1961-04-10

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Cup and International Matches

League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Burnley	1	1	Aston Villa	D 1	Turf Moor	15,908
	Miller	Lineups		Hitchens

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Leicester City	3	0	Cardiff City	Filbert Street	32,042	Largest home gate 1960-61
Walsh 2, McIlmoyle	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Tottenham Hotspur	38	13	3	2	61	25	16	1	3	48	23	2.271	62	W	W	W	W	D	1961-04-17	Sheffield Wednesday	H
2	0	Sheffield Wednesday	38	15	4	1	44	15	7	8	3	29	24	1.872	56	D	D	D	W	W	1961-04-17	Tottenham Hotspur	A
3	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	39	16	2	1	57	27	7	5	8	37	42	1.362	53	W	L	W	D	W	1961-04-15	Burnley	H
4	0	Burnley	36	10	3	6	52	36	9	3	5	40	28	1.438	44	W	L	D	W	D	1961-04-12	Manchester United	A
5	0	Everton	39	11	4	4	38	21	8	2	10	38	45	1.152	44	W	D	W	W	L	1961-04-15	Cardiff City	H
6	0	Arsenal	39	12	3	5	43	30	3	8	8	31	43	1.014	41	W	W	D	D	D	1961-04-15	Chelsea	A
7	2	Leicester City	37	10	4	3	46	24	6	4	10	31	37	1.262	40	W	D	W	D	L	1961-04-15	Fulham	H
8	-1	Blackburn Rovers	39	11	3	5	44	29	3	9	8	28	41	1.029	40	D	D	D	L	D	1961-04-15	West Bromwich Albion	H
9	-1	Aston Villa	38	11	3	5	43	27	4	6	9	28	42	1.029	39	D	W	L	L	L	1961-04-15	Preston North End	H
10	0	Manchester United	38	12	4	2	45	16	3	4	13	26	54	1.014	38	D	W	W	L	L	1961-04-12	Burnley	H
11	0	West Bromwich Albion	39	9	3	8	40	32	7	2	10	21	36	0.897	37	D	W	W	W	W	1961-04-15	Blackburn Rovers	A
12	0	Nottingham Forest	38	8	6	6	32	31	6	2	10	24	37	0.824	36	D	W	W	L	D	1961-04-15	Bolton Wanderers	A
13	0	Cardiff City	39	11	4	5	33	25	2	5	12	22	51	0.724	35	L	D	L	L	L	1961-04-15	Everton	A
14	0	Birmingham City	38	10	4	5	35	28	4	2	13	24	46	0.797	34	L	W	L	W	D	1961-04-15	Manchester United	A
15	0	Chelsea	38	8	5	5	54	42	5	2	13	37	49	1	33	L	L	W	L	W	1961-04-15	Arsenal	H
16	0	West Ham United	38	12	3	4	51	28	1	4	14	21	54	0.878	33	D	L	D	W	D	1961-04-15	Manchester City	H
17	0	Bolton Wanderers	38	8	4	7	34	27	3	5	11	19	40	0.791	31	L	L	W	D	D	1961-04-15	Nottingham Forest	H
18	0	Fulham	39	8	7	5	38	38	4	0	15	27	53	0.714	31	D	L	L	D	D	1961-04-15	Leicester City	A
19	0	Manchester City	37	9	4	6	36	28	2	4	12	32	55	0.819	30	W	D	L	L	D	1961-04-15	West Ham United	A
20	0	Newcastle United	39	6	7	7	47	48	3	3	13	30	56	0.74	28	L	D	D	L	L	1961-04-15	Blackpool	A
21	0	Preston North End	38	7	5	7	26	21	3	3	13	14	44	0.615	28	L	D	L	W	D	1961-04-15	Aston Villa	A
22	0	Blackpool	38	8	2	9	39	30	2	5	12	21	38	0.882	27	L	L	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Newcastle United	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Leyton Orient	3	1	Stoke City	Brisbane Road	8,349
Graham 2, Johnston	Lineups		King

