# 1960–61 Newcastle United F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 1960–61 season, Newcastle were relegated after 13 years in the top flight after a season which saw the Magpies score an impressive 86 goals, but conceded a horrific 109 goals.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | + 60 | 66 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | + 31 | 58 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 103 | 75 | 1.373 | + 28 | 57 |
| 4 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 102 | 77 | 1.325 | + 25 | 51 |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 87 | 69 | 1.261 | + 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | + 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | + 12 | 45 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | + 1 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | + 1 | 43 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | – 4 | 41 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 77 | 85 | 0.906 | – 8 | 41 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 98 | 100 | 0.980 | – 2 | 37 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 79 | 90 | 0.878 | – 11 | 37 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | – 16 | 37 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | – 25 | 37 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 77 | 88 | 0.875 | – 11 | 36 |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 72 | 95 | 0.758 | – 23 | 36 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | – 15 | 35 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | – 22 | 34 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | – 5 | 33 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | – 23 | 32 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | – 28 | 30 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
* League Champions, qualified for European Cup
* FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
* League Cup Winners
* Relegated

## Results

Newcastle United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 August 1960 | Preston North End | A | 3–2 | 17,363 | White (3) |
| 24 August 1960 | Fulham | H | 7–2 | 23,498 | Gilfillan (2), White, Neale (2), Tuohy (2) |
| 27 August 1960 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 35,485 | |
| 31 August 1960 | Fulham | A | 3–4 | 21,361 | Allchurch, Hughes, Woods |
| 3 September 1960 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 23,806 | Gibson, (own goal) |
| 5 September 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–6 | 22,661 | |
| 10 September 1960 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 25,904 | Marshall |
| 14 September 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | 16,107 | Hughes, White, Tuohy |
| 17 September 1960 | Arsenal | A | 0–5 | 34,885 | |
| 24 September 1960 | Leicester City | H | 1–3 | 21,161 | McGuigan |
| 1 October 1960 | Cardiff City | H | 5–0 | 17,627 | Luke (2), White (2), Mitchell |
| 8 October 1960 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 25,336 | |
| 15 October 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–4 | 23,401 | Hughes, White, Mitchell (2) |
| 22 October 1960 | Manchester United | A | 2–3 | 37,516 | Stokoe (pen), Hughes |
| 29 October 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–4 | 51,369 | Hughes, White (2) |
| 5 November 1960 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 30,489 | White (2) |
| 12 November 1960 | Blackpool | H | 4–3 | 26,657 | White (2), Neale (2) |
| 19 November 1960 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 41,123 | |
| 26 November 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–1 | 22,623 | White (2), Mitchell |
| 3 December 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 12,921 | White |
| 10 December 1960 | West Ham United | H | 5–5 | 20,100 | Bell, McGuigan, White (2), Mitchell |
| 17 December 1960 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | 21,514 | |
| 24 December 1960 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | 20,354 | Mitchell, Scanlon |
| 26 December 1960 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 29,435 | Woods |
| 31 December 1960 | Burnley | A | 3–5 | 24,972 | Hughes (2), White |
| 14 January 1961 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 25,845 | White, Woods |
| 21 January 1961 | Manchester City | A | 3–3 | 19,746 | Allchurch, White, Woods |
| 4 February 1961 | Arsenal | H | 3–3 | 34,394 | Hughes, White, Scanlon |
| 11 February 1961 | Leicester City | A | 3–5 | 26,449 | Allchurch, White (2) |
| 22 February 1961 | Cardiff City | A | 2–3 | 30,000 | Allchurch, White |
| 25 February 1961 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 21,275 | White (2) |
| 8 March 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 24,970 | Allchurch |
| 11 March 1961 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 28,867 | Scanlon |
| 22 March 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | 46,470 | Allchurch, Scanlon |
| 25 March 1961 | Chelsea | H | 1–6 | 28,975 | Neale |
| 31 March 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 42,181 | |
| 1 April 1961 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 17,103 | Scanlon |
| 3 April 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 35,273 | Woods |
| 8 April 1961 | Everton | H | 0–4 | 30,342 | |
| 15 April 1961 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 19,381 | Woods |
| 22 April 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | 18,820 | McGuigan, Keith, McKinney (pen), Tuohy |
| 29 April 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–2 | 12,700 | Allchurch, McGuigan (2), Neale |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1961 | Fulham | H | 5–0 | 36,037 | Allchurch, Neale (3), Woods |
| R4 | 1 February 1961 | Stockport County | H | 4–0 | 48,715 | Allchurch, White, Woods (2) |
| R5 | 18 February 1961 | Stoke City | H | 3–1 | 46,253 | Allchurch, McKinney (pen), Scanlon |
| QF | 4 March 1961 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 | 54,829 | McGuigan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 10 October 1960 | Colchester United | A | 1–4 | 9,130 | Neale |

## 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 | Bryan Harvey |
| - | DF | NIR | Dick Keith |
| - | DF | ENG | Bob Stokoe |
| - | DF | ENG | John McGrath |
| - | DF | NIR | Alf McMichael |
| - | MF | ENG | Duncan Neale |
| - | MF | ENG | Gordon Hughes |
| - | MF | ENG | Jackie Bell |
| - | FW | WAL | Ivor Allchurch |
| - | FW | ENG | Len White |
| - | FW | ENG | Charlie Woods |
| - | DF | ENG | Bill McKinney |
| - | MF | ENG | Albert Scanlon |
| - | GK | WAL | Dave Hollins |
| - | FW | SCO | John McGuigan |
| - | MF | SCO | Bobby Mitchell |
| - | MF | IRL | Liam Tuohy |
| - | MF | SCO | Jimmy Scoular |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | ENG | George Heslop |
| - | GK | SCO | Stewart Mitchell |
| - | DF | ENG | Bill Thompson |
| - | MF | ENG | Brian Wright |
| - | FW | ENG | Ken Hodgson |
| - | DF | ENG | George Dalton |
| - | MF | ENG | George Luke |
| - | GK | SCO | Herbert Garrow |
| - | FW | SCO | James Harrower |
| - | MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson |
| - | FW | SCO | Bobby Gilfillan |
| - | MF | ENG | Terry Marshall |
| - | MF | ENG | John Mitten |
| - | DF | ENG | Bobby Ferguson |
| - | FW | NIR | Jimmy Gibson |
| - | DF | ENG | Malcolm Scott |
| - | FW | ENG | Ken Hale |