1960–61 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town 1960–61 football season

Ipswich Town1960–61 season

Chairman| John Cobbold
Manager| Alf Ramsey
Stadium| Portman Road
Football League Second Division| 1st
FA Cup| Third round
League Cup| First round
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

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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.[1]

## Squad

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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

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-- | 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
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-- | 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

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Main article: 1960–61 Football League

Pos | Team

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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
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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Results

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Home team listed first[2]

### Division Two

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Leyton Orient v Ipswich Town 20 August 1960 1|  Leyton Orient | 1–3|  Ipswich Town | London

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| O'Hara 26' |  | Phillips 79' | Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8873

Ipswich Town v Southampton 24 September 1960 10|  Ipswich Town | 3–3|  Southampton | Ipswich

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| 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

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| 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

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|  |  | 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

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|  |  | 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

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| 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

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|  |  | 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| Chapman 70' |  |  | Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,482

Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town 26 November 1960 19|  Ipswich Town | 4–2|  Huddersfield Town | Ipswich

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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|  |  | 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| Crawford 21' |  | Sawyer 9' | Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,225

Southampton v Ipswich Town 11 February 1961 28|  Southampton | 1–1|  Ipswich Town | Southampton

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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|  |  | McGuffie 19' | Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,744

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough 31 March 1961 35|  Ipswich Town | 3–1|  Middlesbrough | Ipswich

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| Nurse 7'
Reynolds 88' |  | Phillips 50' | Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 18,239

### League Cup

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Ipswich Town v Barnsley 11 October 1960 1|  Ipswich Town | 0–2|  Barnsley | Ipswich

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|  |  | Beaumont
Bartlett | Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,189

### FA Cup

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Southampton v Ipswich Town 7 January 1961 3|  Southampton | 7–1|  Ipswich Town | Southampton

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| O'Brien 7' 26' (pen) 29'
Mulgrew 22' 78'
Penk 30'
Paine 39' |  | Page 47' (o.g.) | Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,422

## Statistics

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### Squad Statistics

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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
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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

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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

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*[No.]: Squad number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points
*[Nat]: Nationality