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Ipswich Town	38	14	3	3	51	24	9	4	5	36	27	1.706	53	D	L	W	W	L	1961-04-15	Lincoln City	A
2	0	Sheffield United	38	13	2	3	40	19	10	4	6	31	26	1.578	52	W	W	D	W	D	1961-04-15	Southampton	H
3	0	Liverpool	38	13	5	2	46	21	7	4	7	35	31	1.558	49	W	L	D	W	D	1961-04-15	Norwich City	A
4	0	Middlesbrough	39	12	6	2	41	20	5	6	8	36	47	1.149	46	W	W	L	L	W	1961-04-15	Swansea Town	A
5	0	Norwich City	39	13	3	3	39	19	5	6	9	24	32	1.235	45	L	W	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Liverpool	H
6	0	Sunderland	38	11	4	3	42	20	5	8	7	28	32	1.346	44	W	L	W	L	L	1961-04-15	Derby County	H
7	0	Southampton	38	11	4	5	54	33	6	4	8	25	36	1.145	42	L	D	L	D	L	1961-04-15	Sheffield United	A
8	0	Swansea Town	39	12	4	3	44	23	4	6	10	25	44	1.03	42	D	W	W	D	D	1961-04-15	Middlesbrough	H
9	0	Plymouth Argyle	39	12	3	4	44	29	4	4	12	29	48	0.948	39	L	L	W	L	D	1961-04-15	Bristol Rovers	H
10	0	Derby County	37	9	6	4	43	28	5	4	9	29	38	1.091	38	W	D	W	W	D	1961-04-15	Sunderland	A
11	0	Scunthorpe United	37	8	7	4	37	25	5	4	9	26	35	1.05	37	L	W	L	W	W	1961-04-11	Charlton Athletic	H
12	0	Charlton Athletic	37	10	3	6	54	39	3	7	8	33	43	1.061	36	L	D	W	L	W	1961-04-11	Scunthorpe United	A
13	0	Bristol Rovers	38	12	4	4	49	34	2	3	13	21	45	0.886	35	W	W	L	L	W	1961-04-15	Plymouth Argyle	A
14	0	Luton Town	38	11	4	3	41	25	2	4	14	21	49	0.838	34	L	L	D	D	W	1961-04-15	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
15	0	Leeds United	38	6	6	7	32	36	7	2	10	34	43	0.835	34	D	L	D	L	L	1961-04-15	Stoke City	A
16	4	Leyton Orient	39	9	5	6	30	29	4	3	12	24	46	0.72	34	W	L	D	L	D	1961-04-15	Huddersfield Town	A
17	-1	Rotherham United	38	8	6	5	29	19	3	5	11	22	33	0.981	33	L	D	L	W	L	1961-04-15	Charlton Athletic	A
18	-1	Stoke City	38	8	5	5	36	23	3	6	11	12	30	0.906	33	L	W	D	L	D	1961-04-15	Leeds United	H
19	-1	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	8	6	6	31	25	4	3	11	23	41	0.818	33	W	W	L	W	D	1961-04-15	Luton Town	A
20	-1	Huddersfield Town	39	5	5	9	28	33	7	4	9	28	36	0.812	33	W	D	L	W	D	1961-04-15	Leyton Orient	H
21	0	Portsmouth	38	8	5	5	30	23	1	5	14	26	61	0.667	28	D	L	W	L	W	1961-04-15	Scunthorpe United	H
22	0	Lincoln City	39	4	4	11	27	39	3	4	13	18	45	0.536	22	L	D	W	D	L	1961-04-15	Ipswich Town	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Halifax Town	1	0	Barnsley	The Shay	4,683
Smith	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Bury	42	17	3	2	59	17	10	4	6	43	28	2.267	61	D	W	W	D	W	1961-04-15	Bradford City	A
2	0	Walsall	42	18	4	0	60	19	7	1	12	29	37	1.589	55	W	W	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
3	0	Queens Park Rangers	41	16	4	1	51	21	6	5	9	27	32	1.472	53	L	L	W	W	L	1961-04-15	Halifax Town	H
4	0	Port Vale	42	15	2	5	62	29	2	10	8	31	45	1.257	46	W	D	L	W	L	1961-04-15	Colchester United	A
5	0	Grimsby Town	41	12	4	3	41	26	6	6	10	28	35	1.131	46	L	L	D	D	L	1961-04-15	Torquay United	H
6	0	Torquay United	41	8	12	2	36	20	6	5	8	34	44	1.094	45	D	D	D	D	D	1961-04-12	Barnsley	A
7	0	Watford	41	10	6	4	40	23	7	5	9	31	43	1.076	45	W	L	L	W	W	1961-04-11	Coventry City	H
8	0	Notts County	42	13	3	4	44	21	5	6	11	30	52	1.014	45	L	D	L	L	L	1961-04-15	Shrewsbury Town	H
9	2	Halifax Town	41	13	6	1	39	18	1	10	10	26	50	0.956	44	W	W	D	L	W	1961-04-15	Queens Park Rangers	A
10	-1	Barnsley	39	12	4	2	45	22	6	2	13	26	47	1.029	42	L	L	D	W	L	1961-04-12	Torquay United	H
11	-1	Newport County	41	12	6	3	50	28	4	4	12	26	52	0.95	42	L	D	D	L	D	1961-04-15	Southend United	H
12	0	Hull City	40	12	4	4	48	26	4	5	11	20	39	1.046	41	D	D	W	W	L	1961-04-12	Swindon Town	A
13	0	Shrewsbury Town	39	11	6	2	44	22	2	8	10	25	42	1.078	40	W	D	D	W	L	1961-04-12	Bradford City	H
14	0	Coventry City	40	13	5	2	51	22	1	6	13	20	45	1.06	39	L	D	W	L	L	1961-04-11	Watford	A
15	0	Bristol City	42	13	4	4	45	19	2	5	14	18	46	0.969	39	L	D	D	D	L	1961-04-15	Tranmere Rovers	H
16	0	Brentford	41	9	7	4	37	25	3	8	10	15	35	0.867	39	D	D	W	D	D	1961-04-14	Reading	A
17	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	8	7	6	33	34	6	2	13	21	35	0.783	37	D	W	W	L	D	1961-04-15	Walsall	H
18	0	Southend United	42	9	8	5	34	25	3	3	14	20	45	0.771	35	W	L	L	L	D	1961-04-15	Newport County	A
19	0	Tranmere Rovers	42	10	4	7	50	48	4	3	14	25	59	0.701	35	W	D	W	W	W	1961-04-15	Bristol City	A
20	0	Swindon Town	40	10	5	4	35	14	1	7	13	20	38	1.058	34	W	W	L	L	W	1961-04-12	Hull City	H
21	0	Reading	40	10	5	5	36	27	1	6	13	21	49	0.75	33	L	W	W	L	L	1961-04-14	Brentford	H
22	0	Bradford City	41	8	7	6	36	34	2	5	13	22	45	0.734	32	L	D	W	L	W	1961-04-12	Shrewsbury Town	A
23	0	Chesterfield	42	9	5	8	40	27	1	5	14	20	50	0.779	30	W	D	L	L	W	1961-04-15	Barnsley	A
24	0	Colchester United	42	6	5	9	32	37	3	5	14	26	55	0.63	28	D	L	W	L	D	1961-04-15	Port Vale	H

