1960–61 Middlesbrough F.C. season

February 2024 February 2015 Middlesbrough 1960–61 Bob Dennison Eric Thomas Ayresome Park Division Two 5th FA Cup Round 3 League Cup Round 1 _whitecollarplain _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 Brian Clough (34) Clough (36) 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 season was Middlesbrough's 78th year in existence and 7th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and the inaugural League Cup. Summary During summer Goalkeeper Peter Taylor left the club after five seasons, Port Vale manager Norman Low paid Middlesbrough £750 for Taylor's services.Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 288 1996 0-9529152-0-0 In his sixth season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 5th place just ten points below promotion to Division One. Forward Brian Clough scored 34 goals with another brilliant partnership among Alan Peacock and aimed by assists from Derek McLean.The worst scandal of them all 14 July 2006 Dan Warren https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5172576.stm BBC Sport 27 October 2023 7 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220607200538/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5172576.stm live Scottish Forward Willie Fernie lost its position as starter.Willie Fernie: Footballer whose beguiling skills earned him the sobriquet 'Scotland's Stanley Matthews', The Independent, 16 July 2011 Full back Mick McNeil delivered another decent performance.http://www.11v11.com/players/ronald-burbeck-64970/ Ronald Burbeck: International stats 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 17 December 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101651/http://www.11v11.com/players/ronald-burbeck-64970/ live In spite of a premier class offensive line, Boro again collapsed due to a weak defensive https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6997311.darlington-ace-yeoman-dies/ Darlington ace Yeoman dies 17 March 2004 27 October 2023 27 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231027162414/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6997311.darlington-ace-yeoman-dies/ livehttps://www.englandstats.com/player.php?pid=650 englandstats.com | 650 Reg Smith (1938) www.englandstats.com 27 October 2023 21 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110521205956/http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=650 live allowing a lot of goals against both Bob Appleby and Esmond Million. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Brian Clough: a man not afraid to make enemies Rob Stewart The Daily Telegraph 27 March 2009 15 April 2019 Also, the squad reached the FA Cup third round being eliminated by Manchester United.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008h4zm BBC Four – Timeshift, Series 7, A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007 BBC 27 October 2023 28 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230728120905/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008h4zm live After six years and several transfer requests Forward Brian Clough left the club transferred out to Boro rivals Sunderland F.C.Brian Howard Clough, MBE https://www.britisharmedforces.org/pages/nat_brian_clough.htm British Armed Forces 29 May 2021 https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brian-clough-derby-forest-birthday-3972439.amp Whip round' – Derby County fans share their favourite Brian Clough stories Derby Telegraph 22 March 2020 29 May 2021 2 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212540/https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brian-clough-derby-forest-birthday-3972439.amp live Squad yes yes GK ENG Bob Appleby yes GK ENG Esmond Million yes DF ENG Mick McNeil yes DF ENG Ken Thomson yes DF ENG Derek Stonehouse yes DF ENG Ray Bilcliff yes DF ENG Derrick Wilkie yes DF ENG Gordon Jones yes DF ENG Billy Horner yes MF ENG Ray Henderson yes MF SCO Don Walker yes MF ENG Dennis Windross yes MF SCO Ray Yeoman yes yes MF WAL Bill Harris yes FW ENG Ron Burbeck yes FW ENG Eddie Holliday yes FW ENG Ronnie Waldock yes FW ENG Derek McLean yes FW ENG Brian Clough c yes FW ENG Alan Peacock yes FW SCO Willie Fernie yes FW ENG Alan Rodgerson yes FW SCO Willie Hamilton yes FW ENG Joe Livingstone yes FW ENG Billy Day yes FW ENG Arthur Kaye August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Arthur Kaye Blackpool F.C. DF Gordon Jones FW Willie HamiltonSheffield United DF Billy Horner FW Joe Livingstone Out Pos. Name To TypeGKPeter TaylorPort Vale F.C. DFBrian Phillips Mansfield Town DFRay Barnard Lincoln City