# 1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 43rd of competitive football and 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third time, thus becoming the third English club to achieve the league and FA Cup Double.

## Results
### Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | 66 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 58 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 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 | |

### First Division

Tottenham were crowned champions after their game against Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane, which they won 2–1.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 Aug 1960 | Everton | White Hart Lane | 2–0 | 50,393 | Smith, Allen |
| 22 Aug 1960 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 3–1 | 27,656 | Medwin, Dyson (2) |
| 27 Aug 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 4–1 | 26,819 | Smith (2), Allen, Dyson |
| 31 Aug 1960 | Blackpool | White Hart Lane | 3–1 | 45,684 | Smith (3) |
| 3 Sep 1960 | Manchester United | White Hart Lane | 4–1 | 55,442 | Smith (2), Allen (2) |
| 7 Sep 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park | 2–1 | 41,565 | White, Allen |
| 10 Sep 1960 | Arsenal | Highbury | 3–2 | 59,868 | Saul, Allen, Dyson |
| 14 Sep 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane | 3–1 | 43,559 | Blanchflower (pen), Smith (2) |
| 17 Sep 1960 | Leicester City | Filbert Street | 2–1 | 30,129 | Smith (2) |
| 24 Sep 1960 | Aston Villa | White Hart Lane | 6–2 | 61,356 | Mackay, White (2), Smith, Allen, Dyson |
| 1 Oct 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 4–0 | 52,829 | Blanchflower, Jones, Allen, Dyson |
| 10 Oct 1960 | Manchester City | White Hart Lane | 1–1 | 58,916 | Smith |
| 15 Oct 1960 | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 4–0 | 37,248 | Mackay, Jones (2), White |
| 29 Oct 1960 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 4–3 | 51,369 | Norman, Jones, White, Smith |
| 2 Nov 1960 | Cardiff City | White Hart Lane | 3–2 | 47,605 | Blanchflower (pen), Medwin, Dyson |
| 5 Nov 1960 | Fulham | White Hart Lane | 5–1 | 56,270 | Jones (2), White, Allen (2) |
| 12 Nov 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 1–2 | 53,988 | Norman |
| 19 Nov 1960 | Birmingham City | White Hart Lane | 6–0 | 46,010 | Jones (2), White, Smith (pen), Dyson (2) |
| 26 Nov 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 3–1 | 39,017 | Smith (2), Allen |
| 3 Dec 1960 | Burnley | White Hart Lane | 4–4 | 58,737 | Norman, Mackay, Jones (2) |
| 10 Dec 1960 | Preston North End | Deepdale | 1–0 | 21,657 | Smith |
| 17 Dec 1960 | Everton | Goodison Park | 3–1 | 61,052 | Mackay, White, Allen |
| 24 Dec 1960 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane | 2–0 | 65,930 | White, Dyson |
| 26 Dec 1960 | West Ham United | Upton Park | 3–0 | 34,351 | White, Allen, Brown (og) |
| 31 Dec 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | White Hart Lane | 5–2 | 48,742 | Blanchflower, Smith (2), Allen (2) |
| 16 Jan 1961 | Manchester United | Old Trafford | 0–2 | 65,535 | |
| 21 Jan 1961 | Arsenal | White Hart Lane | 4–2 | 65,251 | Blanchflower (pen), Smith 2, Allen |
| 4 Feb 1961 | Leicester City | White Hart Lane | 2–3 | 53,627 | Blanchflower (pen), Allen |
| 11 Feb 1961 | Aston Villa | Villa Park | 2–1 | 50,786 | Smith, Dyson |
| 22 Feb 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White Hart Lane | 1–1 | 62,261 | Smith |
| 25 Feb 1961 | Manchester City | Maine Road | 1–0 | 40,278 | Medwin |
| 11 Mar 1961 | Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 2–3 | 45,463 | Allen, Dyson |
| 22 Mar 1961 | Newcastle United | White Hart Lane | 1–2 | 46,470 | Allen |
| 25 Mar 1961 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | 0–0 | 38,536 | |
| 31 Mar 1961 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane | 4–2 | 65,032 | Jones (2), Saul, Allen |
| 1 Apr 1961 | Preston North End | White Hart Lane | 5–0 | 46,325 | Jones (3), White, Saul |
| 3 Apr 1961 | Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 3–2 | 57,103 | Norman, Smith, Medwin |
| 8 Apr 1961 | Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 3–2 | 40,961 | White, Smith, Allen |
| 17 Apr 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | White Hart Lane | 2–1 | 61,205 | Smith, Allen |
| 22 Apr 1961 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 2–4 | 28,991 | Baker, Smith |
| 26 Apr 1961 | Nottingham Forest | White Hart Lane | 1–0 | 35,753 | Medwin |
| 29 Apr 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | White Hart Lane | 1–2 | 52,054 | Smith |
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### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 Jan 1961 | R3 | Charlton Athletic (2) | White Hart Lane | 3–2 | 54,969 | Allen (2), Dyson |
| 28 Jan 1961 | R4 | Crewe Alexandra (4) | White Hart Lane | 5–1 | 53,721 | Mackay, Jones, Smith, Allen, Dyson |
| 18 Feb 1961 | R5 | Aston Villa (1) | Villa Park | 2–0 | 69,000 | Jones (2) |
| 4 Mar 1961 | QF | Sunderland (2) | Roker Park | 1–1 | 63,000 | Jones |
| 8 Mar 1961 | QF Replay | Sunderland (2) | White Hart Lane | 5–0 | 64,797 | Mackay, Smith, Allen, Dyson (2) |
| 18 Mar 1961 | SF | Burnley (1) | Villa Park | 3–0 | 69,968 | Jones, Smith (2) |
| 6 May 1961 | F | Leicester City (1) | Wembley Stadium | 2–0 | 100,000 | Smith, Dyson |
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## Players used

| Pos. | Nationality | Player | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |
| 1 | Scotland | Bill Brown | 41 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| 2 | England | Peter Baker | 41 | 7 | 48 | 1 |
| 3 | England | Ron Henry | 42 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | Danny Blanchflower (c) | 42 | 7 | 49 | 6 |
| 5 | England | Maurice Norman | 41 | 7 | 48 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland | Dave Mackay | 37 | 7 | 44 | 6 |
| 7 | Wales | Cliff Jones | 29 | 5 | 34 | 20 |
| 8 | Scotland | John White | 42 | 7 | 49 | 13 |
| 9 | England | Bobby Smith | 36 | 7 | 43 | 32 |
| 10 | England | Les Allen | 42 | 7 | 49 | 26 |
| 11 | England | Terry Dyson | 40 | 7 | 47 | 17 |
| 12 | Wales | Terry Medwin | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | England | Frank Saul | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | England | Tony Marchi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | England | John Hollowbread | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wales | Ken Barton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | England | John Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Top scorer

| P. | Nationality | Player | Position | Football League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | England | Bobby Smith | Striker | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | England | Les Allen | Striker | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Wales | Cliff Jones | Right wing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | England | Terry Dyson | Left wing | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Scotland | John White | Midfielder | 13 | 0 | 13 |

### Most appearances

| P. | Nationality | Player | Position | Football League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Northern Ireland | Danny Blanchflower | Midfielder | 42 | 7 | 49 |
| 2 | England | Ron Henry | Defender | 42 | 7 | 49 |
| 3 | Scotland | John White | Midfielder | 42 | 7 | 49 |
| 4 | England | Les Allen | Forward | 42 | 7 | 49 |
| 5 | England | Maurice Norman | Defender | 41 | 7 | 48 |
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## First Division results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |