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1960–61 Football League First Division
1960–61 season of Football League First Division
1960–61 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | First Division |
| season | [1960–61](1960-61-football-league) |
| winners | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2nd English title | |
| relegated | Newcastle United |
| Preston North End | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1961-62-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Tottenham Hotspur |
| continentalcup3 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1961-62-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Leicester City |
| continentalcup4 | [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1961-62-inter-cities-fairs-cup) |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Nottingham Forest | |
| Birmingham City | |
| league topscorer | Jimmy Greaves |
| (41 goals) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1724 |
| prevseason | [1959–60](1959-60-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1961–62](1961-62-football-league-first-division) |
2nd English title Preston North End Nottingham Forest Birmingham City (41 goals) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1960–61 season.
Overview
Tottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, eight points clear of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday. This remains their last league title.
Newcastle United and Preston North End were relegated, to be replaced by Ipswich Town and Sheffield United who finished first and second in the Second Division that season. Notably, this remains Preston's most recent season in the top flight.
League standings
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Jimmy Greaves ** | ** Chelsea ** | **41** |
| 2 | David Herd | Arsenal | 29 |
| = | Gerry Hitchens | Aston Villa | 29 |
| 3 | Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 |
| = | Len White | Newcastle United | 28 |
| = | Ted Farmer | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 |
| 4 | Ray Charnley | Blackpool | 27 |
| 5 | Jimmy Robson | Burnley | 24 |
References
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