1960–61 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 1960–61 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Sheffield Wednesday
1960–61 season
ChairmanAndrew Stephen
ManagerHarry Catterick
First Division2nd
FA CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Fantham (20)
All: Fantham (23)
Average home league attendance29,229

Season summary

In the 1960–61 season, the Owls had an excellent campaign, reaching the last eight of the FA Cup and finishing 2nd place in the league, 8 points behind champions Tottenham Hotspur.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 1.660 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 103 75 1.373 57
4 Burnley 42 22 7 13 102 77 1.325 51
5 Everton 42 22 6 14 87 69 1.261 50
Source:

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1961Leeds UnitedH2–036,225Ellis, Quinn
R428 January 1961Manchester UnitedH1–158,000Wilkinson
R4R1 February 1961Manchester UnitedA7–265,243Ellis (3), Fantham (2), Finney (2)
R518 February 1961Leyton OrientA2–031,000Ellis, Fantham
QF4 March 1961BurnleyH0–055,000
QFR7 March 1961BurnleyA0–249,113

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Ron Springett
- DF  ENG Peter Johnson
- DF  ENG Peter Swan
- DF  ENG Don Megson
- MF  ENG Alan Finney
- MF  ENG Tony Kay
- MF  SCO Tom McAnearney
- FW  ENG John Fantham
- FW  SCO Bobby Craig

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- MF  ENG Derek Wilkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG John Quinn
- FW  ENG Bill Griffin
- MF  ENG Ralph O'Donnell
- DF  ENG Gerry Young
- DF  ENG Brian Hill
- GK  SCO Roy McLaren
- MF  ENG Bobby Lodge
- DF  SCO Jack Martin
- DF  SCO John Frye
- MF  ENG John Meredith

References

  1. "Sheffield Wednesday 1960-1961 : Results". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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