1960–61 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

1960–61 season
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

Season summary

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.

Final league table

Main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 1960-61 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
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

Squad

Source:
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	Ron Springett
-	DF	ENG	Peter Johnson
-	DF	ENG	Peter Swan
-	DF	ENG	Don Megson
-	MF	ENG	Alan Finney
-	MF	ENG	Tony Kay
-	MF	SCO	Tom McAnearney
-	FW	ENG	John Fantham
-	FW	SCO	Bobby Craig
-	FW	ENG	Keith Ellis
-	MF	ENG	Derek Wilkinson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	John Quinn
-	FW	ENG	Billy Griffin
-	MF	ENG	Ralph O'Donnell
-	DF	ENG	Gerry Young
-	DF	ENG	Brian Hill
-	GK	SCO	Roy MacLaren
-	MF	ENG	Bobby Lodge
-	DF	SCO	Jack Martin
-	DF	SCO	John Frye
-	MF	ENG	John Meredith