Manchester United Data

Manchester United 1960-1961

45
Points ยท Division One 1960-1961
7th in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 7th in the Division One with 45 points from 42 games in 1960-1961, scoring 100 goals in all competitions. They won 20, drew 11 and lost 17 of their 48 games in all competitions under Matt Busby.

Stats
20
Won
11
Drawn
17
Lost
Form
D
W
W
W
D

Season at a Glance

100
Goals Scored
88
Conceded
48
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.48
Points per game
90th-best of 123 full seasons
2.08
Goals per game
21st-best of 123 full seasons
1.83
Conceded per game
115th-best of 123 full seasons
42%
Win rate
86th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 5th of 22 for goals scored (+0.23 per game vs the league average) and 10th for fewest conceded.

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

48 matches
August 1960 1W ยท 0D ยท 2L
L
Blackburn Rovers H
D1 Charlton
1โ€“3
20 Aug 47,778 0-0-1 L1
L
Everton A
D1
0โ€“4
24 Aug 51,602 0-0-2 L2
W
Everton H
D1 Charlton, Dawson 2, Nicholson
4โ€“0
31 Aug 51,818 1-0-2 W1
September 1960 1W ยท 1D ยท 4L
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Viollet
1โ€“4
3 Sep 55,445 1-0-3 L1
L
West Ham United A
D1 Quixall
1โ€“2
5 Sep 30,506 1-0-4 L2
D
Leicester City H
D1 Giles
1โ€“1
10 Sep 35,493 1-1-4 D1
W
West Ham United H
D1 Viollet 2, Charlton 2, Scanlon, Quixall (pen)
6โ€“1
14 Sep 33,695 2-1-4 W1
L
Aston Villa A
D1 Viollet
1โ€“3
17 Sep 43,593 2-1-5 L1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1 Charlton
1โ€“3
24 Sep 44,458 2-1-6 L2
October 1960 3W ยท 2D ยท 2L
D
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Giles
1โ€“1
1 Oct 39,197 2-2-6 D1
L
Burnley A
D1 Viollet 3
3โ€“5
15 Oct 32,011 2-2-7 L1
D
Exeter City A
LC Dawson
1โ€“1
19 Oct 14,494 2-3-7 D1
W
Newcastle United H
D1 Dawson, Stiles, Setters
3โ€“2
22 Oct 37,516 3-3-7 W1
W
Nottingham Forest H
D1 Viollet 2
2โ€“1
24 Oct 23,628 4-3-7 W2
W
Exeter City H
LC Replay Quixall 2 (pen), Giles, Pearson
4โ€“1
26 Oct 15,662 5-3-7 W3
L
Arsenal A
D1 Quixall
1โ€“2
29 Oct 45,715 5-3-8 L1
November 1960 1W ยท 1D ยท 3L
L
Bradford City A
LC Viollet
1โ€“2
2 Nov 4,670 5-3-9 L2
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1
0โ€“0
5 Nov 36,855 5-4-9 D1
L
Birmingham City A
D1 Charlton
1โ€“3
12 Nov 31,549 5-4-10 L1
W
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Dawson, Viollet, Quixall (pen)
3โ€“0
19 Nov 32,756 6-4-10 W1
L
Cardiff City A
D1
0โ€“3
26 Nov 21,122 6-4-11 L1
December 1960 5W ยท 1D ยท 0L
W
Preston North End H
D1 Dawson
1โ€“0
3 Dec 24,904 7-4-11 W1
D
Fulham A
D1 Charlton, Quixall 2 (pen), Dawson
4โ€“4
10 Dec 23,625 7-5-11 D1
W
Blackburn Rovers A
D1 Pearson 2
2โ€“1
17 Dec 17,285 8-5-11 W1
W
Chelsea A
D1 Charlton, Dawson
2โ€“1
24 Dec 37,601 9-5-11 W2
W
Chelsea H
D1 Dawson 3, Nicholson 2, Charlton
6โ€“0
26 Dec 50,164 10-5-11 W3
W
Manchester City H
D1 Charlton 2, Dawson 3
5โ€“1
31 Dec 61,213 11-5-11 W4
January 1961 2W ยท 1D ยท 1L
W
Middlesbrough H
FAC Cantwell, Dawson 2
3โ€“0
7 Jan 49,184 12-5-11 W5
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Stiles, Pearson
2โ€“0
16 Jan 65,295 13-5-11 W6
L
Leicester City A
D1
0โ€“6
21 Jan 31,308 13-5-12 L1
D
Sheffield Wednesday A
FAC Cantwell (pen)
1โ€“1
28 Jan 58,000 13-6-12 D1
February 1961 1W ยท 1D ยท 3L
L
Sheffield Wednesday H
FAC Replay Pearson, Dawson
2โ€“7
1 Feb 65,243 13-6-13 L1
D
Aston Villa H
D1 Charlton
1โ€“1
4 Feb 33,525 13-7-13 D1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 Nicholson
1โ€“2
11 Feb 38,526 13-7-14 L1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Dawson 2, Quixall (pen)
3โ€“1
18 Feb 37,558 14-7-14 W1
L
Nottingham Forest A
D1 Charlton, Quixall
2โ€“3
25 Feb 26,850 14-7-15 L1
March 1961 1W ยท 2D ยท 2L
W
Manchester City A
D1 Dawson, Charlton, Pearson
3โ€“1
4 Mar 50,479 15-7-15 W1
D
Newcastle United A
D1 Charlton
1โ€“1
11 Mar 28,870 15-8-15 D1
D
Arsenal H
D1 Moir
1โ€“1
18 Mar 29,732 15-9-15 D2
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1 Charlton
1โ€“5
25 Mar 35,901 15-9-16 L1
L
Blackpool A
D1
0โ€“2
31 Mar 30,835 15-9-17 L2
April 1961 5W ยท 2D ยท 0L
W
Fulham H
D1 Charlton, Viollet, Quixall
3โ€“1
1 Apr 24,654 16-9-17 W1
W
Blackpool H
D1 Nicholson, Hauser (og)
2โ€“0
3 Apr 39,169 17-9-17 W2
D
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Pearson
1โ€“1
8 Apr 27,750 17-10-17 D1
W
Burnley H
D1 Viollet 3, Quixall 3
6โ€“0
12 Apr 25,019 18-10-17 W1
W
Birmingham City H
D1 Pearson 2, Quixall (pen), Viollet
4โ€“1
15 Apr 28,376 19-10-17 W2
W
Preston North End A
D1 Charlton 2, Setters 2
4โ€“2
22 Apr 21,252 20-10-17 W3
D
Cardiff City H
D1 Charlton 2, Setters
3โ€“3
29 Apr 30,320 20-11-17 D1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 241653 6728+39 67%9 38,501
Away 244614 3360-27 17%0 33,258