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Rochdale	1	1	Stockport County	Spotland	3,215
Hepton	Lineups		Porteous (p)

				Home					Away
Ptn		Fourth Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Peterborough United	39	16	3	2	76	28	10	5	3	39	22	2.3	60	W	W	W	W	W	1961-04-11	Accrington Stanley	A
2	0	Crystal Palace	42	13	4	3	59	26	12	2	8	44	40	1.561	56	L	W	W	L	L	1961-04-19	Aldershot	H
3	0	Northampton Town	40	14	4	3	46	23	8	5	6	32	30	1.472	53	W	W	W	L	W	1961-04-12	Gillingham	A
4	0	York City	41	16	3	3	46	13	4	5	10	27	35	1.521	48	L	L	W	D	W	1961-04-15	Southport	A
5	0	Bradford	39	13	4	2	42	18	7	3	10	27	47	1.062	47	D	L	W	L	L	1961-04-12	Mansfield Town	A
6	0	Millwall	42	12	3	7	52	30	7	5	8	36	45	1.173	46	W	L	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Exeter City	A
7	0	Crewe Alexandra	41	11	3	7	38	26	8	5	7	20	31	1.018	46	L	W	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Darlington	A
8	0	Workington	43	13	3	6	36	28	6	4	11	31	43	0.944	45	W	L	D	W	W	1961-04-15	Doncaster Rovers	A
9	0	Darlington	41	9	7	4	35	21	7	5	9	35	41	1.129	44	W	D	D	L	D	1961-04-15	Crewe Alexandra	H
10	0	Oldham Athletic	42	12	4	5	56	36	6	3	12	21	42	0.987	43	D	W	L	W	D	1961-04-15	Hartlepools United	A
11	2	Stockport County	40	13	3	4	27	17	4	4	12	23	39	0.893	41	D	L	L	L	W	1961-04-15	Barrow	H
12	-1	Aldershot	41	14	4	3	47	17	2	4	14	21	44	1.115	40	W	W	L	L	D	1961-04-15	Wrexham	A
13	1	Rochdale	41	13	5	2	38	13	4	1	16	16	40	1.019	40	D	D	W	D	L	1961-04-15	Bradford	H
14	-2	Southport	42	11	4	5	38	21	7	0	15	21	38	1	40	W	L	L	L	L	1961-04-15	York City	H
15	0	Doncaster Rovers	41	14	0	6	41	26	2	7	12	20	43	0.884	39	D	D	W	W	L	1961-04-15	Workington	H
16	0	Gillingham	39	9	4	6	42	30	5	6	9	18	29	1.017	38	D	W	W	L	L	1961-04-12	Northampton Town	H
17	0	Wrexham	42	10	4	7	33	20	4	4	13	22	33	1.038	36	L	L	L	L	D	1961-04-11	Carlisle United	A
18	0	Exeter City	42	11	3	7	35	29	2	6	13	26	58	0.701	35	W	L	L	W	L	1961-04-15	Millwall	H
19	0	Accrington Stanley	39	9	4	7	37	29	4	3	12	25	46	0.827	33	L	D	W	L	L	1961-04-11	Peterborough United	H
20	0	Carlisle United	42	7	7	6	37	36	3	6	13	17	40	0.711	33	D	L	W	W	D	1961-04-11	Wrexham	H
21	0	Barrow	40	9	5	6	29	25	3	4	13	15	42	0.657	33	D	D	W	L	L	1961-04-15	Stockport County	A
22	0	Mansfield Town	39	8	3	8	32	28	5	2	13	28	40	0.882	31	L	W	L	W	D	1961-04-12	Bradford	H
23	0	Chester	44	9	7	6	37	33	2	1	19	19	65	0.571	30	L	W	W	L	L	1961-04-22	Doncaster Rovers	H
24	0	Hartlepools United	42	8	3	9	35	35	2	4	16	25	61	0.625	27	L	W	L	W	W	1961-04-15	Oldham Athletic	H