1960–61 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1960–61
League	Football League First Division
Manager	Bill Jones
League position	15th
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Tapscott (21) All: Derek Tapscott (30)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Previous season	← 1959–60
Next season	1961–62 →

The 1960–61 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 34th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Ron Nicholls -- GK Maurice Swan -- GK Graham Vearncombe -- DF Colin Baker -- DF Trevor Edwards -- DF Danny Malloy -- DF Alec Milne -- DF Frank Rankmore -- DF Ron Stitfall -- DF Derek Sullivan -- MF Alan Durban -- MF Steve Gammon -- MF Alan Harrington -- MF Barrie Hole -- MF Mike Hughes

No. Position Player -- MF Brian Jenkins -- MF Peter King -- MF Danny McCarthy -- MF Graham Moore -- MF Bob Scott -- MF Brian Walsh -- FW Peter Donnelly -- FW Brian Edgley -- FW Derek Hogg -- FW Colin Hudson -- FW John McMillan -- FW Tony Pickrell -- FW Derek Tapscott -- FW Dai Ward

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	42	31	4	7	115	55	2.091	66
2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	23	12	7	78	47	1.660	58
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	7	10	103	75	1.373	57
4	Burnley	42	22	7	13	102	77	1.325	51
5	Everton	42	22	6	14	87	69	1.261	50
6	Leicester City	42	18	9	15	87	70	1.243	45
7	Manchester United	42	18	9	15	88	76	1.158	45
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	13	14	77	76	1.013	43
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
14	Nottingham Forest	42	14	9	19	62	78	0.795	37
15	Cardiff City	42	13	11	18	60	85	0.706	37
16	West Ham United	42	13	10	19	77	88	0.875	36
17	Fulham	42	14	8	20	72	95	0.758	36
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	58	73	0.795	35
19	Birmingham City	42	14	6	22	62	84	0.738	34
20	Blackpool	42	12	9	21	68	73	0.932	33
21	Newcastle United	42	11	10	21	86	109	0.789	32
22	Preston North End	42	10	10	22	43	71	0.606	30

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive