1961-04-26

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Cup and International Matches
League Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1Aston Villa22BurnleyD 1Villa Park 23,077 aet agg 3-3
Hitchens, Thomson Lineups McIlroy, Robson     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Chelsea 02 Sheffield WednesdayStamford Bridge24,258
Lineups Fantham, McAnearney (p)    
Leicester City 12 Manchester CityFilbert Street22,248
Walsh Lineups Baker 2    
Tottenham Hotspur 10 Nottingham ForestWhite Hart Lane35,743
Medwin Lineups    

 

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 41 15 3 2 64 26 16 1 4 50 27 2.151 66 W L W W W 1961-04-29 West Bromwich Albion H
2 1 Sheffield Wednesday 41 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 4 32 26 1.791 58 W L L D D 1961-04-29 Aston Villa A
3 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 17 2 1 59 28 8 5 8 42 43 1.423 57 W W W L W 1961-04-29 Fulham H
4 0 Everton 41 12 4 4 43 22 9 2 10 40 46 1.221 48 W W W D W 1961-04-29 Arsenal H
5 0 Burnley 40 11 4 6 58 40 9 3 7 41 36 1.303 47 W D L L W 1961-04-27 Birmingham City A
6 0 Manchester United 41 14 4 2 55 17 4 4 13 30 56 1.164 44 W W W D W 1961-04-29 Cardiff City H
7 0 Leicester City 41 11 4 5 51 29 6 5 10 33 39 1.235 43 L D W L W 1961-04-29 Birmingham City H
8 0 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 3 5 46 30 3 10 8 29 42 1.042 43 D W D D D 1961-04-29 Newcastle United H
9 0 Aston Villa 41 12 3 5 44 27 4 6 11 30 49 0.974 41 L L W D W 1961-04-29 Sheffield Wednesday H
10 0 Arsenal 41 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 9 32 46 0.938 41 L L W W D 1961-04-29 Everton A
11 0 West Bromwich Albion 41 10 3 8 43 32 7 2 11 22 38 0.929 39 W L D W W 1961-04-29 Tottenham Hotspur A
12 0 Nottingham Forest 41 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 12 25 41 0.797 37 L D L D W 1961-04-29 Chelsea A
13 0 West Ham United 41 12 4 4 52 29 1 6 14 24 57 0.884 36 D D D D L 1961-04-29 Burnley H
14 2 Manchester City 41 10 5 6 41 30 3 5 12 35 57 0.874 36 W W D D W 1961-04-29 Blackpool A
15 -1 Cardiff City 41 11 5 5 34 26 2 5 13 23 56 0.695 36 D L L D L 1961-04-29 Manchester United A
16 -1 Chelsea 41 9 5 6 57 45 5 2 14 37 52 0.969 35 L L W L L 1961-04-29 Nottingham Forest H
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 41 9 4 7 37 28 3 6 12 20 44 0.792 34 L D W L L 1961-04-29 Preston North End H
18 0 Birmingham City 40 10 4 6 35 30 4 2 14 25 50 0.75 34 L L L W L 1961-04-27 Burnley H
19 0 Fulham 41 8 8 5 39 39 5 0 15 29 54 0.731 34 D W D L L 1961-04-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
20 0 Blackpool 41 9 2 9 41 31 3 6 12 24 39 0.929 32 W D W L L 1961-04-29 Manchester City H
21 0 Newcastle United 41 7 7 7 51 49 3 3 14 31 58 0.766 30 W L L D D 1961-04-29 Blackburn Rovers A
22 0 Preston North End 41 7 6 8 28 25 3 3 14 14 45 0.6 29 L D L L D 1961-04-29 Bolton Wanderers A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Luton Town41Charlton AthleticKenilworth Road7,149
Ashworth 2, Legate 2 LineupsWerge   

 

