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.[1]
| 1960–61 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Cobbold | |
| Manager | Alf Ramsey | |
| Stadium | Portman Road | |
| Football League Second Division | 1st | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| League Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ray Crawford (40) All: Ray Crawford (40) | |
| Highest home attendance | 23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960) | |
| Average home league attendance | 15,095 | |
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Players edit
- Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season[2]
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG
|
Roy Bailey | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| GK | ENG
|
Wilf Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF |  SCO
|
Billy Baxter | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Larry Carberry | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
John Compton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
John Laurel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | SCO
|
Ken Malcolm | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Andy Nelson | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| MF |  WAL
|
John Elsworthy | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| MF | SCO
|
Jimmy Leadbetter | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| MF | WAL
|
Aled Owen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | ENG
|
Reg Pickett | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| MF | ENG
|
Roy Stephenson | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Crawford | 42 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 40 |
| FW |  IRL
|
Dermot Curtis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| FW | ENG
|
Doug Millward | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| FW | ENG
|
Ted Phillips | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 30 |
| FW | WAL
|
Derek Rees | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| FW | ENG
|
Brian Siddall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results edit
- Home team listed first[3]
Division Two edit
| 20 August 1960 1 | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | London |
Johnston  52' |
Rees 25' 37' Crawford 89' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 14,798 |
| 25 August 1960 2 | Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | Scunthorpe |
| Marriott 17' Godfrey Neale Thomas |
Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 11,130 |
| 27 August 1960 3 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Derby County | Ipswich |
| Owen 31' Crawford 63'Rees 71'Elsworthy 78' |
Parry 29' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,309 |
| 30 August 1960 4 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Ipswich |
| Crawford 6' 79' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,426 |
| 3 September 1960 5 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Bristol |
| Biggs 44' |
Phillips (pen) 8' |
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 15,467 |
| 7 September 1960 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | Hove |
| Laverick 4' Tiddy (pen) 30' |
Crawford 3' 25' 86' Phillips 11' |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,595 |
| 10 September 1960 7 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Liverpool | Ipswich |
| Phillips 34' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,521 |
| 13 September 1960 8 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ipswich |
| Crawford Phillips 10' 36' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,672 |
| 17 September 1960 9 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Rotherham |
| O'Hara 26' |
Phillips 79' |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8873 |
| 24 September 1960 10 | Ipswich Town | 3–3 | Southampton | Ipswich |
| Stephenson 12' Phillips 57' 85' |
Paine 52' 60' Mulgrew 82' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,318 |
| 1 October 1960 11 | Leeds United | 2–5 | Ipswich Town | Leeds |
| McCole 7' 40' |
Crawford 15' 52' 65' Stephenson 48'Phillips 72' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13,582 |
| 8 October 1960 12 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Phillips 1' Millward 27' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,671 |
| 15 October 1960 13 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| Russell 4' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,529 |
| 22 October 1960 14 | Stoke City | 2–4 | Ipswich Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Bentley 6' D. Ward 22' |
Crawford 39' 52' Phillips 55'Millward 85' |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 8052 |
| 29 October 1960 15 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Swansea Town | Ipswich |
| Carberry 28' (o.g.) H. Williams 34'G. Williams 58' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,178 |
| 5 November 1960 16 | Luton Town | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | Luton |
| Turner 10' 90' Ashworth 46' |
Crawford 30' 87' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,221 |
| 12 November 1960 17 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Ipswich |
| Phillips 53' Millward 55'Crawford 73' |
Graver 89' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,197 |
| 19 November 1960 18 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Portsmouth |
| Chapman 70' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,482 |
| 26 November 1960 19 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | Ipswich |
| Phillips (pen) 21' Millward 41'Crawford 72'Stephenson 82' |
Stokes 10' Low 89' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,056 |
| 3 December 1960 20 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Sunderland |
| McPheat 54' 60' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 21,251 |
| 10 December 1960 21 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Ipswich |
| Crawford 54' 71' Phillips 81' |
Kirby 36' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,798 |
| 17 December 1960 22 | Ipswich Town | 6–2 | Leyton Orient | Ipswich |
| Crawford 6' 62' 80' Owen 27' (o.g.)Leadbetter 71'Phillips 89' |
Johnston 53' McDonald 68' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9803 |
| 26 December 1960 23 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
| Crawford 22' 70' Phillips 37' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 30,884 |
| 27 December 1960 24 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Norwich City | Ipswich |
| Phillips (pen) 27' Crawford 39' 72'Millward 85' |
Hill 18' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,321 |
| 14 January 1961 25 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Ipswich |
| Millward 11' Stephenson 32' 53' |
Biggs 13' 49' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,946 |
| 21 January 1961 26 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
| Lewis 73' |
Phillips 42' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,401 |
| 4 February 1961 27 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Ipswich |
| Crawford 21' |
Sawyer 9' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,225 |
| 11 February 1961 28 | Southampton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
| O'Brien (pen) 44' |
Stephenson 64' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,946 |
| 18 February 1961 29 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Leeds United | Ipswich |
| Crawford 16' Phillips 36' 43'Rees 54' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,125 |
| 25 February 1961 30 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
| Crawford 23' 63' |
Summers 26' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,365 |
| 7 March 1961 31 | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| Simpson 56' |
Phillips 32' Crawford 51' 66' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 35,057 |
| 11 March 1961 32 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | Ipswich |
| Phillips 12' Elsworthy 90' |
King 66' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,578 |
| 18 March 1961 33 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Torquay |
| Carter 22' |
Phillips 20' Crawford 85' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9879 |
| 25 March 1961 34 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Luton Town | Ipswich |
| McGuffie 19' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,744 |
| 31 March 1961 35 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Ipswich |
| Leadbetter 4' Crawford 16' 83' |
Peacock 24' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,239 |
| 1 April 1961 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Huddersfield |
| McHale 88' |
Phillips 17' 55' Crawford 70' |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 16,459 |
| 3 April 1961 37 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough |
| Yeoman 24' Harris (pen) 88'Clough 89' |
Phillips 85' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,996 |
| 8 April 1961 38 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Ipswich |
| Phillips (pen) 2' Curtis 25' |
Cutler 1' Howells 27' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,538 |
| 15 April 1961 39 | Lincoln City | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Lincoln |
| Nelson 17' (o.g.) |
Crawford 50' Leadbetter 52'Phillips 78'Stephenson 86' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7820 |
| 22 April 1961 40 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Sunderland | Ipswich |
| Elsworthy 4' Crawford 38'Curtis 48'Phillips (pen) 80' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,115 |
| 24 April 1961 41 | Derby County | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Derby |
| Hutchinson 6' |
Stephenson 69' 81' Crawford 86'Curtis 87' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,121 |
| 29 April 1961 42 | Swansea Town | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Swansea |
| Nurse 7' Reynolds 88' |
Phillips 50' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 18,239 |
League Cup edit
| 11 October 1960 1 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Barnsley | Ipswich |
| Beaumont Bartlett |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,189 |
FA Cup edit
| 7 January 1961 3 | Southampton | 7–1 | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
| O'Brien 7' 26' (pen) 29' Mulgrew 22' 78'Penk 30'Paine 39' |
Page 47' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,422 |
References edit
- ^ Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61
- ^ Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61