1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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]

Ipswich Town
1960–61 season
ChairmanJohn Cobbold
ManagerAlf Ramsey
StadiumPortman Road
Football League Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Crawford (40)
All: Ray Crawford (40)
Highest home attendance23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960)
Lowest home attendance9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960)
Average home league attendance15,095

Players
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  IRE 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
Main article: 1960–61 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ipswich Town 42 26 7 9 100 55 1.818 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sheffield United 42 26 6 10 81 51 1.588 58 Promoted
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:

Results
Home team listed first[3]

Division Two
20 August 1960 1Leyton Orient1-3Ipswich TownLondon
Johnston  52' Rees  25'  37'
Crawford  89'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 14,798
25 August 1960 2Scunthorpe United4-0Ipswich TownScunthorpe
Marriott  17'
Godfrey
Neale
Thomas 		Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 11,130
27 August 1960 3Ipswich Town4-1Derby CountyIpswich
Owen  31'
Crawford  63'
Rees  71'
Elsworthy  78'		 Parry  29' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,309
30 August 1960 4Ipswich Town2-0Scunthorpe UnitedIpswich
Crawford  6'  79' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,426
3 September 1960 5Bristol Rovers1-1Ipswich TownBristol
Biggs  44' Phillips (pen)  8' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 15,467
7 September 1960 6Brighton & Hove Albion2-4Ipswich TownHove
Laverick  4'
Tiddy (pen)  30'		 Crawford  3'  25'  86'
Phillips  11'		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 12,595
10 September 1960 7Ipswich Town1-0LiverpoolIpswich
Phillips  34' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,521
13 September 1960 8Ipswich Town4-0Brighton & Hove AlbionIpswich
Crawford
Phillips  10'  36'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,672
17 September 1960 9Rotherham United1-1Ipswich TownRotherham
O'Hara  26' Phillips  79' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8873
24 September 1960 10Ipswich Town3-3SouthamptonIpswich
Stephenson  12'
Phillips  57'  85'		 Paine  52'  60'
Mulgrew  82'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,318
1 October 1960 11Leeds United2-5Ipswich TownLeeds
McCole  7'  40' Crawford  15'  52'  65'
Stephenson  48'
Phillips  72'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13,582
8 October 1960 12Charlton Athletic0-2Ipswich TownLondon
Phillips  1'
Millward  27'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,671
15 October 1960 13Ipswich Town0-1Sheffield UnitedIpswich
Russell  4' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,529
22 October 1960 14Stoke City2-4Ipswich TownStoke-on-Trent
Bentley  6'
D. Ward  22'		 Crawford  39'  52'
Phillips  55'
Millward  85'		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 8052
29 October 1960 15Ipswich Town0-3Swansea TownIpswich
Carberry  28' (o.g.)
H. Williams  34'
G. Williams  58'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,178
5 November 1960 16Luton Town3-2Ipswich TownLuton
Turner  10'  90'
Ashworth  46'		 Crawford  30'  87' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,221
12 November 1960 17Ipswich Town3-1Lincoln CityIpswich
Phillips  53'
Millward  55'
Crawford  73'		 Graver  89' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 10,197
19 November 1960 18Portsmouth1-0Ipswich TownPortsmouth
Chapman  70' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,482
26 November 1960 19Ipswich Town4-2Huddersfield TownIpswich
Phillips (pen)  21'
Millward  41'
Crawford  72'
Stephenson  82'		 Stokes  10'
Low  89'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,056
3 December 1960 20Sunderland2-0Ipswich TownSunderland
McPheat  54'  60' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 21,251
10 December 1960 21Ipswich Town3-1Plymouth ArgyleIpswich
Crawford  54'  71'
Phillips  81'		 Kirby  36' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,798
17 December 1960 22Ipswich Town6-2Leyton OrientIpswich
Crawford  6'  62'  80'
Owen  27' (o.g.)
Leadbetter  71'
Phillips  89'		 Johnston  53'
McDonald  68'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 9803
26 December 1960 23Norwich City0-3Ipswich TownNorwich
Crawford  22'  70'
Phillips  37'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 30,884
27 December 1960 24Ipswich Town4-1Norwich CityIpswich
Phillips (pen)  27'
Crawford  39'  72'
Millward  85'		 Hill  18' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,321
14 January 1961 25Ipswich Town3-2Bristol RoversIpswich
Millward  11'
Stephenson  32'  53'		 Biggs  13'  49' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,946
21 January 1961 26Liverpool1-1Ipswich TownLiverpool
Lewis  73' Phillips  42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,401
4 February 1961 27Ipswich Town1-1Rotherham UnitedIpswich
Crawford  21' Sawyer  9' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,225
11 February 1961 28Southampton1-1Ipswich TownSouthampton
O'Brien (pen)  44' Stephenson  64' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,946
18 February 1961 29Ipswich Town4-0Leeds UnitedIpswich
Crawford  16'
Phillips  36'  43'
Rees  54'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,125
25 February 1961 30Ipswich Town2-1Charlton AthleticIpswich
Crawford  23'  63' Summers  26' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,365
7 March 1961 31Sheffield United1-3Ipswich TownSheffield
Simpson  56' Phillips  32'
Crawford  51'  66'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 35,057
11 March 1961 32Ipswich Town2-1Stoke CityIpswich
Phillips  12'
Elsworthy  90'		 King  66' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,578
18 March 1961 33Plymouth Argyle1-2Ipswich TownTorquay
Carter  22' Phillips  20'
Crawford  85'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 9879
25 March 1961 34Ipswich Town0-1Luton TownIpswich
McGuffie  19' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,744
31 March 1961 35Ipswich Town3-1MiddlesbroughIpswich
Leadbetter  4'
Crawford  16'  83'		 Peacock  24' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,239
1 April 1961 36Huddersfield Town1-3Ipswich TownHuddersfield
McHale  88' Phillips  17'  55'
Crawford  70'		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 16,459
3 April 1961 37Middlesbrough3-1Ipswich TownMiddlesbrough
Yeoman  24'
Harris (pen)  88'
Clough  89'		 Phillips  85' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,996
8 April 1961 38Ipswich Town2-2PortsmouthIpswich
Phillips (pen)  2'
Curtis  25'		 Cutler  1'
Howells  27'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,538
15 April 1961 39Lincoln City1-4Ipswich TownLincoln
Nelson  17' (o.g.) Crawford  50'
Leadbetter  52'
Phillips  78'
Stephenson  86'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7820
22 April 1961 40Ipswich Town4-0SunderlandIpswich
Elsworthy  4'
Crawford  38'
Curtis  48'
Phillips (pen)  80'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,115
24 April 1961 41Derby County1-4Ipswich TownDerby
Hutchinson  6' Stephenson  69'  81'
Crawford  86'
Curtis  87'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,121
29 April 1961 42Swansea Town2-1Ipswich TownSwansea
Nurse  7'
Reynolds  88'		 Phillips  50' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 18,239

League Cup
11 October 1960 1Ipswich Town0–2BarnsleyIpswich
Beaumont
Bartlett 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,189

FA Cup
7 January 1961 3Southampton7-1Ipswich TownSouthampton
O'Brien  7'  26' (pen)  29'
Mulgrew  22'  78'
Penk  30'
Paine  39'		 Page  47' (o.g.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,422

References
  1. Ross, James M. (25 June 2015). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960-61
  3. Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960-61
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