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1960–61 season | |
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Chairman | Andrew Stephen |
Manager | Harry Catterick |
Stadium | Hillsborough Stadium |
First Division | 2nd |
FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: John Fantham (20) All: John Fantham (23) |
Highest home attendance | 56,363 vs Tottenham Hotspur, League, 12 November 1960 |
Lowest home attendance | 21,115 vs Preston North End, League, 4 February 1961 |
Average home league attendance | 31,224 |
During the 1960–61 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
In the 1960–61 season, the Owls had an excellent campaign, reaching the last eight of the FA Cup and finishing 2nd place in the league, 8 points behind champions Tottenham Hotspur.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 7 January 1961 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | 36,225 | Ellis, Quinn |
R4 | 28 January 1961 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 58,000 | Wilkinson |
R4R | 1 February 1961 | Manchester United | A | 7–2 | 65,243 | Ellis (3), Fantham (2), Finney (2) |
R5 | 18 February 1961 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–0 | 31,000 | Ellis, Fantham |
QF | 4 March 1961 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 55,000 | |
QFR | 7 March 1961 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 49,113 |
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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