1960–61 Leicester City F.C. season


The 1960–61 season was Leicester City's 56th season in the Football League and their 18th season in the first tier of English football.

Season summary

Leicester finished in their highest league position since finishing league runners-up 34 years previously. The club also reached the FA Cup final for the second time, eventually losing to Tottenham Hotspur who completed the first double of the 20th century. Though most of the talk about the Leicester cup final side was about the lack of Ken Leek, who had been controversially dropped for his off-the-field antics despite scoring in every round of the club's run to the final.

Final league table

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1961Oxford UnitedH3–125,601Walsh, Leek, Riley
R431 January 1961Bristol CityH5–127,701Wills, Leek, Walsh
R518 February 1961Birmingham CityA1–153,589Riley
R5R22 February 1961Birmingham CityH2–141,916Leek
QF4 March 1961BarnsleyH0–038,744
QFR8 March 1961BarnsleyA2–1 39,250Riley, Leek
SF18 March 1961Sheffield UnitedN0–052,095
SFR23 March 1961Sheffield UnitedN0–0 43,500
SFR227 March 1961Sheffield UnitedN2–037,190Walsh, Leek
F6 May 1961Tottenham HotspurN0–2100,000

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 October 1960Mansfield TownH4–07,070Cheesebrough, Walsh
R226 October 1960Rotherham UnitedH1–26,244King

Squad

Club statistics

All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club

Top goalscorers