1960–61 Football League

The 1960–61 season was the 62nd completed season of The Football League.

Second Division

Results

The 6-6 draw between Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough was only the second in Football League history - Leicester City and Arsenal drew 6-6 at Filbert Street on the 21st of April 1930.

Third Division

Fourth Division

Television

This season saw the first ever live television coverage of a Football League game, when ITV broadcast the second half of Blackpool versus Bolton Wanderers on September 10, 1960, with commentary from Peter Lloyd and Billy Wright

Attendances

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Division One

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Tottenham Hotspur FC	53,124	10.8%	65,251	35,743
2	Everton FC	43,448	6.5%	74,867	27,579
3	Manchester United	37,888	-19.9%	65,535	23,188
4	Arsenal FC	34,318	-12.8%	59,868	20,010
5	Aston Villa FC	33,599	-1.9%	50,786	15,732
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	30,885	-14.8%	52,829	23,192
7	Chelsea FC	30,156	-23.5%	57,103	19,568
8	Manchester City FC	29,409	-17.5%	50,479	18,252
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	29,229	-8.8%	53,988	20,462
10	Newcastle United FC	26,500	-26.5%	51,369	16,107
11	Birmingham City FC	25,775	-4.8%	41,656	15,015
12	West Bromwich Albion FC	24,710	-10.0%	41,903	15,099
13	Nottingham Forest FC	24,668	-7.7%	37,248	15,118
14	Leicester City FC	24,056	-5.3%	32,042	16,920
15	Burnley FC	23,827	-11.7%	44,232	11,609
16	Cardiff City FC	23,390	-3.3%	45,463	9,549
17	Fulham FC	23,014	-24.0%	38,536	13,139
18	West Ham United FC	21,948	-23.1%	34,351	13,967
19	Bolton Wanderers FC	21,670	-16.6%	41,565	11,534
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	19,344	-29.1%	29,236	12,746
21	Blackpool FC	18,715	-14.1%	30,835	8,752
22	Preston North End FC	16,804	-31.6%	25,604	7,667

Division Two

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Liverpool FC	29,608	-2.2%	43,041	13,389
2	Sunderland AFC	26,051	14.1%	53,254	14,635
3	Norwich City FC	24,461	-7.4%	32,619	18,756
4	Southampton FC	18,665	3.4%	28,845	7,016
5	Sheffield United FC	18,487	2.5%	35,057	12,602
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	17,613	-13.6%	24,873	9,879
7	Middlesbrough FC	15,859	-37.9%	27,458	8,736
8	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	15,522	-15.3%	20,646	9,017
9	Ipswich Town FC	15,095	9.6%	23,321	9,803
10	Portsmouth FC	15,028	-7.0%	31,059	7,272
11	Bristol Rovers FC	14,888	-19.5%	20,093	10,145
12	Derby County FC	14,094	-10.9%	21,608	8,841
13	Leeds United FC	13,443	-38.6%	22,146	6,975
14	Huddersfield Town AFC	13,434	-9.1%	18,938	5,860
15	Luton Town FC	12,574	-26.3%	22,252	7,149
16	Swansea City AFC	12,084	-15.8%	18,239	7,680
17	Charlton Athletic FC	11,102	-29.2%	15,622	6,608
18	Leyton Orient FC	10,539	-20.5%	14,798	5,793
19	Rotherham United FC	9,549	-25.8%	19,549	6,284
20	Stoke City FC	9,252	-36.2%	14,691	4,463
21	Scunthorpe United FC	9,187	-17.3%	13,852	5,762
22	Lincoln City FC	7,429	-30.8%	10,859	3,996

Division Three

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Watford FC	12,599	4.9%	17,883	7,089
2	Coventry City FC	11,996	-26.6%	18,793	7,422
3	Notts County FC	11,974	-13.4%	26,759	3,933
4	Bristol City FC	11,488	-35.3%	16,550	7,796
5	Swindon Town FC	11,044	8.0%	16,618	8,666
6	Walsall FC	10,657	-4.5%	16,446	6,238
7	Bury FC	10,207	-4.0%	14,701	5,861
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	9,958	-3.2%	15,391	4,921
9	Port Vale FC	9,702	-9.6%	15,504	4,068
10	Tranmere Rovers	9,460	-5.1%	15,357	5,584
11	Grimsby Town FC	9,295	-11.8%	14,779	3,852
12	Hull City AFC	8,434	-45.6%	14,252	3,950
13	Southend United FC	8,100	-21.5%	11,540	5,296
14	Shrewsbury Town FC	8,025	-10.8%	18,917	5,574
15	AFC Bournemouth	7,808	-24.9%	12,222	4,353
16	Reading FC	7,692	-32.9%	15,058	4,945
17	Bradford City AFC	7,447	-26.7%	11,450	4,187
18	Brentford FC	7,392	-37.9%	16,673	3,503
19	Barnsley FC	6,489	2.7%	15,461	3,210
20	Torquay United FC	6,153	-9.7%	9,175	4,144
21	Halifax Town AFC	5,548	-18.0%	9,678	3,203
22	Newport County AFC	5,439	-12.9%	9,233	2,785
23	Chesterfield FC	5,180	-21.3%	12,079	3,099
24	Colchester United FC	4,962	-36.5%	7,194	3,141

Division Four

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Crystal Palace FC	19,089	22.1%	37,774	11,161
2	Peterborough United FC	14,203	-	22,959	10,477
3	Oldham Athletic FC	12,644	155.1%	27,888	6,412
4	Northampton Town FC	10,682	28.6%	21,000	6,835
5	Millwall FC	9,703	-33.4%	18,252	6,335
6	Bradford Park Avenue AFC	9,209	43.9%	20,461	4,395
7	Crewe Alexandra FC	7,355	-7.6%	11,016	4,297
8	York City FC	6,900	-8.1%	11,768	4,271
9	Stockport County FC	6,506	-0.7%	11,374	3,549
10	Wrexham AFC	6,378	-32.8%	10,609	3,303
11	Aldershot Town FC	6,298	15.5%	12,387	3,826
12	Gillingham FC	6,005	-3.6%	12,048	3,154
13	Darlington FC	5,894	26.7%	9,325	2,417
14	Exeter City FC	5,178	-30.2%	10,412	3,042
15	Mansfield Town FC	4,936	-31.3%	11,384	2,338
16	Chester City FC	4,893	-9.7%	9,750	2,466
17	Doncaster Rovers FC	4,755	-9.4%	9,664	2,584
18	Southport FC	4,648	30.5%	7,398	2,770
19	Carlisle United FC	4,446	-16.0%	9,261	2,422
20	Barrow AFC	4,299	-23.4%	7,009	1,730
21	Hartlepool United FC	4,091	12.2%	10,784	2,332
22	Rochdale AFC	3,929	-14.6%	7,353	2,173
23	Accrington Stanley FC	3,530	-14.5%	5,736	1,758
24	Workington AFC	3,210	-25.5%	6,538	1,750