Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1     1960-61 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1960-61
1 20/08/1960 Burnley   A FL 1-1 2-3 16 23,653 Kelsey Wills McCullough Everitt Snedden Docherty © Skirton Barnwell Herd 1 J.Bloomfield 1 Henderson   1   League FA Cup Friendlies League FA Cup SFCC Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 23/08/1960 Preston North End   H FL 1-0 1-0 7 31,612 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Docherty © Everitt 1 Skirton Barnwell Herd J.Bloomfield Henderson   2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 66
3 27/08/1960 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-0 3-0 6 28,878 Kelsey Wills McCullough Everitt Snedden Docherty © Skirton 2 Barnwell Herd J.Bloomfield Henderson 1   3 DR Bacuzzi 13   -   -   -   6   -   13   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7   -   2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 58
4 30/08/1960 Preston North End   A FL 0-0 0-2 9 20,105 Kelsey Wills McCullough Everitt Snedden Docherty © Skirton Barnwell Herd J.Bloomfield Henderson   4 J Barnwell 26   6   1   -   5 +1 2   71   16   4   -   4   -   -   -   14 +2 4   3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 103 75 57
5 03/09/1960 Manchester City   A FL 0-0 0-0 10 36,656 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Snedden Docherty © Skirton J.Bloomfield Herd Kane Henderson   5 JH Bloomfield 12   1   -   -   1   -   210   54   17   2   9   4   -   -   53 +1 17   4 Burnley 42 22 7 13 102 77 51
6 06/09/1960 Birmingham City   H FL 0-0 2-0 4 20,285 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Snedden Docherty © DR.Clapton J.Bloomfield Herd 1 Kane 1 Henderson   6 M Charles 19   3   1   -   5   2   39   11   2   -   2   3   -   -   15   4   5 Everton 42 22 6 14 86 68 50
7 10/09/1960 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 0-2 2-3 8 60,088 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward 1 Snedden Docherty © DR.Clapton J.Bloomfield Herd 1 Kane Henderson   7 DP Clapton 1   -   -   -   -   -   4   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   6 Leicester City 42 18 9 15 87 70 45
8 14/09/1960 Birmingham City   A FL 0-1 0-2 13 22,904 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Snedden Docherty © Skirton J.Bloomfield Herd Kane Henderson   8 DR Clapton 18   2   -   -   6 +1 -   202   24   18   2   8   3   -   -   47 +3 9   7 Manchester United 42 18 9 15 88 76 45
9 17/09/1960 Newcastle United   H FL 1-0 5-0 10 34,885 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton 1 Herd 3 Strong 1 J.Bloomfield Henderson   9 TH Docherty 21   -   -   -   5   1   83   1   7   -   4   1   -   -   27   2   8 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 43
10 24/09/1960 Cardiff City   A FL 0-0 0-1 11 32,775 Kelsey Wills McCullough Ward Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Herd Strong J.Bloomfield Henderson   10 GE Eastham 19   5   1   -   3   2   19   5   1   -   -   -   -   -   3   2   9 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 43
11 01/10/1960 West Bromwich Albion   H FL 1-0 1-0 9 27,176 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Herd 1 Strong J.Bloomfield Henderson   11 MD Everitt 4   1   -   -   -   -   9   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   1 +1 -   10 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 66 70 41
12 08/10/1960 Leicester City   A FL 0-1 1-2 11 22,501 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Herd Strong J.Bloomfield Henderson 1   12 AT Griffiths 1   -   -   -   5   1   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   5   1   11 ARSENAL 42 15 11 16 77 85 41
1 10/10/1960 Northampton Town   A FR 0-1 3-2 - 9,702 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty 1 Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Herd 1 Strong J.Bloomfield Henderson Barnwell 1 1 VG Groves 32   -   1   -   11   2   145   31   13   6   7   1   -   -   44 +1 16   12 Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 37
13 15/10/1960 Aston Villa   H FL 0-0 2-1 9 34,048 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong 1 Herd 1 Henderson   13 J Haverty 12   4   -   -   3 +2 -   114   25   8   1   6   2   -   -   27 +4 2   13 Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 37
2 19/10/1960 Norwich City   A FR 1-2 2-3 - 16,956 McClelland Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Charles Herd 1 Henderson 1 Haverty 2 JG Henderson 39   10   1   -   10   8   91   29   8   -   5   1   -   -   33   22   14 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 37
