1960–61 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1960–61 season
Chairman Bracewell Smith
Manager George Swindin
First Division 11th
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Herd (29)
All: Herd (30)
Average home league attendance 34,318

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

Season summary

In the 1960–61 season, the Gunners had a satisfying season where they ended up in 7th place heading into 1961, but a poor run of just four wins in their final 17 games saw Swindin's side end the campaign in a disappointing 11th place and to make things worse for Arsenal supporters, they had to witness their fierce North London rivals Tottenham win the league and cup double.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Tottenham Hotspur421533652816145027115552.091+ 6066
2Sheffield Wednesday4215424517885333078471.660+ 3158
3Wolverhampton Wanderers42172261328584243103751.373+ 2857
4Burnley421146584011374437102771.325+ 2551
5Everton42134447239210404687691.261+ 1850
6Leicester City42124554316510333987701.243+ 345
7Manchester United42145258204413305688761.158+ 1245
8Blackburn Rovers42123648343108294277761.013+ 143
9Aston Villa42133548284611304978771.013+ 143
10West Bromwich Albion42103843328211243967710.944– 441
11Arsenal42123644353810335077850.906– 841
12Chelsea421056614852143752981000.980– 237
13Manchester City42105641303612386079900.878– 1137
14Nottingham Forest4287634336213284562780.795– 1637
15Cardiff City42115534262613265960850.706– 2537
16West Ham United42124553311614245777880.875– 1136
17Fulham4288539396015335672950.758– 2336
18Bolton Wanderers4295738293612204458730.795– 1535
19Birmingham City42104735314215275362840.738– 2234
20Blackpool4293944343612243968730.932– 533
21Newcastle United42777514943143560861090.789– 2332
22Preston North End4276828253414154643710.606– 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

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1960BurnleyA2–323,653Bloomfield, Herd
23 August 1960Preston North EndH1–031,612Everitt
27 August 1960Nottingham ForestH3–028,878Henderson, Skirton (2)
30 August 1960Preston North EndA0–220,105
3 September 1960Manchester CityA0–036,656
6 September 1960Birmingham CityH2–020,285Herd, Kane
10 September 1960Tottenham HotspurH2–359,868Herd, Ward
14 September 1960Birmingham CityA0–222,904
17 September 1960Newcastle UnitedH5–034,885Clapton, Herd (3), Strong
24 September 1960Cardiff CityA0–135,000
1 October 1960West Bromwich AlbionH1–027,176Herd
8 October 1960Leicester CityA1–222,501Henderson
15 October 1960Aston VillaH2–134,048Herd, Strong
22 October 1960Blackburn RoversA4–221,500Charles, Herd, Strong (2)
29 October 1960Manchester UnitedH2–145,715Barnwell, Herd
5 November 1960West Ham UnitedA0–629,275
12 November 1960ChelseaH1–438,666Charles
19 November 1960BlackpoolA1–115,417Herd
26 November 1960EvertonH3–236,709Herd (3)
3 December 1960Wolverhampton WanderersA3–525,658Barnwell, Herd (2)
10 December 1960Bolton WanderersH5–130,818Barnwell, Eastham (2), Strong (2)
17 December 1960BurnleyH2–537,209Herd, Strong
23 December 1960Sheffield WednesdayA1–129,311Neill
26 December 1960Sheffield WednesdayH1–143,555Eastham
31 December 1960Nottingham ForestA5–330,735Eastham, Henderson, Herd (3)
14 January 1961Manchester CityH5–436,440Clapton, Henderson, Herd (3)
21 January 1961Tottenham HotspurA2–465,251Haverty, Henderson
4 February 1961Newcastle UnitedA3–334,394Eastham, Strong (2)
11 February 1961Cardiff CityH2–333,754Herd (2)
18 February 1961West Bromwich AlbionA3–221,500Haverty (2), Skirton
25 February 1961Leicester CityH1–331,721Henderson
4 March 1961Aston VillaA2–235,000Barnwell, Haverty
11 March 1961Blackburn RoversH0–034,250
18 March 1961Manchester UnitedA1–129,732Charles
25 March 1961West Ham UnitedH0–027,505
31 March 1961FulhamA2–235,476Herd (2)
1 April 1961Bolton WanderersA1–118,618Henderson
3 April 1961FulhamH4–220,142Barnwell (2), Henderson (2)
8 April 1961BlackpoolH1–036,301Herd
15 April 1961ChelseaA1–338,223Strong
22 April 1961Wolverhampton WanderersH1–534,429Henderson
29 April 1961EvertonA1–439,810Herd

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1961SunderlandA1–258,575Herd

Squad

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

No. Position Player
- Wales GK Jack Kelsey
- England DF Len Wills
- Scotland DF John Snedden
- Northern Ireland DF Billy McCullough
- England MF John Barnwell
- Scotland MF Tommy Docherty
- Scotland FW David Herd
- Scotland FW Jackie Henderson
- England FW Vic Groves
- Northern Ireland GK Jack McClelland
- Wales FW Mel Charles
- England FW George Eastham
- England FW Geoff Strong
- England MF Danny Clapton
- England MF Alan Skirton
No. Position Player
- Northern Ireland DF Terry Neill
- England DF Dave Bacuzzi
- England FW Jimmy Bloomfield
- Republic of Ireland MF Joe Haverty
- England MF Gerry Ward
- Northern Ireland DF Eddie Magill
- England DF Mike Everitt
- Scotland FW Peter Kane
- England DF Allan Young
- Republic of Ireland MF Frank O'Neill
- England GK Jim Standen
- England FW Dennis Clapton
- Wales MF Arfon Griffiths
- England MF John Petts

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results
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