1960–61 Manchester United F.C. season
79th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1960–61 football season
The 1960–61 season was Manchester United 's 59th season in the Football League , and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football .[1] It was also United's first season in the inaugural Football League Cup , and for the second successive season they finished seventh in the league.
First Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
20 August 1960
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–3
Charlton
47,778
24 August 1960
Everton
A
0–4
51,602
31 August 1960
Everton
H
4–0
Dawson (2), Charlton , Nicholson
51,818
3 September 1960
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–4
Viollet
55,445
5 September 1960
West Ham United
A
1–2
Quixall
30,506
10 September 1960
Leicester City
H
1–1
Giles
35,493
14 September 1960
West Ham United
H
6–1
Charlton (2), Viollet (2), Quixall , Scanlon
33,695
17 September 1960
Aston Villa
A
1–3
Viollet
43,593
24 September 1960
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–3
Charlton
44,458
1 October 1960
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–1
Giles
39,197
15 October 1960
Burnley
A
3–5
Viollet (3)
32,011
22 October 1960
Newcastle United
H
3–2
Dawson , Setters , Stiles
37,516
24 October 1960
Nottingham Forest
H
2–1
Viollet (2)
23,628
29 October 1960
Arsenal
A
1–2
Quixall
45,715
5 November 1960
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–0
36,855
12 November 1960
Birmingham City
A
1–3
Charlton
31,549
19 November 1960
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–0
Dawson , Quixall , Viollet
32,756
26 November 1960
Cardiff City
A
0–3
21,122
3 December 1960
Preston North End
H
1–0
Dawson
24,904
10 December 1960
Fulham
A
4–4
Quixall (2), Charlton , Dawson
23,625
17 December 1960
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–1
Pearson (2)
17,285
24 December 1960
Chelsea
A
2–1
Dawson , Charlton
37,601
26 December 1960
Chelsea
H
6–0
Dawson (3), Nicholson (2), Charlton
50,164
31 December 1960
Manchester City
H
5–1
Dawson (3), Charlton (2)
61,213
14 January 1961
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–0
Pearson , Stiles
65,295
21 January 1961
Leicester City
A
0–6
31,308
4 February 1961
Aston Villa
H
1–1
Charlton
33,525
11 February 1961
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–2
Nicholson
38,526
18 February 1961
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–1
Dawson (2), Quixall
37,558
25 February 1961
Nottingham Forest
A
2–3
Charlton , Quixall
26,850
4 March 1961
Manchester City
A
3–1
Charlton , Dawson , Pearson
50,479
11 March 1961
Newcastle United
A
1–1
Charlton
28,870
18 March 1961
Arsenal
H
1–1
Moir
29,732
25 March 1961
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–5
Charlton
35,901
31 March 1961
Blackpool
A
0–2
30,835
1 April 1961
Fulham
H
3–1
Charlton , Quixall , Viollet
24,654
3 April 1961
Blackpool
H
2–0
Nicholson , own goal
39,169
8 April 1961
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–1
Pearson
27,750
12 April 1961
Burnley
H
6–0
Quixall (3), Viollet (3)
25,019
15 April 1961
Birmingham City
H
4–1
Pearson (2), Quixall , Viollet
28,376
22 April 1961
Preston North End
A
4–2
Charlton (2), Setters (2)
21,252
29 April 1961
Cardiff City
H
3–3
Charlton (2), Setters
30,320
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1960–61 FA Cup runners-up, since the winners, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the European Cup.
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad statistics
References