1960–61 Liverpool F.C. season


In Liverpool F.C. seventh season in Division Two and Bill Shankly's second season as manager and first full season at the club. The rebuilding of the club continued with them ending third in the table and being knocked out early in the FA Cup and the newly formed Football League Cup.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Results

Second Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
20-Aug-60 Leeds United H 2–0 Lewis Hickson 43,041
24-Aug-60 Southampton A 1–4 Leishman 24,823
27-Aug-60 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Lewis 20,986
31-Aug-60 Southampton H 0–1 37,604
03-Sep-60 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–0 Harrower 24,390
07-Sep-60 Luton Town H 2–2 Hickson Moran 27,339
10-Sep-60 Ipswich Town A 0–1 13,502
14-Sep-60 Luton Town A 1–2 Moran 10,055
17-Sep-60 Scunthorpe United H 3–2 Harrower Leishman Hunt 23,797
24-Sep-60 Leyton Orient A 3–1 Hickson A'Court Morrissey 10,921
01-Oct-60 Derby County H 1–0 Wheeler 24,695
08-Oct-60 Lincoln City A 2–1 Hunt 7,699
15-Oct-60 Portsmouth H 3–3 Hickson Hunt 26,302
22-Oct-60 Huddersfield Town A 4–2 Lewis Hunt A'Court Hickson 15,719
29-Oct-60 Sunderland H 1–1 Harrower 30,612
05-Nov-60 Plymouth Argyle A 4–0 A'Court Hickson Hunt 17,641
12-Nov-60 Norwich City H 2–1 Hunt Harrower 32,473
19-Nov-60 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Own Goal Hunt Wheeler 13,439
26-Nov-60 Sheffield United H 4–2 Harrower Hickson 39,999
10-Dec-60 Swansea Town H 4–0 Lewis A'Court Hickson 25,739
17-Dec-60 Leeds United A 2–2 Lewis Leishman 11,900
26-Dec-60 Rotherham United H 2–1 Hunt Lewis 39,426
27-Dec-60 Rotherham United A 0–1 17,815
31-Dec-60 Middlesbrough H 3–4 A'Court Lewis 34,645
14-Jan-61 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 A'Court 17,495
21-Jan-61 Ipswich Town H 1–1 Lewis 33,401
04-Feb-61 Scunthorpe United A 3–2 Lewis Melia Leishman 7,970
11-Feb-61 Leyton Orient H 5–0 Hickson Morrissey Lewis 22,131
18-Feb-61 Derby County A 4–1 Hickson Melia Lewis 16,301
25-Feb-61 Lincoln City H 2–0 Morrissey Lewis 24,759
04-Mar-61 Portsmouth A 2–2 Banks Morrissey 14,301
11-Mar-61 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 Banks Lewis 29,733
18-Mar-61 Swansea Town A 0–2 13,181
24-Mar-61 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 Banks 25,250
31-Mar-61 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 Hunt Wheeler Hickson 36,538
01-Apr-61 Sheffield United A 1–1 Morrissey 28,853
04-Apr-61 Bristol Rovers A 3–4 Lewis 16,522
08-Apr-61 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Hunt 26,390
15-Apr-61 Norwich City A 1–2 Hickson 21,204
22-Apr-61 Stoke City H 3–0 Hunt Hickson Lewis 13,389
29-Apr-61 Sunderland A 1–1 Hunt 30,040
03-May-61 Stoke City A 1–3 A'Court 4,463

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
07-Jan-61 Coventry City H 3–2 Hunt Lewis Harrower 50,909
28-Jan-61 Sunderland H 0–2 46,185

Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
19-Oct-60 Luton Town H 1–1 Leishman 10,502
24-Oct-60 Luton Town A 5–2 Lewis Hickson Hunt 6,125
16-Nov-60 Southampton H 1–2 Hunt 14,036