The 1960–61 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 64th season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers<br />
Relegated: Clyde, Ayr United
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Stirling Albion, Falkirk
Cup honours
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|-
!width=140|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Cup 1960–61
|Dunfermline Athletic
|align=center|2 – 0 (rep.)
|Celtic
|-
|align=left|League Cup 1960–61
|Rangers
|align=center|2 – 0
|Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left|Junior Cup
|Dunbar United
|align=center|2 – 0 (rep.)
|Cambuslang Rangers
|}
Other honours
National
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!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – North
|Inverness Caledonian
|3 – 2 *
|Peterhead
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – South
|Gala Fairydean
|4 – 3 *
|Vale of Leithen
|}
County
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|Huntly
|
|
|-
|align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|Ayr United
|3 – 0
|Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|Hibernian
|4 – 2
|Hearts
|-
|align=left|Fife Cup
|Dunfermline Athletic
|5 – 3 *
|Raith Rovers
|-
|align=left|Forfarshire Cup
|Dundee United
|6 – 3
|Montrose
|-
|align=left|Glasgow Cup
|Partick Thistle
|2 – 0
|Celtic
|-
|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|Airdrie
|3 – 2
|Motherwell
|-
|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|St Mirren
|2 – 1
|Morton
|-
|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|Falkirk
|4 – 3 *
|Alloa Athletic
|}
– aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Scotland national team
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|22 October 1960
|Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)
|
|align=center|0–2
|BHC
|
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|9 November 1960
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|5–2
|BHC
|Ralph Brand, Denis Law, Eric Caldow (pen.), Alex Young
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|15 April 1961
|Wembley Stadium, London (A)
|
|align=center|3–9
|BHC
|Davie Wilson (2), Dave Mackay
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|3 May 1961
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|4–1
|WCQG8
|Ralph Brand (2), David Herd (2)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|7 May 1961
|Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)
|
|align=center|3–0
|WCQG8
|Alex Young (2), Ralph Brand
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|14 May 1961
|Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava (A)
|
|align=center|0–4
|WCQG8
|
|}
1961 British Home Championship – Third Place
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
- BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links
- Scottish Football Historical Archive