# 1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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.

## 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 | Roy Bailey |
| — | GK | ENG | Wilf Hall |
| — | DF | SCO | Billy Baxter |
| — | DF | ENG | Larry Carberry |
| — | DF | ENG | John Compton |
| — | DF | ENG | John Laurel |
| — | DF | SCO | Ken Malcolm |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Nelson |
| — | MF | WAL | John Elsworthy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Jimmy Leadbetter |
| — | MF | WAL | Aled Owen |
| — | MF | ENG | Reg Pickett |
| — | MF | ENG | Roy Stephenson |
| — | FW | ENG | Ray Crawford |
| — | FW | IRL | Dermot Curtis |
| — | FW | ENG | Doug Millward |
| — | FW | ENG | Ted Phillips |
| — | FW | WAL | Derek Rees |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Siddall |

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 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 | |

## Results

    Home team listed first

### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Squad Statistics

    Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Division Two | Football League Division Two | Football League Cup | Football League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Roy Bailey | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Larry Carberry | 44 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ken Malcolm | 43 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Nelson | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | John Elsworthy | 41 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Leadbetter | 44 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Reg Pickett | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roy Stephenson | 34 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ray Crawford | 44 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ted Phillips | 44 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Doug Millward | 21 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Wilf Hall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Billy Baxter | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Derek Rees | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Aled Owen | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Dermot Curtis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Compton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Laurel | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Siddall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=seasons&text=1960-61&level=1 Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61