Season

1960-61

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

7thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.3
goal difference
2.1 scored · 1.8 conceded
48
Played
42%
Win rate

Season in brief

7th of 22 in the First Division. Home form carried the season — 67% of home matches won against 17% away. Bobby Charlton led the scoring with 21 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 100 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Tottenham Hotspur42P · 31W 4D 7L · GD +6066
  3. 5Everton42P · 22W 6D 14L · GD +1850
  4. 6Leicester City42P · 18W 9D 15L · GD +1745
  5. 7Manchester United42P · 18W 9D 15L · GD +1245
  6. 8Blackburn Rovers42P · 15W 13D 14L · GD +143
  7. 9Aston Villa42P · 17W 9D 16L · GD +143
  9. 21Newcastle United42P · 11W 10D 21L · GD -2332
  10. 22Preston North End42P · 10W 10D 22L · GD -2830

Slice: the final First Division table for 1960-61, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

48 matches
20 Aug 1960 v Blackburn Rovers: 1–324 Aug 1960 @ Everton: 0–431 Aug 1960 v Everton: 4–03 Sep 1960 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–45 Sep 1960 @ West Ham United: 1–210 Sep 1960 v Leicester City: 1–114 Sep 1960 v West Ham United: 6–117 Sep 1960 @ Aston Villa: 1–324 Sep 1960 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–31 Oct 1960 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–115 Oct 1960 @ Burnley: 3–519 Oct 1960 @ Exeter City: 1–122 Oct 1960 v Newcastle United: 3–224 Oct 1960 v Nottingham Forest: 2–126 Oct 1960 v Exeter City: 4–129 Oct 1960 @ Arsenal: 1–22 Nov 1960 @ Bradford City: 1–25 Nov 1960 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–012 Nov 1960 @ Birmingham City: 1–319 Nov 1960 v West Bromwich Albion: 3–026 Nov 1960 @ Cardiff City: 0–33 Dec 1960 v Preston North End: 1–010 Dec 1960 @ Fulham: 4–417 Dec 1960 @ Blackburn Rovers: 2–124 Dec 1960 @ Chelsea: 2–126 Dec 1960 v Chelsea: 6–031 Dec 1960 v Manchester City: 5–17 Jan 1961 v Middlesbrough: 3–016 Jan 1961 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–021 Jan 1961 @ Leicester City: 0–628 Jan 1961 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–11 Feb 1961 v Sheffield Wednesday: 2–74 Feb 1961 v Aston Villa: 1–111 Feb 1961 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–218 Feb 1961 v Bolton Wanderers: 3–125 Feb 1961 @ Nottingham Forest: 2–34 Mar 1961 @ Manchester City: 3–111 Mar 1961 @ Newcastle United: 1–118 Mar 1961 v Arsenal: 1–125 Mar 1961 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–531 Mar 1961 @ Blackpool: 0–21 Apr 1961 v Fulham: 3–13 Apr 1961 v Blackpool: 2–08 Apr 1961 @ West Bromwich Albion: 1–112 Apr 1961 v Burnley: 6–015 Apr 1961 v Birmingham City: 4–122 Apr 1961 @ Preston North End: 4–229 Apr 1961 v Cardiff City: 3–3
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.