14 22/10/1960 Blackburn Rovers   A FL 2-1 4-2 8 21,500 Standen Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © Strong 2 Barnwell Charles 1 Herd 1 Henderson   14 DG Herd 40   29   1   1   6   3   166   97   14   10   5   2   -   -   34 +1 27   15 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 37
15 29/10/1960 Manchester United   H FL 2-1 2-1 8 45,715 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © Strong Barnwell 1 Charles Herd 1 Henderson   15 P Kane 4   1   -   -   -   -   4   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   16 West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 36
3 01/11/1960 Antwerp XI (Belgium)   A FR 1-1 2-2 - 15,000 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © Strong Barnwell Charles 2 Herd Henderson   3 AJ Kelsey 37 (9) 71 * 1 (0) 2 * 5 (0) 11 * 292 (69) 489 * 22 (6) 30 * 4 (1) 4 * 1 (0) 1 * 59 +2 (10) 103 * 17 Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 36
16 05/11/1960 West Ham United   A FL 0-2 0-6 9 29,375 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © Strong Barnwell Charles Herd Haverty   16 J McClelland 4 (0) 12 * -   -   3 (1) 7 * 4 (0) 12 * -   -   -   -   -   -   3 (1) 7 * 18 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 35
17 12/11/1960 Chelsea   H FL 1-2 1-4 11 38,886 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © Strong Barnwell Charles 1 Herd Henderson   17 WJ McCullough 41   -   1   -   11   -   84   -   2   -   5   -   -   -   29   -   19 Birmingham City 42 14 6 22 62 84 34
18 19/11/1960 Blackpool   A FL 0-0 1-1 12 15,417 Kelsey Wills McCullough DP.Clapton Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong Herd 1 Henderson   18 IH McKechnie -   -   -   -   3 (2) 2 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3 (2) 2 * 20 Blackpool 42 12 9 21 68 73 33
19 26/11/1960 Everton   H FL 3-0 3-2 7 36,709 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong Herd 3 Henderson   19 EJ Magill 6   -   1   -   0 +1 -   23   -   4   -   1   -   -   -   6 +1 -   21 Newcastle United 42 11 10 21 86 109 32
20 03/12/1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 2-3 3-5 11 25,658 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell 1 Strong Herd 2 Henderson   20 WJT Neill 14   1   1   -   4   -   14   1   1   -   -   -   -   -   6 +1 -   22 Preston North End 42 10 10 22 43 71 30
21 10/12/1960 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 2-0 5-1 7 30,818 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell 1 Strong 2 Eastham 2 Henderson   21 FS O’Neill 2   -   -   -   1   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -  
4 13/12/1960 Rangers (Scotland)   A FR 0-3 2-4 - 32,173 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Herd 1 Eastham Henderson 1   4 JWFJ Petts 1   -   -   -   4   1   20   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   16   1  
22 17/12/1960 Burnley   H FL 0-0 2-5 8 37,209 Kelsey Wills McCullough Docherty Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Eastham Strong 1 Herd 1 Henderson   22 AFG Skirton 16   3   -   -   6   3   16   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   6   3  
23 23/12/1960 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 1-1 1-1 8 29,311 Kelsey Magill McCullough Neill 1 Snedden Groves © DR.Clapton Eastham Herd Henderson Skirton   23 JD Snedden 23   -   -   -   4   -   24   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   11   -  
24 26/12/1960 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 1-0 1-1 7 43,555 Kelsey Magill McCullough Neill Young Groves © Skirton Barnwell Herd Eastham 1 Henderson   24 JA Standen 1 (0) 2 * -   -   -   -   35 (3) 67 * 3 (0) 5 * 3 (1) 7 * -   -   11 +1 (5) 17 *
25 31/12/1960 Nottingham Forest   A FL 2-1 5-3 7 30,735 Kelsey Magill McCullough Neill Charles Groves © O’Neill Barnwell Herd 3 Eastham 1 Henderson 1   25 GH Strong 19   10   1   -   3   -   19   10   1   -   -   -   -   -   3   -  
3 07/01/1961 Sunderland   A FAC 1-0 1-2 - 58,575 Kelsey Magill McCullough Neill Charles Groves © Barnwell Herd 1 Strong Eastham Henderson   3 G Ward 9   1   -   -   5   -   68   6   3   -   5   -   -   -   19 +1 1  
26 14/01/1961 Manchester City   H FL 3-2 5-4 7 36,440 Kelsey Magill McCullough Neill Charles Groves © DR.Clapton 1 Eastham Herd 3 Henderson 1 Haverty   26 LE Wills 24   -   -   -   5   -   195   4   13   -   8   1   1   -   51 +2 3  