Home crowds averaged 38,501, away 33,258. Their biggest crowd was 65,295 v Tottenham Hotspur, the smallest 4,670 v Bradford City.

Season Records

6โ€“0
Biggest win
v Chelsea ยท 26 Dec 1960
0โ€“6
Heaviest defeat
v Leicester City ยท 21 Jan 1961
6
Longest win streak
8
Longest unbeaten run
5
Longest winless run
9
Clean sheets
5
Failed to score
1โ€“1
Most common score
8 times

United completed the league double over Chelsea, Manchester City and Preston North End. They lost both league meetings with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
14
17
1-15
18
14
16-30
16
17
31-45
16
13
46-60
15
14
61-75
15
13
76+

United's average goal came in the 46', the average one conceded in the 44'. They scored 10 from the 81st minute on and conceded 10. Penalties: 7 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 3 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
70' Bobby Charlton vs Blackburn Rovers D1 0โ€“1 20 Aug 1960
11' Bobby Charlton vs Everton D1 0โ€“0 31 Aug 1960
40' Alex Dawson vs Everton D1 1โ€“0 31 Aug 1960
86' Alex Dawson vs Everton D1 2โ€“0 31 Aug 1960
89' James Nicholson vs Everton D1 3โ€“0 31 Aug 1960
43' Dennis Viollet @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0โ€“2 3 Sep 1960
44' Albert Quixall @ West Ham United D1 0โ€“1 5 Sep 1960
19' Johnny Giles vs Leicester City D1 0โ€“0 10 Sep 1960
19' Dennis Viollet vs West Ham United D1 0โ€“0 14 Sep 1960
39' Dennis Viollet vs West Ham United D1 1โ€“0 14 Sep 1960
46' Bobby Charlton vs West Ham United D1 2โ€“1 14 Sep 1960
60' Bobby Charlton vs West Ham United D1 3โ€“1 14 Sep 1960
75' Albert Scanlon vs West Ham United D1 4โ€“1 14 Sep 1960
87' Albert Quixall pen vs West Ham United D1 5โ€“1 14 Sep 1960
56' Dennis Viollet @ Aston Villa D1 0โ€“2 17 Sep 1960
8' Bobby Charlton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0โ€“0 24 Sep 1960
75' Johnny Giles @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0โ€“1 1 Oct 1960
30' Dennis Viollet @ Burnley D1 0โ€“1 15 Oct 1960
40' Dennis Viollet @ Burnley D1 1โ€“3 15 Oct 1960
80' Dennis Viollet @ Burnley D1 2โ€“4 15 Oct 1960
78' Alex Dawson @ Exeter City LC 0โ€“1 19 Oct 1960
10' Alex Dawson vs Newcastle United D1 0โ€“0 22 Oct 1960
51' Nobby Stiles vs Newcastle United D1 1โ€“0 22 Oct 1960
72' Maurice Setters vs Newcastle United D1 2โ€“1 22 Oct 1960
44' Dennis Viollet vs Nottingham Forest D1 0โ€“1 24 Oct 1960
59' Dennis Viollet vs Nottingham Forest D1 1โ€“1 24 Oct 1960
7' Albert Quixall vs Exeter City LC 0โ€“0 26 Oct 1960
25' Johnny Giles vs Exeter City LC 1โ€“1 26 Oct 1960
31' Mark Pearson vs Exeter City LC 2โ€“1 26 Oct 1960
85' Albert Quixall pen vs Exeter City LC 3โ€“1 26 Oct 1960
26' Albert Quixall @ Arsenal D1 0โ€“2 29 Oct 1960
25' Dennis Viollet @ Bradford City LC 0โ€“0 2 Nov 1960
81' Bobby Charlton @ Birmingham City D1 0โ€“3 12 Nov 1960
20' Alex Dawson vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0โ€“0 19 Nov 1960
31' Dennis Viollet vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1โ€“0 19 Nov 1960
77' Albert Quixall pen vs West Bromwich Albion D1 2โ€“0 19 Nov 1960
60' Alex Dawson vs Preston North End D1 0โ€“0 3 Dec 1960
4' Bobby Charlton @ Fulham D1 0โ€“0 10 Dec 1960
8' Albert Quixall pen @ Fulham D1 1โ€“0 10 Dec 1960
47' Alex Dawson @ Fulham D1 2โ€“3 10 Dec 1960
56' Albert Quixall @ Fulham D1 3โ€“3 10 Dec 1960
12' Mark Pearson @ Blackburn Rovers D1 0โ€“0 17 Dec 1960
23' Mark Pearson @ Blackburn Rovers D1 1โ€“0 17 Dec 1960
49' Bobby Charlton @ Chelsea D1 0โ€“0 24 Dec 1960
67' Alex Dawson @ Chelsea D1 1โ€“0 24 Dec 1960
