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Football League Division One: 
  
Aston Villa 1 Preston North End 0
 Villa Park, Birmingham (24,028)
 Thomson 59
          
Blackburn Rovers 2 West Bromwich Albion 1
 Ewood Park, Blackburn (14,669)
 Bray 79, Pickering 83 ~ Kevan 65
Blackburn were without Bryan Douglas
West Brom were without Bobby Robson
          
Blackpool 2 Newcastle United 1
 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (19,381)
 Parry 43, Charnley 80 ~ Woods 54
Blackpool were without Jimmy Armfield
  
Bolton Wanderers 3 Nottingham Forest 1
 Burnden Park, Bolton (18,601)
 Hill 25, Hartle 50, Birch 63 ~ Booth 33
   
Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1
 Stamford Bridge, Fulham (38,233)
 Tambling 25, Tindall 30, Neill OG 89 ~ Strong 52
Chelsea were without Jimmy Greaves
 
Everton 5 Cardiff City 1
 Goodison Park, Liverpool (34,382)
 Collins 5, 29 (pen), 48, Young 33, 46 ~ Ward 83
 
Leicester City 1 Fulham 2
 Filbert Street, Leicester (30,997)
 Walsh 78 ~ O'Connell 44, Leggatt 83
Fulham were without Johnny Haynes
  
Manchester United 4 Birmingham City 1
 Old Trafford, Manchester (28,376)
 Pearson 16, 66, Quixall 22 (pen), Viollet 60 ~ Foulkes OG 4
United were without Bobby Charlton
   
West Ham United 1 Manchester City 1
 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (17,982)
 Sealey 63 ~ Barlow 85
City were without Denis Law
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Burnley 1
 Molineux, Wolverhampton (25,558)
 Durandt 17, Kirkham 63 ~ Harris 51
Wolves were without Ron Flowers
Burnley were without Brian Miller
Match postponed due to more than one player on international duty:
 Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham were without Bobby Smith & Dave Mackay
Wednesday were without Ron Springett & Peter Swan
 
The top two teams opted to delay their head-to-head fixture by two days, so that their four international players could be available, and it was Tottenham that secured their inevitable prize in a season that they totally dominated, culminating in an FA Cup victory at Wembley to register the first 'double' since 1897.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 3 2 16 1 3 109 48 62
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Sheffield Wednesday 38 15 4 1 7 8 3 73 39 56
Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 17 2 1 7 5 8 96 70 55
Everton 40 12 4 4 8 2 10 81 67 46
Burnley 38 10 3 6 9 3 7 93 72 44
Manchester United 40 14 4 2 3 4 13 81 71 42
Blackburn Rovers 40 12 3 5 3 9 8 74 71 42
Aston Villa 39 12 3 5 4 6 9 72 69 41
Arsenal 40 12 3 5 3 8 9 75 76 41
Leicester City 38 10 4 4 6 4 10 78 63 40
West Bromwich Albion 40 9 3 8 7 2 11 62 70 37
Nottingham Forest 39 8 6 6 6 2 11 57 71 36
Chelsea 39 9 5 5 5 2 13 94 92 35
Cardiff City 40 11 4 5 2 5 13 56 81 35
West Ham United 39 12 4 4 1 4 14 73 83 34
Birmingham City 39 10 4 5 4 2 14 60 78 34
Bolton Wanderers 39 9 4 7 3 5 11 56 68 33
Fulham 40 8 7 5 5 0 15 67 92 33
Manchester City 38 9 4 6 2 5 12 69 84 31
Blackpool 39 9 2 9 2 5 12 62 69 29
 
Newcastle United 40 6 7 7 3 3 14 78 106 28
Preston North End 39 7 5 7 3 3 14 40 66 28

Division One Leading Goalscorers
37 - Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea)
28 - Ted Farmer (Wolves), David Herd (Arsenal), Len White (Newcastle)
     
Football League Division Two: 
  
Charlton Athletic 4 Rotherham United 3
  The Valley, Charlton (10,531)
 Werge 12, 44, Lawrie 30, Leary 81 ~ Weston 18, 80, Bambridge 86
    
Huddersfield Town 1 Leyton Orient 0
  Leeds Road, Huddersfield (12,247)
 Massie 6
 
Lincoln City 1 Ipswich Town 4
  Sincil Bank, Lincoln (7,720)
 Nelson OG 17 ~ Crawford 50, Leadbetter 52, Phillips 77, Stephenson 85
 
Luton Town 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
  Kenilworth Road, Luton (9,104)
 Ashworth 12, Legate 14, McGuffie 88 ~ Nicholas 28
    
Norwich City 2 Liverpool 1
  Carrow Road, Norwich (21,204)
 Hill 13, Whitehouse 49 ~ Hickson 67
    
