1960–61 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal
1960–61 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Herd (29)
All: Herd (30)
Average home league attendance34,318

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
Main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
9 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 1.013 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 67 71 0.944 41
11 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 77 85 0.906 41
12 Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 0.980 37
13 Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 0.878 37
Source:

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

References
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