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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.

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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Everton 42 22 6 14 87 69 1.261 50
6 Leicester City[a] 42 18 9 15 87 70 1.243 45 Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
7 Manchester United 42 18 9 15 88 76 1.158 45
8 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 1.013 43
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 1.013 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1960–61 FA Cup runners-up, since the winners, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the European Cup.

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 Northern Ireland Ronnie Briggs 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
GK England David Gaskell 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
GK Northern Ireland Harry Gregg 27 0 1 0 2 0 30 0
GK England Mike Pinner 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FB England Harold Bratt 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FB Republic of Ireland Shay Brennan 41 0 3 0 2 0 46 0
FB Republic of Ireland Noel Cantwell 24 0 3 2 0 0 27 2
FB Republic of Ireland Joe Carolan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
FB England Ronnie Cope 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
FB Republic of Ireland Tony Dunne 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
FB Scotland Tommy Heron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HB England Bill Foulkes 40 0 3 0 2 0 45 0
HB England Frank Haydock 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
HB England Nobby Lawton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
HB Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholson 31 5 3 0 3 0 37 5
HB England Maurice Setters 40 4 3 0 2 0 45 4
HB England Nobby Stiles 26 2 3 0 2 0 31 2
FW England Warren Bradley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW England Bobby Charlton 39 21 3 0 0 0 42 21
FW Scotland Alex Dawson 28 16 3 3 3 1 34 20
FW Republic of Ireland Johnny Giles 23 2 0 0 2 1 25 3
FW Scotland Ian Moir 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
FW Wales Kenny Morgans 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Mark Pearson 27 7 3 1 3 1 33 9
FW England Albert Scanlon 8 1 0 0 3 0 11 1
FW England Albert Quixall 38 13 2 0 1 2 41 15
FW England Dennis Viollet 24 15 1 0 2 1 27 16
– Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 1

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1960/61". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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