Football League First Division  1960/61

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66 Champions EC
2nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 1.660 58 Runners Up
3rd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 103 75 1.373 57 -
4th  Burnley 42 22 7 13 102 77 1.325 51 -
5th  Everton 42 22 6 14 87 69 1.261 50 -
6th  Leicester City 42 18 9 15 87 70 1.243 45 ECWC
7th   Manchester United 42 18 9 15 88 76 1.158 45 -
8th  Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 1.013 43 -
9th  Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 1.013 43 -
10th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 67 71 0.944 41 -
11th  Arsenal 42 15 11 16 77 85 0.906 41 -
12th  Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 0.980 37 -
13th  Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 0.878 37 -
14th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 0.795 37 -
15th  Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 0.706 37 -
16th  West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 0.875 36 -
17th  Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 0.758 36 -
18th  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 0.795 35 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 14 6 22 62 84 0.738 34 -
20th  Blackpool 42 12 9 21 68 73 0.932 33 -
21st  Newcastle United 42 11 10 21 86 109 0.789 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Preston North End 42 10 10 22 43 71 0.606 30 ▼Relegated

 

End of Season Notes

  ♦ Tottenham Hotspur finished as Football League First Division Champions (2nd Time)
  ♦ Sheffield Wednesday finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Newcastle United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Preston North End were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Ipswich Town were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division