1960–61 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1960–61 season was Manchester United's 59th season in the Football League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1] It was also United's first season in the inaugural Football League Cup, and for the second successive season they finished seventh in the league.
| 1960–61 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Harold Hardman | ||
| Manager | Matt Busby | ||
| First Division | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Charlton (21) All: Bobby Charlton (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 65,295 vs Tottenham Hotspur (16 January 1961) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,662 vs Exeter City (26 October 1960) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 38,501 | ||
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First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | Charlton | 47,778 |
| 24 August 1960 | Everton | A | 0–4 | 51,602 | |
| 31 August 1960 | Everton | H | 4–0 | Dawson (2), Charlton, Nicholson | 51,818 |
| 3 September 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | Viollet | 55,445 |
| 5 September 1960 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | Quixall | 30,506 |
| 10 September 1960 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Giles | 35,493 |
| 14 September 1960 | West Ham United | H | 6–1 | Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Quixall, Scanlon | 33,695 |
| 17 September 1960 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Viollet | 43,593 |
| 24 September 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | Charlton | 44,458 |
| 1 October 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Giles | 39,197 |
| 15 October 1960 | Burnley | A | 3–5 | Viollet (3) | 32,011 |
| 22 October 1960 | Newcastle United | H | 3–2 | Dawson, Setters, Stiles | 37,516 |
| 24 October 1960 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | Viollet (2) | 23,628 |
| 29 October 1960 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | Quixall | 45,715 |
| 5 November 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–0 | 36,855 | |
| 12 November 1960 | Birmingham City | A | 1–3 | Charlton | 31,549 |
| 19 November 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | Dawson, Quixall, Viollet | 32,756 |
| 26 November 1960 | Cardiff City | A | 0–3 | 21,122 | |
| 3 December 1960 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Dawson | 24,904 |
| 10 December 1960 | Fulham | A | 4–4 | Quixall (2), Charlton, Dawson | 23,625 |
| 17 December 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 | Pearson (2) | 17,285 |
| 24 December 1960 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Dawson, Charlton | 37,601 |
| 26 December 1960 | Chelsea | H | 6–0 | Dawson (3), Nicholson (2), Charlton | 50,164 |
| 31 December 1960 | Manchester City | H | 5–1 | Dawson (3), Charlton (2) | 61,213 |
| 14 January 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Pearson, Stiles | 65,295 |
| 21 January 1961 | Leicester City | A | 0–6 | 31,308 | |
| 4 February 1961 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | Charlton | 33,525 |
| 11 February 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Nicholson | 38,526 |
| 18 February 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Dawson (2), Quixall | 37,558 |
| 25 February 1961 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | Charlton, Quixall | 26,850 |
| 4 March 1961 | Manchester City | A | 3–1 | Charlton, Dawson, Pearson | 50,479 |
| 11 March 1961 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | Charlton | 28,870 |
| 18 March 1961 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Moir | 29,732 |
| 25 March 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | Charlton | 35,901 |
| 31 March 1961 | Blackpool | A | 0–2 | 30,835 | |
| 1 April 1961 | Fulham | H | 3–1 | Charlton, Quixall, Viollet | 24,654 |
| 3 April 1961 | Blackpool | H | 2–0 | Nicholson, own goal | 39,169 |
| 8 April 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Pearson | 27,750 |
| 12 April 1961 | Burnley | H | 6–0 | Quixall (3), Viollet (3) | 25,019 |
| 15 April 1961 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 | Pearson (2), Quixall, Viollet | 28,376 |
| 22 April 1961 | Preston North End | A | 4–2 | Charlton (2), Setters (2) | 21,252 |
| 29 April 1961 | Cardiff City | H | 3–3 | Charlton (2), Setters | 30,320 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 45 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 45 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 43 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1961 | Round 3 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 | Dawson (2), Cantwell | 49,184 |
| 28 January 1961 | Round 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | Cantwell | 58,000 |
| 1 February 1961 | Round 4 Replay |
Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–7 | Dawson, Pearson | 65,243 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 1960 | Round 1 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | Dawson | 14,494 |
| 26 October 1960 | Round 1 Replay |
Exeter City | H | 4–1 | Quixall (2), Giles, Pearson | 15,662 |
| 2 November 1960 | Round 2 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | Viollet | 4,670 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK |  |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | |
27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| GK | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FB | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FB |  |
41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| FB | |
24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| FB | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FB | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FB | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FB |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HB | |
40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| HB | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| HB | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| HB | |
31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| HB | |
40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| HB | |
26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| FW | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | |
39 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 |
| FW | |
28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 |
| FW | |
23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| FW | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | |
27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| FW | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| FW | |
38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 15 |
| FW | |
24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 16 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
References
- "Manchester United Season 1960/61". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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