Season 1960-1961

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 20 AUG Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt pen. 13,109
2 22 AUG Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) D2 - 2 P. Chamberlain 2 11,105
3 27 AUG Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D1 - 1 K. Mellor 7,330
4 31 AUG Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W1 - 0 C. Jackson 10,781
5 03 SEP Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W1 - 0 C. Jackson 13,427
6 06 SEP Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 16,394
7 10 SEP Bury (Away) Bury (A) L0 - 3 - 6,749
8 17 SEP Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W2 - 0 D. Layne, C. Jackson 12,239
9 20 SEP Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 1 - 14,522
10 24 SEP Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) W2 - 0 C. Jackson 2 9,242
11 28 SEP Watford (Home) Watford (H) L1 - 2 D. Layne 15,811
12 01 OCT Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W6 - 0 B. Woodruff 3, E. Hunt, D. Corbett, M. Summerbee 11,960
13 05 OCT Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D1 - 1 B. Woodruff 5,091
14 08 OCT Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 1 - 11,483
15 15 OCT Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) L0 - 1 - 12,295
16 19 OCT Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W3 - 1 D. Layne 3 16,618
17 22 OCT Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) L1 - 2 C. Jackson 6,602
18 12 NOV Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L0 - 2 - 11,782
19 28 NOV Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L2 - 3 D. Layne 2 9,662
20 03 DEC Reading (Away) Reading (A) D1 - 1 M. Summerbee 9,555
21 10 DEC Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) L1 - 2 D. Layne 8,703
22 17 DEC Halifax Town (Away) Halifax Town (A) D1 - 1 J. Bell 4,294
23 23 DEC Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L1 - 2 C. Jackson 4,480
24 31 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D2 - 2 B. Woodruff 2 9,670
25 07 JAN Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 8,663
26 21 JAN Bury (Home) Bury (H) W4 - 0 C. Jackson 2, M. Summerbee 2 9,803
27 28 JAN Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 2 - 3,350
28 04 FEB Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) D1 - 1 M. Summerbee 3,099
29 11 FEB Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt pen. 8,746
30 18 FEB Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L1 - 4 C. Jackson 9,633
31 25 FEB Reading (Home) Reading (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 9,703
32 04 MAR Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L1 - 2 M. Summerbee 7,862
33 11 MAR Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W4 - 0 M. Summerbee, E. Hunt 2 (1 pen), B. Woodruff 9,678
34 18 MAR Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L1 - 2 E. Hunt 7,545
35 21 MAR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L1 - 2 B. Woodruff 12,102
36 25 MAR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W2 - 0 E. Hunt, A. Darcy 7,904
37 31 MAR Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 3 B. Woodruff 14,308
38 01 APR Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 3 B. Woodruff 3,182
39 03 APR Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W1 - 0 M. Summerbee 11,568
40 08 APR Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W3 - 0 B. Woodruff, K. Jobling (o.g.), E. Hunt 10,170
41 12 APR Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 E. Hunt pen. 10,875
42 15 APR Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) D0 - 0 - 5,514
43 19 APR Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) W1 - 0 E. Hunt 9,776
44 22 APR Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W1 - 0 F. Jones 8,904
45 26 APR Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W3 - 1 B. Woodruff 2, J. Bell 11,815
46 28 APR Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 7,973

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 05 NOV Bath City (Home) Bath City (H) D2 - 2 E. Hunt, D. Layne 19,369
1R 10 NOV Bath City (Away) Bath City (A) W6 - 4 D. Layne 4, E. Hunt 2 12,818
SECOND ROUND
2 26 NOV Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) L0 - 1 - 11,910

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 12 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) D1 - 1 C. Jackson 10,350
2-2L 24 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D2 - 2  (AET)
D3 - 3  (Agg.)
D. Layne 2 5,343
2R 26 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) L0 - 2  (AET) - 6,785