Plymouth Argyle 5 Bristol Rovers 0
  Home Park, Plymouth (14,026)
 Anderson 9, Kirby 37, 83, Carter 50, 73 (pen)
    
Portsmouth 2 Scunthorpe United 2
 Fratton Park, Portsmouth (15,123)
 Brown 4, Saunders 79 ~ Kaye 57, Godfrey 87
    
Sheffield United 2 Southampton 1
 Bramall Lane, Sheffield (21,225)
 Allchurch 13, 54 ~ Maughan 48
    
Stoke City 0 Leeds United 0
 Victoria Ground, Stoke (7,130)
 
Sunderland 1 Derby County 2
 Roker Park, Sunderland (21,122)
McPheat 36 ~ Curry 22, Hutchinson 72
 
Swansea Town 3 Middlesbrough 2
 Vetch Field, Swansea (15,335)
Saunders 23, E.Davies 48, Reynolds 54 ~ Peacock 22, Clough 61
Middlesbrough were without Mick McNeil
 
Liverpool's defeat at Norwich virtually consigned them to an eighth successive season in the second division, with a sixth top-four finish in a row. Both Ipswich and Sheffield United would secure their respective promotions in the following week.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Ipswich Town 39 14 3 3 10 4 5 91 52 55
Sheffield United 39 14 2 3 10 4 6 73 46 54
 
Liverpool 39 13 5 2 7 4 8 82 54 49
Norwich City 40 14 3 3 5 6 9 65 52 47
Middlesbrough 40 12 6 2 5 6 9 79 70 46
Sunderland 39 11 4 4 5 8 7 71 54 44
Swansea Town 40 13 4 3 4 6 10 72 69 44
Southampton 39 11 4 5 6 4 9 80 71 42
Plymouth Argyle 40 13 3 4 4 4 12 78 77 41
Derby County 38 9 6 4 6 4 9 74 67 40
Charlton Athletic 39 11 3 6 3 8 8 91 85 39
Scunthorpe United 39 8 8 4 5 5 9 65 62 39
Luton Town 39 12 4 3 2 4 14 65 75 36
Leeds United 39 6 6 7 7 3 10 66 80 35
Bristol Rovers 39 12 4 4 2 3 14 70 84 35
Huddersfield Town 40 6 5 9 7 4 9 57 69 35
Stoke City 39 8 6 5 3 6 11 48 53 34
Leyton Orient 40 9 5 6 4 3 13 54 76 34
Rotherham United 39 8 6 5 3 5 12 54 56 33
Brighton & Hove Albion 39 8 6 6 4 3 12 55 69 33
 
Portsmouth 39 8 6 5 1 5 14 58 86 29
Lincoln City 40 4 4 12 3 4 13 46 88 22
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
38 - Ray Crawford (Ipswich)
33 - Brian Clough (Middlesbrough)
     
Football League Division Three: 
  
Barnsley 3 Chesterfield 1
 Oakwell, Barnsley (6,493)
 Beaumont 12, B.Wood 77, Smillie 81
 ~ Foley 89
    
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0 Walsall 3
 Dean Court, Bournemouth (10,535)
Taylor 7, 51, 86
 
Bradford City 0 Bury 1
 Valley Parade, Bradford (10,533)
 Holden 30
 
Bristol City 2 Tranmere Rovers 0
 Ashton Gate, Bristol (8,504)
 Atyeo 68, Tait 75
    
Colchester United 2 Port Vale 0
 Layer Road, Colchester (3,437)
 King 46, 79
    
Grimsby Town 4 Torquay United 2
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (5,437)
 Hill 5, Hunt 16, 50, 84 ~ Northcott 30, 89
    
Hull City 0 Swindon Town 0
 Boothferry Park, Hull (5,514)
    
Newport County 1 Southend United 2
 Somerton Park, Newport (2,917)
Sherwood 51 (pen) ~ Fryatt 24, Dicks 34
 
Notts County 2 Shrewsbury Town 1
 Meadow Lane, Nottingham (7,271)
 Forrest 20, Hateley 39 ~ Rowley 55
    
Queen's Park Rangers 5 Halifax Town 1
 Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (9,069)
 Bedford 10, 17, 69, 72, Lazarus 37 ~ Allan 22
 
Bury's win at Bradford left them on the verge of a return to the second division, and it was confirmed a week later, before they finished the season with an 18-game unbeaten run.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Bury 43 17 3 2 11 4 6 103 45 63
Walsall 43 18 4 0 8 1 12 92 56 57
 