? Alex Dawson vs Chelsea D1 0โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
? Alex Dawson vs Chelsea D1 1โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
? Alex Dawson vs Chelsea D1 2โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
? James Nicholson vs Chelsea D1 3โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
? James Nicholson vs Chelsea D1 4โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
? Bobby Charlton vs Chelsea D1 5โ€“0 26 Dec 1960
5' Bobby Charlton vs Manchester City D1 0โ€“0 31 Dec 1960
19' Alex Dawson vs Manchester City D1 1โ€“1 31 Dec 1960
44' Alex Dawson vs Manchester City D1 2โ€“1 31 Dec 1960
48' Bobby Charlton vs Manchester City D1 3โ€“1 31 Dec 1960
65' Alex Dawson vs Manchester City D1 4โ€“1 31 Dec 1960
25' Noel Cantwell vs Middlesbrough FAC 0โ€“0 7 Jan 1961
77' Alex Dawson vs Middlesbrough FAC 1โ€“0 7 Jan 1961
84' Alex Dawson vs Middlesbrough FAC 2โ€“0 7 Jan 1961
14' Nobby Stiles vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0โ€“0 16 Jan 1961
73' Mark Pearson vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1โ€“0 16 Jan 1961
43' Noel Cantwell pen @ Sheffield Wednesday FAC 0โ€“1 28 Jan 1961
4' Mark Pearson vs Sheffield Wednesday FAC 0โ€“1 1 Feb 1961
60' Alex Dawson vs Sheffield Wednesday FAC 1โ€“5 1 Feb 1961
85' Bobby Charlton vs Aston Villa D1 0โ€“1 4 Feb 1961
68' James Nicholson @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0โ€“2 11 Feb 1961
58' Alex Dawson vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0โ€“1 18 Feb 1961
70' Albert Quixall pen vs Bolton Wanderers D1 1โ€“1 18 Feb 1961
79' Alex Dawson vs Bolton Wanderers D1 2โ€“1 18 Feb 1961
10' Bobby Charlton @ Nottingham Forest D1 0โ€“0 25 Feb 1961
48' Albert Quixall @ Nottingham Forest D1 1โ€“1 25 Feb 1961
18' Alex Dawson @ Manchester City D1 0โ€“0 4 Mar 1961
28' Bobby Charlton @ Manchester City D1 1โ€“0 4 Mar 1961
69' Mark Pearson @ Manchester City D1 2โ€“1 4 Mar 1961
4' Bobby Charlton @ Newcastle United D1 0โ€“0 11 Mar 1961
11' Ian Moir vs Arsenal D1 0โ€“0 18 Mar 1961
89' Bobby Charlton @ Sheffield Wednesday D1 0โ€“5 25 Mar 1961
44' Bobby Charlton vs Fulham D1 0โ€“1 1 Apr 1961
66' Dennis Viollet vs Fulham D1 1โ€“1 1 Apr 1961
73' Albert Quixall vs Fulham D1 2โ€“1 1 Apr 1961
1' James Nicholson vs Blackpool D1 0โ€“0 3 Apr 1961
42' Peter Hauser OG vs Blackpool D1 1โ€“0 3 Apr 1961
48' Mark Pearson @ West Bromwich Albion D1 0โ€“0 8 Apr 1961
30' Dennis Viollet vs Burnley D1 0โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
43' Albert Quixall vs Burnley D1 1โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
55' Dennis Viollet vs Burnley D1 2โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
61' Albert Quixall vs Burnley D1 3โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
75' Albert Quixall vs Burnley D1 4โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
82' Dennis Viollet vs Burnley D1 5โ€“0 12 Apr 1961
16' Mark Pearson vs Birmingham City D1 0โ€“1 15 Apr 1961
25' Albert Quixall pen vs Birmingham City D1 1โ€“1 15 Apr 1961
58' Dennis Viollet vs Birmingham City D1 2โ€“1 15 Apr 1961
64' Mark Pearson vs Birmingham City D1 3โ€“1 15 Apr 1961
18' Bobby Charlton @ Preston North End D1 0โ€“0 22 Apr 1961
20' Maurice Setters @ Preston North End D1 1โ€“0 22 Apr 1961
44' Maurice Setters @ Preston North End D1 2โ€“2 22 Apr 1961
87' Bobby Charlton @ Preston North End D1 3โ€“2 22 Apr 1961
19' Bobby Charlton vs Cardiff City D1 0โ€“0 29 Apr 1961
31' Maurice Setters vs Cardiff City D1 1โ€“1 29 Apr 1961
35' Bobby Charlton vs Cardiff City D1 2โ€“1 29 Apr 1961

