance 26,500

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

Season summary

In the 1960–61 season, Newcastle were relegated after 13 years in the top flight after a season which saw the Magpies score an impressive 86 goals, but conceded a horrific 109 goals.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Tottenham Hotspur 421533652816145027115552.091+ 6066
2 Sheffield Wednesday 4215424517885333078471.660+ 3158
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42172261328584243103751.373+ 2857
4 Burnley 421146584011374437102771.325+ 2551
5 Everton 42134447239210404687691.261+ 1850
6 Leicester City 42124554316510333987701.243+ 345
7 Manchester United 42145258204413305688761.158+ 1245
8 Blackburn Rovers 42123648343108294277761.013+ 143
9 Aston Villa 42133548284611304978771.013+ 143
10 West Bromwich Albion 42103843328211243967710.944– 441
11 Arsenal 42123644353810335077850.906– 841
12 Chelsea 421056614852143752981000.980– 237
13 Manchester City 42105641303612386079900.878– 1137
14 Nottingham Forest 4287634336213284562780.795– 1637
15 Cardiff City 42115534262613265960850.706– 2537
16 West Ham United 42124553311614245777880.875– 1136
17 Fulham 4288539396015335672950.758– 2336
18 Bolton Wanderers 4295738293612204458730.795– 1535
19 Birmingham City 42104735314215275362840.738– 2234
20 Blackpool 4293944343612243968730.932– 533
21Newcastle United42777514943143560861090.789– 2332
22 Preston North End 4276828253414154643710.606– 2830

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
League Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Newcastle United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1960 Preston North EndA3–217,363White (3)
24 August 1960 FulhamH7–223,498Gilfillan (2), White, Neale (2), Tuohy (2)
27 August 1960 BurnleyH0–135,485
31 August 1960 FulhamA3–421,361Allchurch, Hughes, Woods
3 September 1960 Nottingham ForestA2–023,806Gibson, (own goal)
5 September 1960 West Bromwich AlbionA0–622,661
10 September 1960 Manchester CityH1–325,904Marshall
14 September 1960 West Bromwich AlbionH3–216,107Hughes, White, Tuohy
17 September 1960 ArsenalA0–534,885
24 September 1960 Leicester CityH1–321,161McGuigan
1 October 1960 Cardiff CityH5–017,627Luke (2), White (2), Mitchell
8 October 1960 Aston VillaA0–225,336
15 October 1960 Wolverhampton WanderersH4–423,401Hughes, White, Mitchell (2)
22 October 1960 Manchester UnitedA2–337,516Stokoe (pen), Hughes
29 October 1960 Tottenham HotspurH3–451,369Hughes, White (2)
5 November 1960 ChelseaA2–430,489White (2)
12 November 1960 BlackpoolH4–326,657White (2), Neale (2)
19 November 1960 EvertonA0–541,123
26 November 1960 Blackburn RoversH3–122,623White (2), Mitchell
3 December 1960 Bolton WanderersA1–212,921White
10 December 1960 West Ham UnitedH5–520,100Bell, McGuigan, White (2), Mitchell
17 December 1960 Preston North EndH0–021,514
24 December 1960 Birmingham CityH2–220,354Mitchell, Scanlon
26 December 1960 Birmingham CityA1–229,435Woods
31 December 1960 BurnleyA3–524,972Hughes (2), White
14 January 1961 Nottingham ForestH2–225,845White, Woods
21 January 1961 Manchester CityA3–319,746Allchurch, White, Woods
4 February 1961 ArsenalH3–334,394Hughes, White, Scanlon
11 February 1961 Leicester CityA3–526,449Allchurch, White (2)
22 February 1961 Cardiff CityA2–330,000Allchurch, White
25 February 1961 Aston VillaH2–121,275White (2)
8 March 1961 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–224,970Allchurch
11 March 1961 Manchester UnitedH1–128,867Scanlon
22 March 1961 Tottenham HotspurA2–146,470Allchurch, Scanlon
25 March 1961 ChelseaH1–628,975Neale
31 March 1961 Sheffield WednesdayH0–142,181
1 April 1961 West Ham UnitedA1–117,103Scanlon
3 April 1961 Sheffield WednesdayA1–135,273Woods
8 April 1961 EvertonH0–430,342
15 April 1961 BlackpoolA1–219,381Woods
22 April 1961 Bolton WanderersH4–118,820McGuigan, Keith, McKinney (pen), Tuohy
29 April 1961 Blackburn RoversA4–212,700Allchurch, McGuigan (2), Neale

FA Cup

Main article: 1960-61 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1961 FulhamH5–036,037Allchurch, Neale (3), Woods
R41 February 1961 Stockport CountyH4–048,715Allchurch, White, Woods (2)
R518 February 1961 Stoke CityH3–146,253Allchurch, McKinney (pen), Scanlon
QF4 March 1961 Sheffield UnitedH1–354,829McGuigan

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 October 1960 Colchester UnitedA1–49,130Neale

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Bryan Harvey
- Northern Ireland DF Dick Keith
- England DF Bob Stokoe
- England DF John McGrath
- Northern Ireland DF Alf McMichael
- England MF Duncan Neale
- England MF Gordon Hughes
- England MF Jackie Bell
- Wales FW Ivor Allchurch
- England FW Len White
- England FW Charlie Woods
- England DF Bill McKinney
- England MF Albert Scanlon
- Wales GK Dave Hollins
- Scotland FW John McGuigan
- Scotland MF Bobby Mitchell
- Republic of Ireland MF Liam Tuohy
- Scotland MF Jimmy Scoular
No. Position Player
- England DF George Heslop
- Scotland GK Stewart Mitchell
- England DF Bill Thompson
- England MF Brian Wright
- England FW Ken Hodgson
- England DF George Dalton
- England MF George Luke
- Scotland GK Herbert Garrow
- Scotland FW James Harrower
- Scotland MF Jimmy Wilson
- Scotland FW Bobby Gilfillan
- England MF Terry Marshall
- England MF John Mitten
- England DF Bobby Ferguson
- Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Gibson
- England DF Malcolm Scott
- England FW Ken Hale

References

  1. Newcastle United 1960-1961: Results. statto.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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