Queen's Park Rangers 42 17 4 1 6 5 9 83 54 55
Watford 43 11 6 4 8 5 9 79 68 49
Grimsby Town 42 13 4 3 6 6 10 73 63 48
Notts County 43 14 3 4 5 6 11 76 74 47
Port Vale 43 15 2 5 2 10 9 93 76 46
Barnsley 41 14 4 2 6 2 13 75 70 46
Torquay United 43 8 12 2 6 5 10 72 69 45
Halifax Town 42 13 6 1 1 10 11 66 73 44
Hull City 42 12 5 4 4 6 11 69 66 43
Shrewsbury Town 41 12 6 2 2 8 11 72 66 42
Newport County 42 12 6 4 4 4 12 77 82 42
Bristol City 43 14 4 4 2 5 14 65 65 41
Coventry City 42 13 5 3 1 6 14 73 75 39
Brentford 42 9 7 4 3 8 11 52 64 39
Southend United 43 9 8 5 4 3 14 56 71 37
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 43 8 7 7 6 2 13 54 72 37
Swindon Town 42 10 6 4 1 8 13 56 53 36
Reading 41 11 5 5 1 6 13 61 76 35
 
Tranmere Rovers 43 10 4 7 4 3 15 75 109 35
Bradford City 43 8 7 7 2 5 14 58 82 32
Chesterfield 43 9 5 8 1 5 15 61 80 30
Colchester United 43 7 5 9 3 5 14 60 92 30
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
34 - Tony Richards (Walsall) - 3 pens
32 - Brian Bedford (QPR)
     
Football League Division Four: 
 
Carlisle United 2 Northampton Town 1
 Brunton Park, Carlisle (3,985)
 Whitelaw 54, Walker 82 ~ Mills 51
    
Darlington 0 Crewe Alexandra 1
 Feethams Ground, Darlington (4,281)
 Jones 4
 
Doncaster Rovers 3 Workington 4
 Belle Vue, Doncaster (4,257)
 Leighton 13, 51, Haigh 16 ~ Lunn OG 11, McGarry 35, 38, Womack 83
    
Exeter City 2 Millwall 3
 St James Park, Exeter (4,641)
 Rees 2, Carter 16 ~ Broadfoot 28, 55, Jones 35
    
Hartlepools United 5 Oldham Athletic 1
 Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (4,078)
Folland 29, 31, 76, 80, 86 ~ Robinson 3
    
Mansfield Town 1 Gillingham 0
 Field Mill, Mansfield (4,070)
Delapenha 68
    
Peterborough United 3 Accrington Stanley 0
 London Road, Peterborough (13,436)
Bly 5, 41, McNamee 65
     
 
Rochdale 2 Bradford 3
 Spotland, Rochdale (5,342)
 Hepton 33, Thompson 74 (pen) ~ Spratt 26 (pen), Gibson 30, Walker 78
 
Southport 2 York City 2
 Haig Avenue, Southport (3,880)
Blain 3, Blore 34 ~ Weir 22, Wilkinson 74
 
Stockport County 1 Barrow 0
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (3,549)
 Fletcher 1
  
Wrexham 3 Aldershot 1
 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (3,347)
Morris 3, 6, Metcalf 73 ~ Hasty 80
 
Peterborough had already steam-rollered their way to promotion in their first-ever Football League season, and they would finish with a record 134 goals scored.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Peterborough United 41 17 3 2 10 5 4 120 53 62
Crystal Palace 42 13 4 3 12 2 8 103 66 56
Northampton Town 42 14 4 3 9 5 7 80 55 55
Bradford 41 13 4 2 9 3 10 74 68 51
 
York City 42 16 3 3 4 6 10 75 50 49
Millwall 43 12 3 7 8 5 8 91 77 48
Crewe Alexandra 42 11 3 7 9 5 7 59 57 48
Workington 44 14 3 6 7 4 11 71 74 47
Darlington 42 9 7 5 7 5 9 70 63 44
Oldham Athletic 43 12 4 5 6 3 13 78 83 43
Stockport County 41 14 3 4 4 4 12 51 56 43
Southport 43 11 5 5 7 0 15 61 61 41
Aldershot 42 14 4 3 2 4 15 69 64 40
Rochdale 42 13 5 3 4 1 16 56 56 40
Doncaster Rovers 42 14 0 7 2 7 12 64 73 39
Wrexham 44 11 4 7 4 4 14 58 55 38
Gillingham 41 9 4 7 5 6 10 60 61 38
Carlisle United 44 9 7 6 3 6 13 57 77 37
Accrington Stanley 41 10 4 7 4 3 13 65 80 35
Exeter City 43 11 3 8 2 6 13 63 90 35
Mansfield Town 41 9 3 9 5 2 13 62 70 33
Barrow 41 9 5 6 3 4 14 44 68 33
Chester 44 9 7 6 2 1 19 56 98 30
Hartlepools United 43 9 3 9 2 4 16 65 97 29
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
44 - Terry Bly (Peterborough)
32 - Peter Burridge (Millwall)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1960/61 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2007
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