Blackpool F.C. season 1960-61

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Blackpool F.C.

Season 1960-61
League	Division One
Manager	Ron Suart
League position	20th
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Charnley (27) Combined: Ray Charnley (28)
FA Cup	Fourth round^[1]
League Cup	Second round^[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1959-60
Next season	1961-62 →

The 1960-61 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 54th season (51st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The League Cup competition was introduced this season, and Blackpool exited at the second-round stage (the round in which they entered) at the hands of Leeds United, after a replay.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the third consecutive season, with 28 goals (27 in the league and one in the FA Cup).

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		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	42	31	4	7	115	55	2.091	66
2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	23	12	7	78	47	1.660	58
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	7	10	103	75	1.373	57
4	Burnley	42	22	7	13	102	77	1.325	51
5	Everton	42	22	6	14	87	69	1.261	50
6	Leicester City	42	18	9	15	87	70	1.243	45
7	Manchester United	42	18	9	15	88	76	1.158	45
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	13	14	77	76	1.013	43
9	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	78	77	1.013	43
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	5	19	67	71	0.944	41
11	Arsenal	42	15	11	16	77	85	0.906	41
12	Chelsea	42	15	7	20	98	100	0.980	37
13	Manchester City	42	13	11	18	79	90	0.878	37
14	Nottingham Forest	42	14	9	19	62	78	0.795	37
15	Cardiff City	42	13	11	18	60	85	0.706	37
16	West Ham United	42	13	10	19	77	88	0.875	36
17	Fulham	42	14	8	20	72	95	0.758	36
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	58	73	0.795	35
19	Birmingham City	42	14	6	22	62	84	0.738	34
20	Blackpool	42	12	9	21	68	73	0.932	33
21	Newcastle United	42	11	10	21	86	109	0.789	32
22	Preston North End	42	10	10	22	43	71	0.606	30