| Club: | Ipswich Town |
| Season: | 1960–61 |
| Manager: | Alf Ramsey |
| Chairman: | John Cobbold |
| Stadium: | Portman Road |
| League: | Football League Second Division |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Ray Crawford (40) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ray Crawford (40) |
| Highest Attendance: | 23,321 vs Norwich City (Division Two, 27 December 1960) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,803 v Leyton Orient (Division Two, 17 December 1960) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,095 |
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| Prevseason: | 1959–60 |
| Nextseason: | 1961–62 |
The 1960–61 season was the 72nd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. They finished the season as champions of the Second Division, one point ahead of second-placed Sheffield United, winning promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history. Ray Crawford was the league's top scorer with 40 goals and his strike partner Ted Phillips netted 30 times as Ipswich scored exactly 100 league goals.[1]
Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1960–61 season[2]
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Roy Bailey | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| GK | Wilf Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Billy Baxter | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| DF | Larry Carberry | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Compton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Laurel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ken Malcolm | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| DF | Andy Nelson | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| MF | John Elsworthy | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| MF | Jimmy Leadbetter | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| MF | Aled Owen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Reg Pickett | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| MF | Roy Stephenson | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| FW | Ray Crawford | 42 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 40 | ||
| FW |  Ireland | Dermot Curtis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| FW | Doug Millward | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| FW | Ted Phillips | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 30 | ||
| FW | Derek Rees | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| FW | Brian Siddall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
See main article: 1960–61 Football League.
Home team listed first[3]