1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town 1960–61 football season

Ipswich Town

1960–61 season

Chairman

John Cobbold

Manager

Alf Ramsey

Stadium

Portman Road

Football League Second Division

Top goalscorer

League: Ray Crawford (40)
All: Ray Crawford (40)

Highest home attendance

23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960)

Lowest home attendance

9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960)

Average home league attendance

15,095

Home colours

← 1959–60 1961–62 →

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.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Roy Bailey
—	GK	ENG	Wilf Hall
—	DF	SCO	Billy Baxter
—	DF	ENG	Larry Carberry
—	DF	ENG	John Compton
—	DF	ENG	John Laurel
—	DF	SCO	Ken Malcolm
—	DF	ENG	Andy Nelson
—	MF	WAL	John Elsworthy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Jimmy Leadbetter
—	MF	WAL	Aled Owen
—	MF	ENG	Reg Pickett
—	MF	ENG	Roy Stephenson
—	FW	ENG	Ray Crawford
—	FW	IRL	Dermot Curtis
—	FW	ENG	Doug Millward
—	FW	ENG	Ted Phillips
—	FW	WAL	Derek Rees
—	FW	ENG	Brian Siddall

League standings

Main article: 1960–61 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ipswich Town (C, P)	42	26	7	9	100	55	1.818	59	Promotion to the First Division
2	Sheffield United (P)	42	26	6	10	81	51	1.588	58	Promotion to the First Division
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home team listed first

Division Two

Leyton Orient v Ipswich Town

20 August 1960 1	Leyton Orient	1–3	Ipswich Town	London
	Johnston 52'		Rees 25' 37' Crawford 89'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 14,798

Scunthorpe United v Ipswich Town

25 August 1960 2	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Ipswich Town	Scunthorpe
	Marriott 17' Godfrey Neale Thomas			Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 11,130

Ipswich Town v Derby County

27 August 1960 3	Ipswich Town	4–1	Derby County	Ipswich
	Owen 31' Crawford 63' Rees 71' Elsworthy 78'		Parry 29'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,309

Ipswich Town v Scunthorpe United

30 August 1960 4	Ipswich Town	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Ipswich
	Crawford 6' 79'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,426

Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town

3 September 1960 5	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Ipswich Town	Bristol
	Biggs 44'		Phillips (pen) 8'	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 15,467

Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town

7 September 1960 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–4	Ipswich Town	Hove
	Laverick 4' Tiddy (pen) 30'		Crawford 3' 25' 86' Phillips 11'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 12,595

Ipswich Town v Liverpool

10 September 1960 7	Ipswich Town	1–0	Liverpool	Ipswich
	Phillips 34'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,521

Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 September 1960 8	Ipswich Town	4–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ipswich
	Crawford Phillips 10' 36'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,672

Rotherham United v Ipswich Town

17 September 1960 9	Rotherham United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
	O'Hara 26'		Phillips 79'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8873

Ipswich Town v Southampton

24 September 1960 10	Ipswich Town	3–3	Southampton	Ipswich
	Stephenson 12' Phillips 57' 85'		Paine 52' 60' Mulgrew 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,318

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

1 October 1960 11	Leeds United	2–5	Ipswich Town	Leeds
	McCole 7' 40'		Crawford 15' 52' 65' Stephenson 48' Phillips 72'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 13,582

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

8 October 1960 12	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Ipswich Town	London
			Phillips 1' Millward 27'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,671

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

15 October 1960 13	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
			Russell 4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,529

Stoke City v Ipswich Town

22 October 1960 14	Stoke City	2–4	Ipswich Town	Stoke-on-Trent
	Bentley 6' D. Ward 22'		Crawford 39' 52' Phillips 55' Millward 85'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 8052

Ipswich Town v Swansea Town

29 October 1960 15	Ipswich Town	0–3	Swansea Town	Ipswich
			Carberry 28' (o.g.) H. Williams 34' G. Williams 58'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,178

Luton Town v Ipswich Town

5 November 1960 16	Luton Town	3–2	Ipswich Town	Luton
	Turner 10' 90' Ashworth 46'		Crawford 30' 87'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,221

Ipswich Town v Lincoln City

12 November 1960 17	Ipswich Town	3–1	Lincoln City	Ipswich
	Phillips 53' Millward 55' Crawford 73'		Graver 89'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,197

Portsmouth v Ipswich Town

19 November 1960 18	Portsmouth	1–0	Ipswich Town	Portsmouth
	Chapman 70'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,482

Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town

26 November 1960 19	Ipswich Town	4–2	Huddersfield Town	Ipswich
	Phillips (pen) 21' Millward 41' Crawford 72' Stephenson 82'		Stokes 10' Low 89'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,056

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

3 December 1960 20	Sunderland	2–0	Ipswich Town	Sunderland
	McPheat 54' 60'			Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 21,251

Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle

10 December 1960 21	Ipswich Town	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Ipswich
	Crawford 54' 71' Phillips 81'		Kirby 36'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,798

Ipswich Town v Leyton Orient

17 December 1960 22	Ipswich Town	6–2	Leyton Orient	Ipswich
	Crawford 6' 62' 80' Owen 27' (o.g.) Leadbetter 71' Phillips 89'		Johnston 53' McDonald 68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9803

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

26 December 1960 23	Norwich City	0–3	Ipswich Town	Norwich
			Crawford 22' 70' Phillips 37'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 30,884

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

27 December 1960 24	Ipswich Town	4–1	Norwich City	Ipswich
	Phillips (pen) 27' Crawford 39' 72' Millward 85'		Hill 18'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,321

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

14 January 1961 25	Ipswich Town	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
	Millward 11' Stephenson 32' 53'		Biggs 13' 49'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,946

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

21 January 1961 26	Liverpool	1–1	Ipswich Town	Liverpool
	Lewis 73'		Phillips 42'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,401

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

4 February 1961 27	Ipswich Town	1–1	Rotherham United	Ipswich
	Crawford 21'		Sawyer 9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,225

Southampton v Ipswich Town

11 February 1961 28	Southampton	1–1	Ipswich Town	Southampton
	O'Brien (pen) 44'		Stephenson 64'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,946

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

18 February 1961 29	Ipswich Town	4–0	Leeds United	Ipswich
	Crawford 16' Phillips 36' 43' Rees 54'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,125

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

25 February 1961 30	Ipswich Town	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
	Crawford 23' 63'		Summers 26'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,365

Sheffield United v Ipswich Town

7 March 1961 31	Sheffield United	1–3	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
	Simpson 56'		Phillips 32' Crawford 51' 66'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 35,057

Ipswich Town v Stoke City

11 March 1961 32	Ipswich Town	2–1	Stoke City	Ipswich
	Phillips 12' Elsworthy 90'		King 66'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,578

Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town

18 March 1961 33	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Ipswich Town	Torquay
	Carter 22'		Phillips 20' Crawford 85'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9879

Ipswich Town v Luton Town

25 March 1961 34	Ipswich Town	0–1	Luton Town	Ipswich
			McGuffie 19'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,744

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

31 March 1961 35	Ipswich Town	3–1	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
	Leadbetter 4' Crawford 16' 83'		Peacock 24'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,239

Huddersfield Town v Ipswich Town

1 April 1961 36	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Ipswich Town	Huddersfield
	McHale 88'		Phillips 17' 55' Crawford 70'	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 16,459

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

3 April 1961 37	Middlesbrough	3–1	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
	Yeoman 24' Harris (pen) 88' Clough 89'		Phillips 85'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,996

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

8 April 1961 38	Ipswich Town	2–2	Portsmouth	Ipswich
	Phillips (pen) 2' Curtis 25'		Cutler 1' Howells 27'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,538

Lincoln City v Ipswich Town

15 April 1961 39	Lincoln City	1–4	Ipswich Town	Lincoln
	Nelson 17' (o.g.)		Crawford 50' Leadbetter 52' Phillips 78' Stephenson 86'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7820

Ipswich Town v Sunderland

22 April 1961 40	Ipswich Town	4–0	Sunderland	Ipswich
	Elsworthy 4' Crawford 38' Curtis 48' Phillips (pen) 80'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,115

Derby County v Ipswich Town

24 April 1961 41	Derby County	1–4	Ipswich Town	Derby
	Hutchinson 6'		Stephenson 69' 81' Crawford 86' Curtis 87'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,121

Swansea Town v Ipswich Town

29 April 1961 42	Swansea Town	2–1	Ipswich Town	Swansea
	Nurse 7' Reynolds 88'		Phillips 50'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 18,239

League Cup

Ipswich Town v Barnsley

11 October 1960 1	Ipswich Town	0–2	Barnsley	Ipswich
			Beaumont Bartlett	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,189

FA Cup

Southampton v Ipswich Town

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

Statistics

Squad Statistics

Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division Two		Football League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Roy Bailey	40	0	38	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Larry Carberry	44	0	42	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Ken Malcolm	43	0	41	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Nelson	40	0	39	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	WAL	John Elsworthy	41	3	39	3	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Jimmy Leadbetter	44	3	42	3	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Reg Pickett	26	0	24	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Roy Stephenson	34	9	33	9	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Ray Crawford	44	40	42	40	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Ted Phillips	44	30	42	30	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Doug Millward	21	6	19	6	1	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Wilf Hall	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Billy Baxter	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Derek Rees	16	4	16	4	0	0	0	0
	MF	WAL	Aled Owen	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	IRL	Dermot Curtis	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	John Compton	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	John Laurel	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Siddall	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0

Source: http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=seasons&text=1960-61&level=1 Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1960–61

References

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

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