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			DIVISION 2 1960/61

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town) 39 goals Denis Law scored 6 goals against Luton in an FA Cup tie - but Luton still get through to the next round. On Saturday October 22nd 1960 Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough recorded a 6-6 draw at the Valley., Brian Clough scoring a hat-trick for the visitors. The scoreline had only been recorded once before - in the Leicester City v Arsenal match in 1929/30. Charlton were involved in two more high scoring matches over Christmas. On Boxing Day 1960 they beat Plymouth 6-4 at The Valley and in the return League fixture at Home Park the following day they lost 4-6. Rotherham United reached the final of the first League Cup competition, the two-legged final not being played until the start of the 1961/62 season.	Results	1	Ipswich Town	42	26	7	9	100	55	59
	Results	2	Sheffield United	42	26	6	10	81	51	58
	Results	3	Liverpool	42	21	10	11	87	58	52
	Results	4	Norwich City	42	20	9	13	70	53	49
		5	Middlesbrough	42	18	12	12	83	74	48
	Results	6	Sunderland	42	17	13	12	75	60	47
		7	Swansea Town	42	18	11	13	77	73	47
	Results	8	Southampton	42	18	8	16	84	81	44
		9	Scunthorpe United	42	14	15	13	69	64	43
		10	Charlton Athletic	42	16	11	15	97	91	43
		11	Plymouth Argyle	42	17	8	17	81	82	42
		12	Derby County	42	15	10	17	80	80	40
	Results	13	Luton Town	42	15	9	18	71	79	39
	Results	14	Leeds United	42	14	10	18	75	83	38
	Results	15	Rotherham United	42	12	13	17	65	64	37
	Results	16	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	14	9	19	61	75	37
		17	Bristol Rovers	42	15	7	20	73	92	37
		18	Stoke City	42	12	12	18	51	59	36
		19	Leyton Orient	42	14	8	20	55	78	36
		20	Huddersfield Town	42	13	9	20	62	71	35
		21	Portsmouth	42	11	11	20	64	91	33
		22	Lincoln City	42	8	8	26	48	95	24