F.C. MFCarl TaylorAldershot F.C. DFNorman Liggitt DFLen WalkerSpennymoor United A.F.C. Results Second Division 1960–61 Football League League table Second Division MID Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A Result W/L/D/L/W/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/W/D/W/D/W/L/D/W/D/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/L Position 8/11/13/16/14/10/9/6/9/7/8/8/6/7/5/6/5/8/7/7/7/5/5/5/7/5/4/6/5/4/5/4/4/6/4/5/6/5/4/5/4/5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Promoted to 1961-62 Division One blue2 Promoted to 1961–62 Division One red1 Relegated to 1961–62 Division Three complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1961/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: Middlesbrough match record: 1961 20 August 1960 W 2–3 8 1 Eastville Stadium Bristol Bristol Rovers Middlesbrough Peter Hooper 41Doug Hillard 74 7, 79 Alan Peacock 60Eddie Holliday ET Jennings 20,093 24 August 1960 L 1–2 11 2 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Derby County Derek McLean 56 Peter Thompson George Darwin E Crawford 18,348 27 August 1960 D 1–1 13 3 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Liverpool Alan Peacock 16 81 Kevin Lewis A Hawcroft 21,236 31 August 1960 L 1–0 16 4 Baseball Ground Derby Derby County Middlesbrough Ray Swallow JS McLoughlin 19,019 3 September 1960 W 1–2 14 5 Millmoor Rotherham Rotherham United Middlesbrough Keith Kettleborough 27 20 Brian Clough 25 Alan Peacock J Mitchell 10,569 10 September 1960 W 5–0 10 6 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Southampton Dennis Windross 16 Brian Clough 18, 80Alan Peacock 47Bill Harris 85 JE Carr 16,760 15 September 1960 D 1–1 9 7 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe Scunthorpe United Middlesbrough Barrie Thomas 43 74 Brian Clough J Powell 13,852 17 September 1960 8 Elland Road Leeds D 4–4 6 Leeds United Middlesbrough Derek Stonehouse 19 o.g.Freddie Goodwin 35Bobby Cameron 42 penJohnny McCole 62 6 Ray Henderson 16, 63 Brian Clough 50 Derek McLean RH Windle 17,799 21 September 1960 L 1–3 9 9 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Scunthorpe United Ray Henderson J Powell 19,744 24 September 1960 10 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough W 1–0 7 Middlesbrough Sunderland Brian Clough 56 A Murdoch 27,458 1 October 1960 D 2–2 8 11 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Brighton & Hove Albion Brian Clough 8 Ray Henderson 82 51 Mike Tiddy 53 Adrian Thorne JW Bullough 15,700 8 October 1960 D 3–3 8 12 Home Park Plymouth Plymouth Argyle Middlesbrough George Kirby 30 Alex Jackson 46Jim McAnearney 71 8 Ron Burbeck 16, 42 Brian Clough PG Brandwood 19,894 15 October 1960 13 W 2–0 6 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Norwich City Ray Henderson 30Brian Clough 75 J Bellwood 14,737 22 October 1960 D 6–6 7 14 The Valley Charlton (London) Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough Eddie Werge 14Dennis Edwards 20, 44, 69Stuart Leary 27Johnny Summers 89 15, 30, 62 Brian Clough 17, 50 Ron Burbeck 28 Derek McLean GW Pullin 10,064 29 October 1960 W 3–1 5 15 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Sheffield United Bill Harris 20 penBrian Clough 70Derek McLean 89 Derek 'Doc' Pace 35 AW Luty 23,070 5 November 1960 D 1–1 6 16 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent Stoke City Middlesbrough Derrick Ward 28 57 pen Bill Harris A Holland 9,019 12 November 1960 W 3–1 5 17 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Swansea Town Brian Clough 8Alan Peacock 38, 47 37 Graham Williams LJ Tirebuck 17,178 19 November 1960 L 6–1 8 18 Kenilworth Road Luton Luton Town Middlesbrough Les Spencer 2Mike Tracey 6Allan Brown 10, 57Gordon Turner 16 pen, 51 pen 52 Ronnie Waldock A Edge 12,579 26 November 1960 D 1–1 7 19 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Lincoln City Bill Harris 40 35 Roy Chapman J Powell 13,053 10 December 1960 20 W 2–1 7 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Huddersfield Town Bill Harris 63 pen Brian Clough 85 8 o.g Mick McNeil M Dixon 9,948 17 December 1960 D 1–1 7 21 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bristol Rovers Arthur Kaye 73 35 Peter Hooper KR Tuck 11,759 26 December 1960 W 2–0 5 22 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Leyton Orient Brian Clough 71 Arthur Kaye 80 A Murdoch 15,996 31 December 1960 23 W 3–4 5 Anfield Liverpool Liverpool Middlesbrough Alan A'Court 21 Kevin Lewis 35, 56 6 o.g. John Molyneux 20 Alan Peacock 78, 88 Brian Clough JE Carr 34,645 14 January 1961 D 2–2 5 24 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Rotherham