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1960–61 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1960–61 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerTed Fenton (until 31 March 1961)
Ron Greenwood (from 1 April 1961)
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Musgrove (17)
All: Dick (19)
Average home league attendance21,948

During the 1960–61 English football season, West Ham United competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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In the 1960–61 season, Ted Fenton left West Ham in March which was never fully explained by the club. Under strain and on sick-leave and with West Ham's league position suffering he left the club under circumstances which both he and the club decided would remain confidential. He was succeeded as manager in April 1961 by Ron Greenwood, who guided the Hammers to a 16th-place finish at the end of the campaign.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 0.795 37 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
15 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 0.706 37
16 West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 0.875 36
17 Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 0.758 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 0.795 35
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–4 37,266 Dick, Woosnam
22 August 1960 Aston Villa H 5–2 28,959 Dunmore, Woosnam, Dick, Musgrove, Bond
27 August 1960 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 24,283 Musgrove, Dick
29 August 1960 Aston Villa A 1–2 32,098 Dunmore
3 September 1960 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 26,359
5 September 1960 Manchester United H 2–1 30,506 Brett, Musgrove
10 September 1960 Chelsea A 2–3 37,873 Grice, Dunmore
14 September 1960 Manchester United A 1–6 33,288 Brett
17 September 1960 Blackpool H 3–3 23,521 Woodley, Musgrove, Bond
24 September 1960 Everton A 1–4 46,291 Beesley
1 October 1960 Blackburn Rovers H 3–2 17,519 Dick (2), Woosnam
8 October 1960 Birmingham City H 4–3 15,954 Grice (2), Dunmore, Musgrove
15 October 1960 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 22,009
22 October 1960 Preston North End H 5–2 16,295 Musgrove (3), Dick, Bond (pen)
29 October 1960 Fulham A 1–1 20,949 Dunmore
5 November 1960 Arsenal H 6–0 29,275 Dunmore (3), Woosnam, Dick, Malcolm
12 November 1960 Manchester City A 2–1 33,751 Grice, Dunmore
19 November 1960 Nottingham Forest H 2–4 21,047 Dunmore, Palmer (own goal)
3 December 1960 Cardiff City H 2–0 13,967 Musgrove, Dunmore
10 December 1960 Newcastle United A 5–5 20,106 Musgrove, Dunmore, Dick, McMichael (own goal), Bond (pen)
17 December 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 5–0 22,336 Dunmore (2), Moore, Musgrove, Dick
24 December 1960 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 54,930
26 December 1960 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–3 34,351
31 December 1960 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 15,931 Musgrove
14 January 1961 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 20,650 Dick
21 January 1961 Chelsea H 3–1 21,829 Woosnam, Obeney, Dick
4 February 1961 Blackpool A 0–3 9,947
11 February 1961 Everton H 4–0 22,322 Obeney (2), Musgrove, Dick
25 February 1961 Birmingham City A 2–4 16,856 Musgrove, Scott
4 March 1961 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 21,607 Dick
11 March 1961 Preston North End A 0–4 12,084
18 March 1961 Fulham H 1–2 18,742 Obeney
20 March 1961 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 13,953 Woods (own goal)
25 March 1961 Arsenal A 0–0 27,505
31 March 1961 Leicester City H 1–0 22,010 Dick
1 April 1961 Newcastle United H 1–1 18,997 Musgrove
3 April 1961 Leicester City A 1–5 23,776 Kirkup
8 April 1961 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 23,083 Dick
15 April 1961 Manchester City H 1–1 17,982 Sealey
18 April 1961 Burnley A 2–2 11,609 Musgrove (2)
22 April 1961 Cardiff City A 1–1 9,549 Dick
29 April 1961 Burnley H 1–2 18,759 Woosnam

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1961 Stoke City H 2–2 21,545 Dick, Dunmore
R3R 11 January 1961 Stoke City A 0–1 28,914

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 26 September 1960 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 12,496 Dick, Moore, Musgrove
R2 24 October 1960 Darlington A 2–3 16,911 Dunmore, Dick

Squad

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[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 Brian Rhodes
- DF England ENG John Bond
- DF England ENG Ken Brown
- DF England ENG Bobby Moore
- DF England ENG John Lyall
- MF England ENG Andy Malcolm
- MF England ENG Malcolm Musgrove
- FW Wales WAL Phil Woosnam
- FW Scotland SCO John Dick
- FW England ENG Dave Dunmore
- MF England ENG Mike Grice
- DF England ENG Joe Kirkup
- MF England ENG Tony Scott
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Cantwell
- FW England ENG Ron Brett
- FW England ENG Geoff Hurst
- MF England ENG Alan Sealey
- FW England ENG Harry Obeney
- GK England ENG Peter Shearing
- MF England ENG Derek Woodley
- FW England ENG Andy Smillie
- MF England ENG Ronnie Boyce
- FW England ENG Mick Beesley
- FW England ENG Johnny Cartwright
- FW England ENG Billy Lansdowne
- MF England ENG Eddie Bovington

References

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  1. ^ "West Ham United results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2013.