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1960–61 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1960–61 season
ChairmanWally Hurford
ManagerCharlie Mitten
First Division21st (relegated)
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: White (28)
All: White (29)
Average home league attendance26,500

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

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 65 28 16 1 4 50 27 115 55 2.091 + 60 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 5 33 30 78 47 1.660 + 31 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 61 32 8 5 8 42 43 103 75 1.373 + 28 57
4 Burnley 42 11 4 6 58 40 11 3 7 44 37 102 77 1.325 + 25 51
5 Everton 42 13 4 4 47 23 9 2 10 40 46 87 69 1.261 + 18 50
6 Leicester City 42 12 4 5 54 31 6 5 10 33 39 87 70 1.243 + 3 45
7 Manchester United 42 14 5 2 58 20 4 4 13 30 56 88 76 1.158 + 12 45
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 34 3 10 8 29 42 77 76 1.013 + 1 43
9 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 48 28 4 6 11 30 49 78 77 1.013 + 1 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 3 8 43 32 8 2 11 24 39 67 71 0.944 – 4 41
11 Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 10 33 50 77 85 0.906 – 8 41
12 Chelsea 42 10 5 6 61 48 5 2 14 37 52 98 100 0.980 – 2 37
13 Manchester City 42 10 5 6 41 30 3 6 12 38 60 79 90 0.878 – 11 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 13 28 45 62 78 0.795 – 16 37
15 Cardiff City 42 11 5 5 34 26 2 6 13 26 59 60 85 0.706 – 25 37
16 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 53 31 1 6 14 24 57 77 88 0.875 – 11 36
17 Fulham 42 8 8 5 39 39 6 0 15 33 56 72 95 0.758 – 23 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 58 73 0.795 – 15 35
19 Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 2 15 27 53 62 84 0.738 – 22 34
20 Blackpool 42 9 3 9 44 34 3 6 12 24 39 68 73 0.932 – 5 33
21 Newcastle United 42 7 7 7 51 49 4 3 14 35 60 86 109 0.789 – 23 32
22 Preston North End 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 43 71 0.606 – 28 30

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

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Newcastle United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1960 Preston North End A 3–2 17,363 White (3)
24 August 1960 Fulham H 7–2 23,498 Gilfillan (2), White, Neale (2), Tuohy (2)
27 August 1960 Burnley H 0–1 35,485
31 August 1960 Fulham A 3–4 21,361 Allchurch, Hughes, Woods
3 September 1960 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 23,806 Gibson, (own goal)
5 September 1960 West Bromwich Albion A 0–6 22,661
10 September 1960 Manchester City H 1–3 25,904 Marshall
14 September 1960 West Bromwich Albion H 3–2 16,107 Hughes, White, Tuohy
17 September 1960 Arsenal A 0–5 34,885
24 September 1960 Leicester City H 1–3 21,161 McGuigan
1 October 1960 Cardiff City H 5–0 17,627 Luke (2), White (2), Mitchell
8 October 1960 Aston Villa A 0–2 25,336
15 October 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–4 23,401 Hughes, White, Mitchell (2)
22 October 1960 Manchester United A 2–3 37,516 Stokoe (pen), Hughes
29 October 1960 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–4 51,369 Hughes, White (2)
5 November 1960 Chelsea A 2–4 30,489 White (2)
12 November 1960 Blackpool H 4–3 26,657 White (2), Neale (2)
19 November 1960 Everton A 0–5 41,123
26 November 1960 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 22,623 White (2), Mitchell
3 December 1960 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 12,921 White
10 December 1960 West Ham United H 5–5 20,100 Bell, McGuigan, White (2), Mitchell
17 December 1960 Preston North End H 0–0 21,514
24 December 1960 Birmingham City H 2–2 20,354 Mitchell, Scanlon
26 December 1960 Birmingham City A 1–2 29,435 Woods
31 December 1960 Burnley A 3–5 24,972 Hughes (2), White
14 January 1961 Nottingham Forest H 2–2 25,845 White, Woods
21 January 1961 Manchester City A 3–3 19,746 Allchurch, White, Woods
4 February 1961 Arsenal H 3–3 34,394 Hughes, White, Scanlon
11 February 1961 Leicester City A 3–5 26,449 Allchurch, White (2)
22 February 1961 Cardiff City A 2–3 30,000 Allchurch, White
25 February 1961 Aston Villa H 2–1 21,275 White (2)
8 March 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 24,970 Allchurch
11 March 1961 Manchester United H 1–1 28,867 Scanlon
22 March 1961 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 46,470 Allchurch, Scanlon
25 March 1961 Chelsea H 1–6 28,975 Neale
31 March 1961 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 42,181
1 April 1961 West Ham United A 1–1 17,103 Scanlon
3 April 1961 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 35,273 Woods
8 April 1961 Everton H 0–4 30,342
15 April 1961 Blackpool A 1–2 19,381 Woods
22 April 1961 Bolton Wanderers H 4–1 18,820 McGuigan, Keith, McKinney (pen), Tuohy
29 April 1961 Blackburn Rovers A 4–2 12,700 Allchurch, McGuigan (2), Neale

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Fulham H 5–0 36,037 Allchurch, Neale (3), Woods
R4 1 February 1961 Stockport County H 4–0 48,715 Allchurch, White, Woods (2)
R5 18 February 1961 Stoke City H 3–1 46,253 Allchurch, McKinney (pen), Scanlon
QF 4 March 1961 Sheffield United H 1–3 54,829 McGuigan

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 10 October 1960 Colchester United A 1–4 9,130 Neale

Squad

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Newcastle squad in 1960:
(back row): Scoular, Keith, Harvey, Stokoe, McMichael, Eastham.
(front row): Marshall, Allchurch, White, McGuigan, Tuohy.

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Newcastle United 1960-1961: Results Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. statto.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.