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 41 15 3 3 55 24 11 4 5 44 29 1.868 59 W W W D L 1961-04-29 Swansea Town A
2 0 Sheffield United 41 15 2 3 45 21 10 4 7 32 29 1.54 56 L W W W W 1961-04-29 Middlesbrough H
3 0 Liverpool 40 14 5 2 49 21 7 4 8 36 33 1.574 51 W L W L D 1961-04-29 Sunderland A
4 0 Middlesbrough 41 13 6 2 44 20 5 6 9 38 50 1.171 48 W L W W L 1961-04-29 Sheffield United A
5 0 Norwich City 41 14 3 3 41 20 5 6 10 24 33 1.226 47 L W L W L 1961-04-29 Southampton H
6 0 Sunderland 41 12 4 4 46 23 5 8 8 28 36 1.254 46 L W L W L 1961-04-29 Liverpool H
7 0 Swansea Town 41 13 4 3 47 25 4 7 10 28 47 1.042 45 D W D W W 1961-04-29 Ipswich Town H
8 0 Southampton 41 12 4 5 57 35 6 4 10 27 41 1.105 44 W L L L D 1961-04-29 Norwich City A
9 0 Scunthorpe United 41 9 8 4 39 25 5 6 9 30 39 1.078 42 D W D D L 1961-04-29 Luton Town A
10 0 Charlton Athletic 41 11 3 6 58 42 4 8 9 37 49 1.044 41 L W W D L 1961-04-29 Leeds United H
11 0 Plymouth Argyle 41 13 3 4 49 29 4 4 13 29 50 0.987 41 L W L L W 1961-04-29 Rotherham United H
12 0 Derby County 41 9 6 6 46 35 6 4 10 32 42 1.013 40 L L L W W 1961-04-29 Portsmouth A
13 0 Leeds United 41 7 7 7 41 38 7 3 10 34 43 0.926 38 D W D D L 1961-04-29 Charlton Athletic A
14 2 Luton Town 41 13 4 3 48 27 2 4 15 23 52 0.899 38 W L W L L 1961-04-29 Scunthorpe United H
15 -1 Bristol Rovers 41 13 4 4 52 35 2 3 15 21 53 0.83 37 W L L W W 1961-04-29 Huddersfield Town A
16 -1 Rotherham United 41 9 7 5 37 24 3 5 12 25 37 1.016 36 D W L L D 1961-04-29 Plymouth Argyle A
17 0 Leyton Orient 41 10 5 6 31 29 4 3 13 24 47 0.724 36 W L W L D 1961-04-29 Lincoln City A
18 0 Huddersfield Town 41 6 5 9 29 33 7 4 10 29 38 0.817 35 L W W D L 1961-04-29 Bristol Rovers H
19 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 9 6 6 33 26 4 3 13 26 49 0.787 35 W L L W W 1961-04-29 Stoke City A
20 0 Stoke City 40 8 6 5 36 23 3 6 12 12 33 0.857 34 L D L W D 1961-04-29 Brighton & Hove Albion H
21 0 Portsmouth 41 9 6 5 35 25 1 5 15 26 64 0.685 31 L W D D L 1961-04-29 Derby County H
22 0 Lincoln City 41 4 4 12 28 43 3 4 14 18 52 0.484 22 L L L D W 1961-04-29 Leyton Orient H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Reading31Queens Park RangersElm Park15,058Largest home gate 1960-61
Wheeler 2, Palethorpe LineupsLongbottom   
Shrewsbury Town12WalsallGay Meadow18,917Largest home gate 1960-61
Rowley LineupsTaylor, Askey   
Swindon Town31Torquay UnitedCounty Ground11,815
Woodruff 2, Bell LineupsHancock   
Footnotes
Walsall promoted

 

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 45 18 3 2 62 17 12 4 6 46 28 2.4 67 W W W D W 1961-04-29 Newport County A
2 0 Walsall 45 19 4 0 62 20 9 1 12 34 38 1.655 61 W W W W W 1961-04-29 Barnsley A
3 0 Queens Park Rangers 45 17 4 1 56 22 7 6 10 35 37 1.542 58 L W D W L 1961-04-29 Watford H
4 0 Watford 45 12 7 4 52 27 8 5 9 32 43 1.2 52 W D W W W 1961-04-29 Queens Park Rangers A
5 0 Port Vale 45 15 3 5 63 30 2 11 9 31 47 1.221 48 D D L W D 1961-04-29 Hull City A
6 0 Grimsby Town 45 13 4 5 47 32 6 6 11 29 37 1.101 48 L L L W L 1961-04-29 Southend United H
7 0 Notts County 44 14 3 4 46 22 5 6 12 30 53 1.013 47 L W L D L 1961-04-27 Hull City H
8 0 Halifax Town 45 14 7 2 42 22 1 10 11 27 55 0.896 47 L W D L W 1961-04-29 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
9 0 Barnsley 44 14 4 3 50 26 6 2 15 27 50 1.013 46 L L L W W 1961-04-29 Walsall H
10 0 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 7 3 54 26 2 8 11 26 44 1.143 45 L D W L W 1961-04-29 Bradford City A
11 0 Hull City 44 13 5 4 49 26 4 6 12 21 43 1.014 45 L W D D D 1961-04-27 Notts County A
12 0 Torquay United 45 8 12 3 37 26 6 5 11 37 52 0.949 45 L L L L D 1961-04-29 Reading A
13 0 Newport County 45 12 6 4 51 30 5 4 14 30 60 0.9 44 W L L L L 1961-04-29 Bury H
14 0 Coventry City 45 14 5 3 53 24 2 6 15 26 58 0.963 43 W L W L L 1961-04-28 Swindon Town H
15 2 Swindon Town 45 13 6 4 41 16 1 8 13 20 38 1.13 42 W W W D D 1961-04-28 Coventry City A
16 -1 Bristol City 45 14 4 4 47 19 2 6 15 20 49 0.985 42 L D W L D 1961-04-29 Brentford H
17 -1 Brentford 44 9 9 4 39 27 3 8 11 15 39 0.818 41 D D L D D 1961-04-29 Bristol City A
18 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 45 8 7 7 33 37 7 3 13 24 37 0.77 40 W D L D W 1961-04-29 Halifax Town H
19 0 Southend United 45 10 8 5 38 26 4 3 15 22 49 0.8 39 L W W W L 1961-04-29 Grimsby Town A
20 1 Reading 44 12 5 5 43 28 1 7 14 23 52 0.825 38 W D L W L 1961-04-29 Torquay United H
21 -1 Tranmere Rovers 45 11 5 7 53 50 4 3 15 25 61 0.703 38 D W L W D 1961-04-29 Notts County A
22 0 Bradford City 45 8 7 7 36 35 3 6 14 28 51 0.744 35 W D L L L 1961-04-29 Shrewsbury Town H
23 0 Chesterfield 45 9 6 8 42 29 1 6 15 22 54 0.771 32 D D L W D 1961-04-29 Colchester United A
24 0 Colchester United 45 7 5 10 36 41 3 6 14 28 57 0.653 31 L D W D L 1961-04-29 Chesterfield H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot61York CityRecreation Ground4,926
Matthews 4, Deakin, Tyrer LineupsEdgar   
Crystal Palace21Stockport CountySelhurst Park15,822
Summersby 2 LineupsAnderson   