Squad

27 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Shay Brennan 41 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 46 โ€“
Maurice Setters 40 4 3 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 45 4
William Foulkes 40 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 45 โ€“
Bobby Charlton 39 20 3 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 42 20
Albert Quixall 38 13 2 โ€“ 1 2 41 15
James Nicholson 31 3 3 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 37 3
Alex Dawson 28 13 3 3 3 1 34 17
Mark Pearson 27 7 3 1 3 1 33 9
Nobby Stiles 26 2 3 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 31 2
Harry Gregg 27 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 30 โ€“
Dennis Viollet 24 15 1 โ€“ 2 1 27 16
Noel Cantwell 24 โ€“ 3 2 โ€“ โ€“ 27 2
Johnny Giles 23 2 โ€“ โ€“ 2 1 25 3
Albert Scanlon 8 1 โ€“ โ€“ 3 โ€“ 11 1
David Gaskell 10 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 11 โ€“
Ian Moir 8 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 8 1
Ronald Cope 6 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 7 โ€“
Warren Bradley 4 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 4 โ€“
Tony Dunne 3 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 4 โ€“
Frank Haydock 4 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 4 โ€“
Michael Pinner 4 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 4 โ€“
Ronnie Briggs 1 โ€“ 2 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 3 โ€“
Joseph Carolan 2 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 3 โ€“
Norbert Lawton 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 2 โ€“
Kenny Morgans 2 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 2 โ€“
Harold Bratt โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ 1 โ€“
Thomas Heron 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 +60 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 +31 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 103 75 +28 57
4 Burnley 42 22 7 13 102 77 +25 51
5 Everton 42 22 6 14 87 69 +18 50
6 Leicester City 42 18 9 15 87 70 +17 45
7 Manchester United 42 18 9 15 88 76 +12 45
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 +1 43
9 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 +1 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 67 71 -4 41
11 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 77 85 -8 41
12 Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 -2 37
13 Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 -11 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 -16 37
15 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 -25 37
16 West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 -11 36
17 Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 -23 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 -15 35
19 Birmingham City 42 14 6 22 62 84 -22 34
20 Blackpool 42 12 9 21 68 73 -5 33
21 Newcastle United 42 11 10 21 86 109 -23 32
22 Preston North End 42 10 10 22 43 71 -28 30

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

6 moves
In
  • Maurice Setters Right Midfield
    from West Bromโ‚ฌ35k
  • Noel Cantwell Left-Back
    from West Hamโ‚ฌ33k
  • Mike Pinner Goalkeeper
    from QPRUndisclosed
Out
  • Albert Scanlon Left Winger
    to Newcastleโ‚ฌ18k
  • Ian Greaves Left-Back
    to Lincoln CityUndisclosed
  • Joe Carolan Left-Back
    to BrightonUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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