1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season
Ipswich Town 1960–61 football season
1960–61 season | ||
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Chairman | John Cobbold | |
Manager | Alf Ramsey | |
Stadium | Portman Road | |
Football League Second Division | 1st | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
League Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ray Crawford (40) All: Ray Crawford (40) | |
Highest home attendance | 23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960) | |
Lowest home attendance | 9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960) | |
Average home league attendance | 15,095 | |
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← 1959–60 1961–62 → |
The 1960–61 season was the 72nd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. They finished the season as champions of the Second Division, one point ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, winning promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 40 goals and his strike partner Ted Phillips netted 30 times as Ipswich scored exactly 100 league goals.[1]
Players
- Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season[2]
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ![]() | Roy Bailey | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
GK | ![]() | Wilf Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Billy Baxter | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Larry Carberry | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | John Compton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | John Laurel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Ken Malcolm | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Andy Nelson | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | John Elsworthy | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
MF | ![]() | Jimmy Leadbetter | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
MF | ![]() | Aled Owen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
MF | ![]() | Reg Pickett | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | Roy Stephenson | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
FW | ![]() | Ray Crawford | 42 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 40 |
FW | ![]() | Dermot Curtis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
FW | ![]() | Doug Millward | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
FW | ![]() | Ted Phillips | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 30 |
FW | ![]() | Derek Rees | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
FW | ![]() | Brian Siddall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
League standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ipswich Town (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Sheffield United (P) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 1.588 | 58 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 52 | |
4 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 49 | |
5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
- Home team listed first[3]
Division Two
Leyton Orient v Ipswich Town
20 August 1960 1 | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | London |
Johnston ![]() | Rees ![]() ![]() Crawford ![]() | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 14,798 |
Scunthorpe United v Ipswich Town
25 August 1960 2 | Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | Scunthorpe |
Marriott ![]() Godfrey ![]() Neale ![]() Thomas ![]() | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 11,130 |
Ipswich Town v Derby County
27 August 1960 3 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Derby County | Ipswich |
Owen ![]() Crawford ![]() Rees ![]() Elsworthy ![]() | Parry ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,309 |
Ipswich Town v Scunthorpe United
30 August 1960 4 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,426 |
Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town
3 September 1960 5 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Bristol |
Biggs ![]() | Phillips (pen) ![]() | Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 15,467 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town
7 September 1960 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | Hove |
Laverick ![]() Tiddy (pen) ![]() | Crawford ![]() ![]() ![]() Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,595 |
Ipswich Town v Liverpool
10 September 1960 7 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Liverpool | Ipswich |
Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,521 |
Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
13 September 1960 8 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() Phillips ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,672 |
Rotherham United v Ipswich Town
17 September 1960 9 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Rotherham |
O'Hara ![]() | Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8873 |
Ipswich Town v Southampton
24 September 1960 10 | Ipswich Town | 3–3 | Southampton | Ipswich |
Stephenson ![]() Phillips ![]() ![]() | Paine ![]() ![]() Mulgrew ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,318 |
Leeds United v Ipswich Town
1 October 1960 11 | Leeds United | 2–5 | Ipswich Town | Leeds |
McCole ![]() ![]() | Crawford ![]() ![]() ![]() Stephenson ![]() Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13,582 |
Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town
8 October 1960 12 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | London |
Phillips ![]() Millward ![]() | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,671 |
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
15 October 1960 13 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
Russell ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,529 |
Stoke City v Ipswich Town
22 October 1960 14 | Stoke City | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
Bentley ![]() D. Ward ![]() | Crawford ![]() ![]() Phillips ![]() Millward ![]() | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 8052 |
Ipswich Town v Swansea Town
29 October 1960 15 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Swansea Town | Ipswich |
Carberry ![]() H. Williams ![]() G. Williams ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,178 |
Luton Town v Ipswich Town
5 November 1960 16 | Luton Town | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | Luton |
