1960–61_FA_Cup
1960–61 FA Cup
Football tournament season
The 1960–61 FA Cup was the 80th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition for the third time, beating Leicester City 2–0 in the final at Wembley. In doing so, they became the first team to win the Double since Aston Villa in 1897.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Defending champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Leicester City |
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday 27 August 1960 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 10 September 1960 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 24 September 1960 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 8 October 1960 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 22 October 1960 |
| First round proper | Saturday 5 November 1960 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 26 November 1960 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 7 January 1961 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 28 January 1961 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 18 February 1961 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 4 March 1961 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 18 March 1961 |
| Final | Saturday 6 May 1961 |
First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, Gateshead and Hendon given directly byes. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 5 November 1960. Eleven were drawn and went to replays.
Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 26 November 1960, with three matches taking place later. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. However, the Darlington–Hull City match went to another three replays after this before the match finished in Hull City's favour.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield | 4–4 | Oldham Athletic | 26 November 1960 |
| Replay | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Chesterfield | 29 November 1960 |
| 2 | Darlington | 1–1 | Hull City | 26 November 1960 |
| Replay | Hull City | 1–1 | Darlington | 28 November 1960 |
| Replay | Darlington | 1–1 | Hull City | 5 December 1960 |
| Replay | Hull City | 0–0 | Darlington | 12 December 1960 |
| Replay | Darlington | 0–3 | Hull City | 15 December 1960 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 3–1 | Yeovil Town | 26 November 1960 |
| 4 | Reading | 4–2 | Kettering Town | 26 November 1960 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 3–2 | Southend United | 26 November 1960 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 November 1960 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | York City | 30 November 1960 |
| Replay | York City | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 December 1960 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 2–0 | Bishop Auckland | 26 November 1960 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Coventry City | 26 November 1960 |
| 10 | Bangor City | 1–1 | Southport | 26 November 1960 |
| Replay | Southport | 3–1 | Bangor City | 29 November 1960 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | 30 November 1960 |
| 12 | King's Lynn | 2–2 | Bristol City | 26 November 1960 |
| Replay | Bristol City | 3–0 | King's Lynn | 29 November 1960 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Barnsley | 26 November 1960 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Watford | 26 November 1960 |
| Replay | Watford | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | 29 November 1960 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Carlisle United | 26 November 1960 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 November 1960 |
| Replay | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Halifax Town | 5 December 1960 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 1–3 | Peterborough United | 26 November 1960 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 3–1 | Colchester United | 26 November 1960 |
| 19 | Romford | 1–5 | Northampton Town | 26 November 1960 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Bridgwater Town | 26 November 1960 |
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 January 1961. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with two of these requiring a second replay.
Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 28 January 1961, with three games postponed until 1 February. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match, and one of these was then replayed a second time. Tottenham Hotspur and Crewe Alexandra were drawn together for the second consecutive season in the fourth round, with Tottenham having beaten Crewe 13–2 in a replay the one year earlier.
Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 18 February 1961. One match went to a replay in the following mid-week fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 4–0 | Swansea Town | 18 February 1961 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 February 1961 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 February 1961 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Stoke City | 18 February 1961 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Luton Town | 18 February 1961 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Sunderland | 18 February 1961 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Leicester City | 18 February 1961 |
| Replay | Leicester City | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 22 February 1961 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 February 1961 |
Sixth round proper
The four sixth round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 4 March 1961. Three of the four matches went to replays in the midweek fixtures before being settled.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Barnsley | 4 March 1961 |
| Replay | Barnsley | 1–2 | Leicester City | 8 March 1961 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Burnley | 4 March 1961 |
| Replay | Burnley | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 March 1961 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 March 1961 |
| Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Sunderland | 8 March 1961 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Sheffield United | 4 March 1961 |
Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 18 March 1961 with the Leicester City–Sheffield United game requiring two replays. This series of games marked the first time since 1928 that a semi-final had required a second replay, and the first time ever in the FA Cup that a semi-final had failed to produce a goal after a replay. United had the ball in the net through Derek Pace in the first game and although the player insisted that it hit his shoulder, the referee disallowed for handball.[1] Leicester eventually won the tie and so went on to meet Tottenham in the final at Wembley.
- Replay
- Second Replay
| Leicester City | 2–0 | Sheffield United |
|---|---|---|
Walsh  47' Leek 58' |
Report |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 25' 50' Jones 89' |
Report |
Final
The 1961 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur who defeated Leicester City, by a 2–0 scoreline. In doing so, Tottenham became the first team to complete the League and FA Cup Double since Aston Villa in 1897.
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 66' Dyson 75' |
   Tottenham Hotspur
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  Leicester City
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- General
- The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com
- English FA Cup 1961/60 at Soccerbase
- F.A. Cup results 1960/61 Archived 15 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at footballsite
- Specific
- A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999 compiled and written by Denis Clareburgh & Andrew Kirkham. Published by Sheffield United FC