1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1960–61 season
Chairman England Fred Bearman
Manager England Bill Nicholson
First Division Champions
FA Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Smith (28)
All: Smith (33)
Highest home attendance 65,930 v West Ham United - 24 December 1960
Lowest home attendance 35,753 v Nottingham Forest - 24 April 1961
Home colours
Away colours

The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 43rd of competitive football and 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third time, thus completing The Double, the first team to do so since the Aston Villa side of 1896–97. Spurs used 17 players in the season.

Results

Final League Table

Pos Club Pld 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

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 Aug 1960 EvertonWhite Hart Lane2–050,393Smith, Allen
22 Aug 1960 BlackpoolBloomfield Road3–127,656Medwin, Dyson (2)
27 Aug 1960 Blackburn RoversEwood Park4–126,819Smith (2), Allen, Dyson
31 Aug 1960 BlackpoolWhite Hart Lane3–145,684Smith (3)
03 Sep 1960 Manchester UnitedWhite Hart Lane4–155,442Smith (2), Allen (2)
07 Sep 1960 Bolton WanderersBurnden Park2–141,565White, Allen
10 Sep 1960 ArsenalHighbury3–259,868Saul, Allen, Dyson
14 Sep 1960 Bolton WanderersWhite Hart Lane3–143,559Blanchflower (pen), Smith (2)
17 Sep 1960 Leicester CityFilbert Street2–130,129Smith (2)
24 Sep 1960 Aston VillaWhite Hart Lane6–261,356Mackay, White (2), Smith, Allen, Dyson
01 Oct 1960 Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux4–052,829Blanchflower, Jones, Allen, Dyson
10 Oct 1960 Manchester CityWhite Hart Lane1–158,916Smith
15 Oct 1960 Nottingham ForestCity Ground4–037,248Mackay, Jones (2), White
29 Oct 1960 Newcastle UnitedSt James' Park4–351,369Norman, Jones, White, Smith
02 Nov 1960 Cardiff CityWhite Hart Lane3–247,605Blanchflower (pen), Medwin, Dyson
05 Nov 1960 FulhamWhite Hart Lane5–156,270Jones (2), White, Allen (2)
12 Nov 1960 Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough1–253,988Norman
19 Nov 1960 Birmingham CityWhite Hart Lane6–046,010Jones (2), White, Smith (pen), Dyson (2)
26 Nov 1960 West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthorns3–139,017Smith (2), Allen
03 Dec 1960 BurnleyWhite Hart Lane4–458,737Norman, Mackay, Jones (2)
10 Dec 1960 Preston North EndDeepdale1–021,657Smith
17 Dec 1960 EvertonGoodison Park3–161,052Mackay, White, Allen
24 Dec 1960 West Ham UnitedWhite Hart Lane2–065,930White, Dyson
26 Dec 1960 West Ham UnitedUpton Park3–034,351White, Allen, Brown (og)
31 Dec 1960 Blackburn RoversWhite Hart Lane5–248,742Blanchflower, Smith (2), Allen (2)
16 Jan 1961 Manchester UnitedOld Trafford0–265,535
21 Jan 1961 ArsenalWhite Hart Lane4–265,251Blanchflower (pen), Smith 2, Allen
04 Feb 1961 Leicester CityWhite Hart Lane2–353,627Blanchflower (pen), Allen
11 Feb 1961 Aston VillaVilla Park2–150,786Smith, Dyson
22 Feb 1961 Wolverhampton WanderersWhite Hart Lane1–162,261Smith
25 Feb 1961 Manchester CityMaine Road1–040,278Medwin
11 Mar 1961 Cardiff CityNinian Park2–345,463Allen, Dyson
22 Mar 1961 Newcastle UnitedWhite Hart Lane1–246,470Allen
25 Mar 1961 FulhamCraven Cottage0–038,536
31 Mar 1961 ChelseaWhite Hart Lane4–265,032Jones (2), Saul, Allen
01 Apr 1961 Preston North EndWhite Hart Lane5–046,325Jones (3), White, Saul
03 Apr 1961 ChelseaStamford Bridge3–257,103Norman, Smith, Medwin
08 Apr 1961 BirminghamSt Andrew's3–240,961White, Smith, Allen
17 Apr 1961 Sheffield WednesdayWhite Hart Lane2–161,205Smith, Allen
22 Apr 1961 BurnleyTurf Moor2–428,991Baker, Smith
26 Apr 1961 Nottingham ForestWhite Hart Lane1–035,753Medwin
29 Apr 1961 West Bromwich AlbionWhite Hart Lane1–252,054Smith

Source:[1]

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 Jan 1961 R3Charlton Athletic (2)White Hart Lane3–254,969Allen (2), Dyson
28 Jan 1961 R4Crewe Alexandra (4)White Hart Lane5–153,721Mackay, Jones, Smith, Allen, Dyson
18 Feb 1961 R5Aston Villa (1)Villa Park2–069,000Jones (2)
4 Mar 1961 QFSunderland (2)Roker Park1–163,000Jones
8 Mar 1961 QF ReplaySunderland (2)White Hart Lane5–064,797Mackay, Smith, Allen, Dyson (2)
18 Mar 1961 SFBurnley (1)Villa Park3–069,968Jones, Smith (2)
6 May 1961 FLeicester City (1)Wembley Stadium2–0100,000Smith, Dyson

Source:[1]

Players used

Pos. Nationality Player Football League FA Cup Total
1  Scotland Bill Brown, Bill Brown 41 7 48 0
2  England Peter Baker, Peter Baker 41 7 48 1
3  England Ron Henry, Ron Henry 42 7 49 0
4  Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower, Danny Blanchflower (c) 42 7 49 6
5  England Maurice Norman, Maurice Norman 41 7 48 4
6  Scotland Dave Mackay, Dave Mackay 37 7 44 6
7  Wales Cliff Jones, Cliff Jones 29 5 34 20
8  Scotland John White, John White 42 7 49 13
9  England Bobby Smith, Bobby Smith 36 7 43 32
10  England Les Allen, Les Allen 42 7 49 26
11  England Terry Dyson, Terry Dyson 40 7 47 17
12  Wales Terry Medwin, Terry Medwin 14 2 16 6
13  England Frank Saul, Frank Saul 6 0 6 3
14  England Tony Marchi, Tony Marchi 6 0 6 0
15  England John Hollowbread, John Hollowbread 1 0 1 0
16  Wales Ken Barton, Ken Barton 1 0 1 0
17  England John Smith, John Smith 1 0 1 0

Top scorer

P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
1  England Bobby Smith Striker 28 5 33
2  England Les Allen Striker 22 4 26
3  Wales Cliff Jones Right Wing 15 5 20
4  England Terry Dyson Left Wing 12 5 17
5  Scotland John White Midfielder 13 0 13

Most appearances

P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
1  Northern Ireland Danny Blanchflower Midfielder 42 7 49
2  England Ron Henry Defender 42 7 49
3  Scotland John White Midfielder 42 7 49
4  England Les Allen Forward 42 7 49
5  England Maurice Norman Defender 41 7 48

Source:[1]

First Division results by round

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Result W W W W W W W W W W W D W W W W L W W D W W W W W L W L W D W L L D W W W W W L W L
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References

  1. 1 2 3 Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 265.
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