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Everton
1960–61 season
ChairmanJohn Moores
ManagerJohnny Carey (until April)
Harry Catterick (from April)
First Division5th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Vernon (21)
All: Vernon (22)
Average home league attendance43,448

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

Season summary[edit]

In the 1960–61 season, the Toffees finished in 5th place, their highest post-war position but despite that, Johnny Carey was infamously sacked in the back of a taxi by director John Moores.[1] As a result, the infamous fans jibe, 'Taxi for xxxxxx!' has become a staple insult offered to any manager facing the threat of the sack. Carey was then replaced in April by Harry Catterick.

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1960–61 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 65 28 16 1 4 50 27 115 55 2.091 + 60 66
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 45 17 8 8 5 33 30 78 47 1.660 + 31 58
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 61 32 8 5 8 42 43 103 75 1.373 + 28 57
4 Burnley 42 11 4 6 58 40 11 3 7 44 37 102 77 1.325 + 25 51
5 Everton 42 13 4 4 47 23 9 2 10 40 46 87 69 1.261 + 18 50
6 Leicester City 42 12 4 5 54 31 6 5 10 33 39 87 70 1.243 + 3 45
7 Manchester United 42 14 5 2 58 20 4 4 13 30 56 88 76 1.158 + 12 45
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 34 3 10 8 29 42 77 76 1.013 + 1 43
9 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 48 28 4 6 11 30 49 78 77 1.013 + 1 43
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 3 8 43 32 8 2 11 24 39 67 71 0.944 – 4 41
11 Arsenal 42 12 3 6 44 35 3 8 10 33 50 77 85 0.906 – 8 41
12 Chelsea 42 10 5 6 61 48 5 2 14 37 52 98 100 0.980 – 2 37
13 Manchester City 42 10 5 6 41 30 3 6 12 38 60 79 90 0.878 – 11 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 8 7 6 34 33 6 2 13 28 45 62 78 0.795 – 16 37
15 Cardiff City 42 11 5 5 34 26 2 6 13 26 59 60 85 0.706 – 25 37
16 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 53 31 1 6 14 24 57 77 88 0.875 – 11 36
17 Fulham 42 8 8 5 39 39 6 0 15 33 56 72 95 0.758 – 23 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 58 73 0.795 – 15 35
19 Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 2 15 27 53 62 84 0.738 – 22 34
20 Blackpool 42 9 3 9 44 34 3 6 12 24 39 68 73 0.932 – 5 33
21 Newcastle United 42 7 7 7 51 49 4 3 14 35 60 86 109 0.789 – 23 32
22 Preston North End 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 43 71 0.606 – 28 30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61
League Cup Winners
Relegated

Results[edit]

Everton's score comes first[2]

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1960 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 50,393
24 August 1960 Manchester United H 4–0 51,602 Collins (2), Lill (2)
27 August 1960 Leicester City H 3–1 45,215 Ring (2), Collins
31 August 1960 Manchester United A 0–4 51,915
3 September 1960 Aston Villa A 2–3 32,864 Temple, Vernon
5 September 1960 Blackpool A 4–1 24,945 Collins, J Harris, Temple, Vernon
10 September 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 53,728 Vernon (2), J Harris
14 September 1960 Blackpool H 1–0 46,943 Lill
17 September 1960 Bolton Wanderers A 4–3 30,405 Lill (2), Collins, Vernon
24 September 1960 West Ham United H 4–1 46,291 Vernon (2), Lill, Ring
1 October 1960 Chelsea A 3–3 31,457 Collins, Lill, Ring
8 October 1960 Preston North End H 0–0 36,717
15 October 1960 Fulham A 3–2 30,603 J Harris (2), Vernon
24 October 1960 Manchester City H 4–2 53,781 Vernon (2), Collins (pen), Temple
29 October 1960 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 20,720 Bingham, B Harris
5 November 1960 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 40,705 Kennedy (own goal)
12 November 1960 Cardiff City A 1–1 19,234 Bingham
19 November 1960 Newcastle United H 5–0 41,123 Collins (3), Vernon, Wignall
26 November 1960 Arsenal A 2–3 36,709 Collins (pen), Vernon
3 December 1960 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–2 25,658 Vernon (2, 1 pen), J Harris, Johnson (own goal)
10 December 1960 Birmingham City A 4–2 27,717 Wignall (2), Bingham, Tyrer
17 December 1960 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–3 61,052 Wignall
26 December 1960 Burnley A 3–1 44,232 Bingham, Collins (pen), B Harris
27 December 1960 Burnley H 0–3 74,867
31 December 1960 Leicester City A 1–4 23,495 B Harris
21 January 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 31,119 Bingham
4 February 1961 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 35,654 Collins
11 February 1961 West Ham United A 0–4 22,322
18 February 1961 Chelsea H 1–1 34,449 Vernon
25 February 1961 Preston North End A 0–1 17,812
4 March 1961 Fulham H 1–0 35,840 Gabriel
11 March 1961 Manchester City A 1–2 29,751 Vernon
18 March 1961 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 27,579 Bingham
22 March 1961 Aston Villa H 1–2 28,115 Wignall
25 March 1961 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 20,590
31 March 1961 Blackburn Rovers A 3–1 24,982 Young (2), Vernon
1 April 1961 Birmingham City H 1–0 31,872 Temple
3 April 1961 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 41,991 Bingham, Young
8 April 1961 Newcastle United A 4–0 30,342 Bingham (2), Vernon, Wignall
15 April 1961 Cardiff City H 5–1 34,382 Collins (3, 1 pen), Young (2)
22 April 1961 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 26,601 Wignall (2)
29 April 1961 Arsenal H 4–1 39,810 Vernon (3, 1 pen), Young

[3]

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1960-61 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Sheffield United H 0–1 48,895

[3]

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1960-61 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 12 October 1960 Accrington Stanley H 3–1 18,246 Wignall (2), J Harris
R2 31 October 1960 Walsall H 3–1 14,137 Collins, Vernon, Webber
R3 23 November 1960 Bury H 3–1 20,724 Wignall (2), J Harris
R4 21 December 1960 Tranmere Rovers A 4–0 14,967 Wignall (3), Bingham
QF 15 February 1961 Shrewsbury Town A 1–2 15,399 Young

[3]

Squad[edit]

[1] 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 England ENG Albert Dunlop
- DF Scotland SCO Alex Parker
- DF England ENG Brian Labone
- DF England ENG Tommy Jones
- DF Scotland SCO George Thomson
- MF Scotland SCO Bobby Collins
- MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gabriel
- MF England ENG Brian Harris
- FW Wales WAL Roy Vernon
- FW England ENG Derek Temple
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Billy Bingham
- FW England ENG Jimmy Harris
- FW England ENG Frank Wignall
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW Scotland SCO Alex Young
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mick Meagan
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Ring
- MF England ENG Mickey Lill
- DF Wales WAL Colin Green
- MF England ENG Jimmy Fell
- MF England ENG Peter Kavanagh
- MF England ENG George Sharples
- MF England ENG Alan Tyrer
- FW Wales WAL Keith Webber
- MF England ENG Jack Bentley
- DF England ENG Roy Parnell

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Everton manager". Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Everton results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Everton's Record in 1960-61
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Everton_F.C._season

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