First Division 1960/61
Tottenham Hotspur won the 1960/61 First Division with 66 points, 8 points ahead of Sheffield Wednesday. Newcastle United and Preston North End were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,724 goals, 3.73 a game.
Tottenham
Champions
1,724
Goals
3.73
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | +60 | 66 |
| 2 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 58 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | +28 | 57 |
| 4 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 | +25 | 51 |
| 5 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 | +18 | 50 |
| 6 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | +17 | 45 |
| 7 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | +12 | 45 |
| 8 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 43 |
| 9 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | +1 | 43 |
| 10 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | -11 | 37 |
| 14 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | -25 | 37 |
| 16 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 |  FulhamFulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | -23 | 36 |
| 18 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 35 |
| 19 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 33 |
| 21 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | -23 | 32 |
| 22 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | -28 | 30 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1960/61 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 29 Apr 1961
1
Tottenham
66
2
Sheffield Wed
58
3
Wolves
57
4
Burnley
51
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1960/61 · Sat 29 Apr 1961
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The 1960/61 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
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First-ever results
Every result in 1960/61 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1960/61 compares
At 3.73 goals a game, 1960/61 was the 12th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 21% were draws and 26% away wins.