1960-61 season

1960-61 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Dick White
Performance
Division 2	3rd
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	3rd round
Top scorers
League	Lewis (19)
FA Cup	Harrower (1) Hunt (1) Lewis (1)
League Cup	Hunt (3)
Overall	Lewis (22)
Attendances
Average	29,731
←1959-60	1961-62→

The 1960-61 season was Liverpool's 69th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Bert Slater
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. John Molyneux
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Dick White
• DF. Allan Jones
• DF. John Nicholson
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. Johnny Wheeler
• MF. James Harrower
• MF. Tommy Leishman
• MF. Gordon Milne
• MF. John Morrissey
• MF. Robert Campbell
• MF. Billy Liddell
• MF. Jimmy Melia
• MF. Kevin Lewis
• FW. Alan Arnell
• FW. Alf Arrowsmith
• FW. Alan Banks
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Dave Hickson
• FW. Willie Carlin
• FW. Ian St John

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
11 August 1960	Nantes	2-0	Hunt (39), Lewis (67)

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
21 September 1960	International XI	4-2	Alan A'Court, Hickson 2, Harrop
5 October 1960	Everton	3-1	Hickson, Hunt, Morrissey
30 November 1960	Nantes	5-1	Harrower (2 pens), Hunt, Hickson, Wheeler
17 April 1961	Southport	3-0	Hickson, Hunt, Callaghan
9 May 1961	Everton	3-4	St John (43, 50, 89)
14 May 1961	Jihocesky Kraj	2-2	St John, White
15 May 1961	Jihonaravsky Kraj	2-1	Hunt, ?
21 May 1961	TJ Tatran Presov	1-1	St John
24 May 1961	Mesto Most	4-1	St John 2, Melia 2

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
20 August 1960	Leeds	2-0	Lewis (28), Hickson (35)
24 August 1960	Southampton	1-4	Leishman (11)
27 August 1960	Middlesbrough	1-1	Lewis (81)
31 August 1960	Southampton	0-1
3 September 1960	Brighton	2-0	Harrower (9, 35)
7 September 1960	Luton	2-2	Hickson (6), Moran (pen 12)
10 September 1960	Ipswich	0-1
14 September 1960	Luton	1-2	Moran (58)
17 September 1960	Scunthorpe	3-2	Harrower (38), Leishman (45), Hunt (72)
24 September 1960	Leyton Orient	3-1	Hickson (25), A'Court (39), Morrissey (88)
1 October 1960	Derby	1-0	Wheeler (67)
8 October 1960	Lincoln	2-1	Hunt (56, 85)
15 October 1960	Portsmouth	3-3	Hickson (18, 47), Hunt (79)
22 October 1960	Huddersfield	4-2	Lewis (20), Hunt (25), A'Court (67), Hickson (89)
29 October 1960	Sunderland	1-1	Harrower (pen 52)
5 November 1960	Plymouth	4-0	A'Court (23), Hickson (38), Hunt (52, 53)
12 November 1960	Norwich	2-1	Hunt (1), Harrower (56)
19 November 1960	Charlton	3-1	Lawrie (og 7), Hunt (77), Wheeler (86)
26 November 1960	Sheffield United	4-2	Harrower (30, 63, 77), Hickson (55)
10 December 1960	Swansea	4-0	Lewis (10, 58), A'Court (20), Hickson (62)
17 December 1960	Leeds	2-2	Lewis (63), Leishman (83)
26 December 1960	Rotherham	2-1	Hunt (21), Lewis (29)
27 December 1960	Rotherham	0-1
31 December 1960	Middlesbrough	3-4	A'Court (21), Lewis (35, 56)
14 January 1961	Brighton	1-3	A'Court (84)
21 January 1961	Ipswich	1-1	Lewis (73)
4 February 1961	Scunthorpe	3-2	Lewis (33), Melia (49), Leishman (86)
11 February 1961	Leyton Orient	5-0	Hickson (5, 36, 80), Morrissey (23), Lewis (84)
18 February 1961	Derby	4-1	Hickson (1), Melia (30, 32), Lewis (48)
25 February 1961	Lincoln	2-0	Morrissey (10), Lewis (25)
4 March 1961	Portsmouth	2-2	Banks (9), Morrissey (34)
11 March 1961	Huddersfield	3-1	Banks (19, 52), Lewis (76)
18 March 1961	Swansea	0-2
24 March 1961	Plymouth	1-1	Banks (28)
31 March 1961	Bristol Rovers	3-0	Hunt (9), Wheeler (63), Hickson (72)
1 April 1961	Sheffield United	1-1	Morrissey (72)
4 April 1961	Bristol Rovers	3-4	Lewis (pen 30, 75, 89)
8 April 1961	Charlton	2-1	Hunt (4, 65)
15 April 1961	Norwich	1-2	Hickson (67)
22 April 1961	Stoke	3-0	Hunt (7), Hickson (77), Lewis (87)
29 April 1961	Sunderland	1-1	Hunt (59)
3 May 1961	Stoke	1-3	A'Court (6)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	7 January 1961	Coventry	3-2	Hunt (37), Lewis (40), Harrower (61)
4	28 January 1961	Sunderland	0-2

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2	19 October 1960	Luton	1-1	Leishman (25)
2 (R)	24 October 1960	Luton	5-2	Lewis (46, 51), Hickson (61), Hunt (73, 88)
3	16 November 1960	Southampton	1-2	Hunt (54)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
2	Sheffield United	42	26	6	10	81	51	1.59	58
3	Liverpool	42	21	10	11	87	58	1.50	52
4	Norwich	42	20	9	13	70	53	1.32	49

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	33	7	2	0	2	0	37	7
FW	Alan Arnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Alan Banks	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	4
DF	Gerry Byrne	33	0	2	0	3	0	38	0
MF	Ian Callaghan	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
MF	Robert Campbell	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
MF	James Harrower	21	8	1	1	3	0	25	9
FW	Dave Hickson	33	16	2	0	3	1	38	17
FW	Roger Hunt	32	15	1	1	3	3	36	19
MF	Tommy Leishman	40	4	2	0	2	1	44	5
MF	Kevin Lewis	32	19	2	1	2	2	36	22
MF	Billy Liddell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Jimmy Melia	26	3	1	0	0	0	27	3
MF	Gordon Milne	16	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
DF	John Molyneux	39	0	2	0	3	0	44	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
MF	John Morrissey	23	5	1	0	0	0	24	5
GK	Bert Slater	42	0	2	0	3	0	47	0
MF	Johnny Wheeler	27	3	1	0	3	0	31	3
DF	Dick White	42	0	2	0	3	0	47	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Kevin Lewis	Sheffield United	£13,000	June 1960
Gordon Milne	Preston	£16,000	August 1960
Alf Arrowsmith	Ashton Utd	£1,250	30 August 1960
Ian St John	Motherwell	£37,500	2 May 1961

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Doug Rudham	Johannesburgh	Free	May 1960
Fred Morris	Crewe	£4,000	June 1960
Reginald Blore	Southport	Free	4 July 1960
Barry Wilkinson	Bangor City	£5,000	August 1960
Robert Campbell	Wigan	£1,000	1961
Alan Arnell	Tranmere	Free	February 1961
James Harrower	Newcastle	£15,000	March 1961