27 21/01/1961 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 1-3 2-4 7 65,251 McClelland Magill McCullough Neill Young Docherty © DR.Clapton Eastham Herd Henderson 1 Haverty 1   27 AR Young 4   -   -   -   1   -   4   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -  
5 28/01/1961 Charlton Athletic   A FR 1-1 2-4 - 14,196 McClelland Wills McCullough Docherty Young Groves © O’Neill Eastham 1 Herd Henderson 1 Haverty   5
28 04/02/1961 Newcastle United   A FL 2-2 3-3 8 34,780 McClelland Wills McCullough Docherty Young Groves Skirton Eastham © 1 Strong 2 Henderson Haverty   28
29 11/02/1961 Cardiff City   H FL 1-2 2-3 8 33,754 McClelland Wills McCullough Charles Young Groves © Skirton Strong Herd 2 Eastham Haverty   29
30 18/02/1961 West Bromwich Albion   A FL 1-1 3-2 8 21,500 McClelland Bacuzzi McCullough Neill Charles Groves © Skirton 1 Barnwell Herd Eastham Haverty 2   30
6 21/02/1961 Vienna Sports Club (Austria)   H FR 1-0 1-0 - 12,389 McClelland Bacuzzi McCullough Neill Charles Groves © Skirton Barnwell Herd Eastham 1 Haverty   6
31 25/02/1961 Leicester City   H FL 0-2 1-3 9 31,721 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Neill Charles Groves © Skirton Eastham Herd Henderson 1 Haverty   31
32 04/03/1961 Aston Villa   A FL 2-1 2-2 8 34,772 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Charles Groves © Henderson Barnwell 1 Herd Eastham Haverty 1   32
33 11/03/1961 Blackburn Rovers   H FL 0-0 0-0 9 34,250 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Charles Groves © Henderson Barnwell Herd Eastham Haverty   33
34 18/03/1961 Manchester United   A FL 1-1 1-1 7 29,732 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles 1 Snedden Groves © Henderson Eastham Herd Barnwell Haverty   34
35 25/03/1961 West Ham United   H FL 0-0 0-0 8 27,665 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles Neill Groves © Henderson Eastham Herd Barnwell Haverty   35
36 31/03/1961 Fulham   A FL 1-0 2-2 8 35,476 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles Neill Groves © DR.Clapton Eastham Herd 2 Henderson Haverty   36
37 01/04/1961 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 1-0 1-1 7 18,618 Kelsey Bacuzzi Magill Charles Neill Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Herd Henderson 1 Skirton   37
38 03/04/1961 Fulham   H FL 2-1 4-2 7 20,142 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Petts Neill Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell 2 Herd Henderson 2 Skirton   38
39 08/04/1961 Blackpool   H FL 0-0 1-0 6 36,301 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles Neill Groves © O’Neill Barnwell Herd 1 Henderson Skirton   39
40 15/04/1961 Chelsea   A FL 0-2 1-3 9 38,233 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles Neill Groves © Strong 1 Barnwell Herd Eastham Henderson   40
41 22/04/1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 0-2 1-5 10 34,429 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Charles Neill Barnwell Strong Griffiths Herd Eastham © Henderson 1   41
42 29/04/1961 Everton   A FL 0-3 1-4 11 39,810 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Barnwell Charles Groves © Skirton Eastham Strong Herd 1 Henderson   42
7 01/05/1961 DOS Utrecht (Netherlands)   A FR 1-2 2-2 -   Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Charles Groves © Skirton Griffiths 1 Strong Barnwell 1 Henderson Magill 7
8 05/05/1961 Racing Club de Paris (France)   A FR 1-0 4-1 - 20,000 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Charles Petts 1 DR.Clapton Griffiths Groves © Henderson 2 Skirton 1   8
9 16/05/1961 Staevnet (Denmark)   A FR 1-0 1-0 - 12,500 McKechnie Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Neill Petts DR.Clapton Griffiths Groves © 1 Henderson Skirton   9
10 18/05/1961 Swedish National XI   A FR 2-2 3-2 - 42,056 McKechnie Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Neill Petts DR.Clapton Griffiths Groves © 1 Henderson 1 Skirton 1 Haverty 10
11 21/05/1961 Vejle Boldklub (Denmark)   A FR 2-0 3-0 - 7,800 McKechnie Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Neill Petts Skirton 1 Griffiths Groves © Henderson 2 Haverty DR.Clapton 11
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - George Swindin
Directors - Bracewell Smith (Chairman), Alfred Bone, Jimmy Joyce (until 1 September 1960), Denis Hill-Wood, Guy Smith, Robert Bellinger (from late November / early December 1960), Bob Wall (Secretary).
Captain - Vic Groves
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