United Lol Morgan 53 o.g Brian Clough 81 24 pen Peter Perry 70 Alan Kirkman CF Duxbury 15,638 21 January 1961 L 3–2 7 25 The Dell Southampton Southampton Middlesbrough Terry Paine 3 Derek Reeves 22 Harry Penk 36 34 pen Bill Harris 89 Alan Peacock RE Smith 18,560 28 January 1961 W 0–3 5 26 Fratton Park Portsmouth Portsmouth Middlesbrough 14, 68, 88 Brian Clough JG Williams 7,272 4 February 1961 W 3–0 4 27 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Leeds United Alan Peacock 13Brian Clough 33, 78 P Rhodes 16,593 11 February 1961 L 2–0 6 28 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Middlesbrough Harry Hooper 9 Willie McPheat 20 JA Cattlin 53,254 18 February 1961 29 Goldstone Ground Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Middlesbrough 16 Alan Peacock AJ Robottom 16,286 W 25 February 1961 30 W 3–1 4 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Plymouth Argyle Willie Hamilton 13Ray Yeoman 85Don Walker 89 pen 47 Ken Maloy H Webb 16,606 4 March 1961 L 4–1 5 31 Carrow Road Norwich Norwich City Middlesbrough Jimmy Hill 38Terry Allcock 46, 81Bill Punton 51 47 Arthur Kaye AJ Sturgeon 25,610 11 March 1961 D 2–2 4 32 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic Alan Peacock 67Mick McNeil 83 25, 55 Dennis Edwards E Crawford 15,126 14 March 1961 33 D 1–1 4 Brisbane Road Leyton (London) Leyton Orient Middlesbrough Terry McDonald 42 24 Clough JW Bullough 11,658 18 March 1961 L 1–0 6 34 Leeds Road Huddersfield Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough Les Massie 69 RJ Simons 11,788 25 March 1961 W 1–0 4 35 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Stoke City Brian Clough 46 8,736 31 March 1961 L 3–1 5 36 Ipswich Ipswich Town Middlesbrough 22,239 1 April 1961 L 5–2 6 37 Sincil Bank Lincoln Lincoln City Middlesbrough Jeff Smith 23 pen Neville Bannister 30Roy Chapman 42, 66, 72 27 Brian Clough 47 Alan Peacock 5,115 3 April 1961 W 3–1 5 38 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ipswich Town Ray Yeoman 25Bill Harris 88 penBrian Clough 89 85 Ted Phillips LJ Tirebuck 12,996 8 April 1961 W 2–1 4 39 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Luton Town Brian Clough 34, 48 46 Roly Legate 13,017 15 April 1961 40 3–2 L Vetch Field Swansea Swansea Town Middlesbrough Roy Saunders 23Reg Davies 48Brayley Reynolds 54 22 Alan Peacock 61 Brian Clough JA Cattlin 15,335 22 April 1961 W 3–0 4 41 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Portsmouth F.C. Ronnie Waldock 15, 79Brian Clough 31 AW Sparling 9,339 29 April 1961 L 4–1 5 42 Bramall Lane Sheffield Sheffield United Middlesbrough Derek 'Doc' Pace 34, 82Len Allchurch 54Billy Russell 76 68 Derek McLean 18,868 FA Cup 1960-61 FA Cup 7 January 1961 L 3–0 Round 3 Old Trafford Greater Manchester Manchester United Middlesbrough Noel Cantwell 43Alex Dawson 76, 89 KG Aston 49,184 League Cup 1960-61 Football League Cup 3 October 1960 L 3–4 Round 1 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Cardiff City Brian Clough 21, 78 Alan Peacock 89 Peter Donnelly penTrevor Edwards Colin Hudson Brian Walsh 15,695 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Two FA Cup Football League Cup GK ENG Bob Appleby 23 0 1 0 1 0 DF ENG Mick McNeil 39 1 1 0 1 0 DF ENG Ken Thomson 38 0 1 0 1 0 DF ENG Derek Stonehouse 21 0 1 0 0 0 MF SCO Ray Yeoman 42 2 1 0 1 0 MF WAL Bill Harris 31 7 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Ron Burbeck 20 3 1 0 1 0 FW ENG Derek McLean 20 5 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Brian Clough 40 34 1 0 1 2 FW ENG Alan Peacock 35 15 1 0 1 1 FW ENG Arthur Kaye 20 3 1 0 0 0 GK ENG Esmond Million 19 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Ronnie Waldock 21 3 1 0 0 0 DF ENG Gordon Jones 17 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Eddie Holliday 17 1 0 0 1 0 MF SCO Don Walker 12 1 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Billy Day 9 0 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Willie Hamilton 8 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Bilcliff 8 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Ray Henderson 7 4 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Billy Horner 4 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Dennis Windross 3 1 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Willie Fernie 3 0 0 0 1 0 DF ENG Derrick Wilkie 2 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Joe Livingstone 2 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Alan Rodgerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/players/season/1961/ References Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough