1960–61 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1960–61 season.

Overview
Tottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, eight points clear of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday. This remains their last league title.

Newcastle United and Preston North End were relegated, to be replaced by Ipswich Town and Sheffield United who finished first and second in the Second Division that season. Notably, this remains Preston's most recent season in the top flight.