# 1960–61 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1960–61 season was the 69th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their seventh season in Division Two. This was Bill Shankly's second season as manager and first full season at the club. The rebuilding of the club continued with them ending third in the table and being knocked out early in the FA Cup and the newly formed Football League Cup.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Jim Furnell
* Bert Slater

### Defenders

* Gerry Byrne
* Phil Ferns
* Alan Jones
* John Nicholson
* John Molyneux
* Ronnie Moran
* Dick White

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Ian Callaghan
* Bobby Campbell
* Tommy Leishman
* James Harrower
* Jimmy Melia
* Gordon Milne
* Johnny Morrissey
* Billy Liddell

### Forwards

* Alan Arnell
* Alf Arrowsmith
* Alan Banks
* Willie Carlin
* Roger Hunt
* Dave Hickson
* Kevin Lewis
* Gordon Wallace
* Johnny Wheeler

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 37 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Arnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Banks | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bobby Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Harrower | 25 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Dave Hickson | 38 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Hunt | 36 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Leishman | 45 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Lewis | 36 | 22 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 27 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gordon Milne | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Molyneux | 44 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Johnny Morrissey | 24 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Bert Slater | 47 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Johnny Wheeler | 31 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick White | 47 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Table

| 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
### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 20-Aug-60 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | Lewis 28' Hickson 35' | 43,041 | Report | Report |
| 24-Aug-60 | Southampton | A | 1–4 | Leishman 11' | 24,823 | Report | Report |
| 27-Aug-60 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Lewis 81' | 20,986 | Report | Report |
| 31-Aug-60 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | | 37,604 | Report | Report |
| 03-Sep-60 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | Harrower 9', 35' | 24,390 | Report | Report |
| 07-Sep-60 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | Hickson 6' Moran pen 12' | 27,339 | Report | Report |
| 10-Sep-60 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 13,502 | Report | Report |
| 14-Sep-60 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | Moran 58' | 10,055 | Report | Report |
| 17-Sep-60 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–2 | Harrower 38' Leishman 45' Hunt 72' | 23,797 | Report | Report |
| 24-Sep-60 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–1 | Hickson 25' A'Court 39' Morrissey 88' | 10,921 | Report | Report |
| 01-Oct-60 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Wheeler 67' | 24,695 | Report | Report |
| 08-Oct-60 | Lincoln City | A | 2–1 | Hunt 56', 85' | 7,699 | Report | Report |
| 15-Oct-60 | Portsmouth | H | 3–3 | Hickson 18', 47' Hunt 79' | 26,302 | Report | Report |
| 22-Oct-60 | Huddersfield Town | A | 4–2 | Lewis 20' Hunt 25' A'Court 67' Hickson 89' | 15,719 | Report | Report |
| 29-Oct-60 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | Harrower pen 52' | 30,612 | Report | Report |
| 05-Nov-60 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 4–0 | A'Court 23' Hickson 38' Hunt 52', 53' | 17,641 | Report | Report |
| 12-Nov-60 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | Hunt 1' Harrower 56' | 32,473 | Report | Report |
| 19-Nov-60 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–1 | Own Goal 7' Hunt 77' Wheeler 86' | 13,439 | Report | Report |
| 26-Nov-60 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | Harrower 30', 63', 77' Hickson 55' | 39,999 | Report | Report |
| 10-Dec-60 | Swansea Town | H | 4–0 | Lewis 10', 58' A'Court 20' Hickson 62' | 25,739 | Report | Report |
| 17-Dec-60 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Lewis 63' Leishman 83' | 11,900 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-60 | Rotherham United | H | 2–1 | Hunt 21' Lewis 29' | 39,426 | Report | Report |
| 27-Dec-60 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | | 17,815 | Report | Report |
| 31-Dec-60 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–4 | A'Court 21' Lewis 35', 56' | 34,645 | Report | Report |
| 14-Jan-61 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | A'Court 84' | 17,495 | Report | Report |
| 21-Jan-61 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | Lewis 73' | 33,401 | Report | Report |
| 04-Feb-61 | Scunthorpe United | A | 3–2 | Lewis 33' Melia 49' Leishman 86' | 7,970 | Report | Report |
| 11-Feb-61 | Leyton Orient | H | 5–0 | Hickson 5', 36', 80' Morrissey 23' Lewis 84' | 22,131 | Report | Report |
| 18-Feb-61 | Derby County | A | 4–1 | Hickson 1' Melia 30', 32' Lewis 48' | 16,301 | Report | Report |
| 25-Feb-61 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | Morrissey 10' Lewis 25' | 24,759 | Report | Report |
| 04-Mar-61 | Portsmouth | A | 2–2 | Banks 9' Morrissey 34' | 14,301 | Report | Report |
| 11-Mar-61 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–1 | Banks 19', 52' Lewis 76' | 29,733 | Report | Report |
| 18-Mar-61 | Swansea Town | A | 0–2 | | 13,181 | Report | Report |
| 24-Mar-61 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | Banks 28' | 25,250 | Report | Report |
| 31-Mar-61 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | Hunt 9' Wheeler 63' Hickson 72' | 36,538 | Report | Report |
| 01-Apr-61 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Morrissey 72' | 28,853 | Report | Report |
| 04-Apr-61 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–4 | Lewis pen 30', 75', 89' | 16,522 | Report | Report |
| 08-Apr-61 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | Hunt 4', 65' | 26,390 | Report | Report |
| 15-Apr-61 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Hickson 67' | 21,204 | Report | Report |
| 22-Apr-61 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | Hunt 7' Hickson 77' Lewis 87' | 13,389 | Report | Report |
| 29-Apr-61 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | Hunt 59' | 30,040 | Report | Report |
| 03-May-61 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | A'Court 6' | 4,463 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 07-Jan-61 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | Hunt 37' Lewis 40' Harrower 61' | 50,909 | Report | Report |
| 28-Jan-61 | Sunderland | H | 0–2 | | 46,185 | Report | Report |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 19-Oct-60 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | Leishman 25' | 10,502 | Report | Report |
| 24-Oct-60 | Luton Town | A | 5–2 | Lewis 46', 51' Hickson 61' Hunt 73', 88' | 6,125 | Report | Report |
| 16-Nov-60 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | Hunt 54' | 14,036 | Report | Report |