Turner ![]() ![]() Ashworth ![]() | Crawford ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,221 |
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
12 November 1960 17 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Ipswich |
Phillips ![]() Millward ![]() Crawford ![]() | Graver ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,197 |
Portsmouth v Ipswich Town
19 November 1960 18 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Portsmouth |
Chapman ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,482 |
Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town
26 November 1960 19 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | Ipswich |
Phillips (pen) ![]() Millward ![]() Crawford ![]() Stephenson ![]() | Stokes ![]() Low ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,056 |
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
3 December 1960 20 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Sunderland |
McPheat ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 21,251 |
Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle
10 December 1960 21 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() Phillips ![]() | Kirby ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,798 |
Ipswich Town v Leyton Orient
17 December 1960 22 | Ipswich Town | 6–2 | Leyton Orient | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() ![]() Owen ![]() Leadbetter ![]() Phillips ![]() | Johnston ![]() McDonald ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9803 |
Norwich City v Ipswich Town
26 December 1960 23 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 30,884 |
Ipswich Town v Norwich City
27 December 1960 24 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Norwich City | Ipswich |
Phillips (pen) ![]() Crawford ![]() ![]() Millward ![]() | Hill ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,321 |
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
14 January 1961 25 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Ipswich |
Millward ![]() Stephenson ![]() ![]() | Biggs ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,946 |
Liverpool v Ipswich Town
21 January 1961 26 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
Lewis ![]() | Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,401 |
Ipswich Town v Rotherham United
4 February 1961 27 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() | Sawyer ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,225 |
Southampton v Ipswich Town
11 February 1961 28 | Southampton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
O'Brien (pen) ![]() | Stephenson ![]() | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,946 |
Ipswich Town v Leeds United
18 February 1961 29 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Leeds United | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() Phillips ![]() ![]() Rees ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,125 |
Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic
25 February 1961 30 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
Crawford ![]() ![]() | Summers ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,365 |
Sheffield United v Ipswich Town
7 March 1961 31 | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
Simpson ![]() | Phillips ![]() Crawford ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 35,057 |
Ipswich Town v Stoke City
11 March 1961 32 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | Ipswich |
Phillips ![]() Elsworthy ![]() | King ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,578 |
Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town
18 March 1961 33 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Torquay |
Carter ![]() | Phillips ![]() Crawford ![]() | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9879 |
Ipswich Town v Luton Town
25 March 1961 34 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Luton Town | Ipswich |
McGuffie ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,744 |
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
31 March 1961 35 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Ipswich |
Leadbetter ![]() Crawford ![]() ![]() | Peacock ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,239 |
Huddersfield Town v Ipswich Town
1 April 1961 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Huddersfield |
McHale ![]() | Phillips ![]() ![]() Crawford ![]() | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 16,459 |
Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town
3 April 1961 37 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough |
Yeoman ![]() Harris (pen) ![]() Clough ![]() | Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,996 |
Ipswich Town v Portsmouth
8 April 1961 38 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Ipswich |
Phillips (pen) ![]() Curtis ![]() | Cutler ![]() Howells ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,538 |
Lincoln City v Ipswich Town
15 April 1961 39 | Lincoln City | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Lincoln |
Nelson ![]() | Crawford ![]() Leadbetter ![]() Phillips ![]() Stephenson ![]() | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7820 |
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
22 April 1961 40 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Sunderland | Ipswich |
Elsworthy ![]() Crawford ![]() Curtis ![]() Phillips (pen) ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,115 |
Derby County v Ipswich Town
24 April 1961 41 | Derby County | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Derby |
Hutchinson ![]() | Stephenson ![]() ![]() Crawford ![]() Curtis ![]() | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,121 |
Swansea Town v Ipswich Town
29 April 1961 42 | Swansea Town | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Swansea |
Nurse ![]() Reynolds ![]() | Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 18,239 |
League Cup
Ipswich Town v Barnsley
11 October 1960 1 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Barnsley | Ipswich |
Beaumont ![]() Bartlett ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,189 |
FA Cup
Southampton v Ipswich Town
7 January 1961 3 | Southampton | 7–1 | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
O'Brien ![]() ![]() ![]() Mulgrew ![]() ![]() Penk ![]() Paine ![]() | Page ![]() | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,422 |