 

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 45 17 3 2 79 28 10 7 6 49 35 2.032 64 D L L D W 1961-04-29 Barrow H
2 0 Crystal Palace 45 15 4 3 63 28 13 2 8 46 41 1.58 62 W W W L W 1961-04-29 York City H
3 0 Northampton Town 45 16 4 3 53 25 9 6 7 35 33 1.517 60 W W D L W 1961-04-29 Mansfield Town A
4 0 Bradford 44 16 4 2 47 20 9 3 10 32 50 1.129 57 W W W W W 1961-04-29 Stockport County A
5 0 York City 45 17 3 3 50 14 4 6 12 30 45 1.356 51 L W L D L 1961-04-29 Crystal Palace A
6 0 Millwall 45 13 3 7 56 33 8 5 9 40 49 1.171 50 L W W W L 1961-04-29 Southport A
7 0 Crewe Alexandra 45 11 4 8 40 29 9 5 8 21 32 1 49 L L D W L 1961-04-29 Doncaster Rovers A
8 0 Workington 45 14 3 6 38 28 7 4 11 35 46 0.986 49 W W W L D 1961-04-29 Wrexham A
9 0 Darlington 45 10 7 5 38 22 7 6 10 37 46 1.103 47 W L D L W 1961-04-29 Accrington Stanley H
10 0 Oldham Athletic 45 13 4 6 57 38 6 3 13 22 47 0.929 45 W L L D W 1961-04-29 Carlisle United A
11 0 Stockport County 44 14 4 4 29 18 4 5 13 25 42 0.9 45 L D D W D 1961-04-29 Bradford H
12 1 Aldershot 45 16 4 3 55 19 2 4 16 23 49 1.147 44 W W L L W 1961-04-29 Rochdale A
13 -1 Doncaster Rovers 45 14 0 8 46 33 4 7 12 24 45 0.897 43 L W W L D 1961-04-29 Crewe Alexandra H
14 0 Southport 45 11 6 5 43 26 7 0 16 22 40 0.985 42 D L D W L 1961-04-29 Millwall H
15 0 Gillingham 43 9 5 7 43 32 6 6 10 19 30 1 41 D W L L D 1961-04-27 Barrow H
16 0 Rochdale 45 13 6 3 42 18 4 1 18 17 47 0.908 41 L L D L D 1961-04-29 Aldershot H
17 0 Wrexham 45 11 4 7 36 21 5 4 14 24 34 1.091 40 W W L L L 1961-04-29 Workington H
18 0 Accrington Stanley 44 12 4 7 44 32 4 3 14 26 51 0.843 39 L W W L W 1961-04-29 Darlington A
19 0 Carlisle United 45 9 7 6 40 37 3 6 14 18 42 0.734 37 L W W D L 1961-04-29 Oldham Athletic H
20 0 Exeter City 45 11 3 8 37 32 2 7 14 27 62 0.681 36 L D L W L 1961-04-29 Gillingham H
21 0 Mansfield Town 44 9 3 10 35 32 6 2 14 32 44 0.882 35 W L L W L 1961-04-29 Northampton Town H
22 0 Barrow 43 9 6 7 30 27 3 4 14 15 43 0.643 34 D L L D D 1961-04-27 Gillingham A
23 0 Hartlepools United 45 10 3 9 42 36 2 4 17 25 63 0.677 31 W L W L W 1961-04-29Chester H
24 0Chester 45 9 7 7 38 35 2 1 19 19 65 0.57 30 L L W W L 1961-04-29 Hartlepools United A