| Club: | West Ham United |
| Season: | 1960–61 |
| Manager: | Ted Fenton (until 31 March 1961) Ron Greenwood (from 1 April 1961) |
| Chairman: | Reg Pratt |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 16th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Musgrove (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Dick (19) |
| Average Attendance: | 21,948 |
| Pattern La1: | _claretborder |
| Pattern B1: | _thinskycollar |
| Pattern Ra1: | _claretborder |
| Leftarm1: | 50b4ff |
| Body1: | 890909 |
| Rightarm1: | 50b4ff |
| Prevseason: | 1959–60 |
| Nextseason: | 1961–62 |
During the 1960–61 English football season, West Ham United competed in the Football League First Division.
In the 1960–61 season, Ted Fenton left West Ham in March which was never fully explained by the club. Under strain and on sick-leave and with West Ham's league position suffering he left the club under circumstances which both he and the club decided would remain confidential. He was succeeded as manager in April 1961 by Ron Greenwood, who guided the Hammers to a 16th-place finish at the end of the campaign.
See main article: 1960–61 Football League First Division.
West Ham United's score comes first[1]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–4 | 37,266 | Dick, Woosnam | |
| 22 August 1960 | Aston Villa | H | 5–2 | 28,959 | Dunmore, Woosnam, Dick, Musgrove, Bond | |
| 27 August 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 24,283 | Musgrove, Dick | |
| 29 August 1960 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 32,098 | Dunmore | |
| 3 September 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 26,359 | ||
| 5 September 1960 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 30,506 | Brett, Musgrove | |
| 10 September 1960 | Chelsea | A | 2–3 | 37,873 | Grice, Dunmore | |
| 14 September 1960 | Manchester United | A | 1–6 | 33,288 | Brett | |
| 17 September 1960 | Blackpool | H | 3–3 | 23,521 | Woodley, Musgrove, Bond | |
| 24 September 1960 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 46,291 | Beesley | |
| 1 October 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | 17,519 | Dick (2), Woosnam | |
| 8 October 1960 | Birmingham City | H | 4–3 | 15,954 | Grice (2), Dunmore, Musgrove | |
| 15 October 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 22,009 | ||
| 22 October 1960 | Preston North End | H | 5–2 | 16,295 | Musgrove (3), Dick, Bond (pen) | |
| 29 October 1960 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 20,949 | Dunmore | |
| 5 November 1960 | Arsenal | H | 6–0 | 29,275 | Dunmore (3), Woosnam, Dick, Malcolm | |
| 12 November 1960 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 33,751 | Grice, Dunmore | |
| 19 November 1960 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–4 | 21,047 | Dunmore, Palmer (own goal) | |
| 3 December 1960 | Cardiff City | H | 2–0 | 13,967 | Musgrove, Dunmore | |
| 10 December 1960 | Newcastle United | A | 5–5 | 20,106 | Musgrove, Dunmore, Dick, McMichael (own goal), Bond (pen) | |
| 17 December 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5–0 | 22,336 | Dunmore (2), Moore, Musgrove, Dick | |
| 24 December 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 54,930 | ||
| 26 December 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 | 34,351 | ||
| 31 December 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 15,931 | Musgrove | |
| 14 January 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 20,650 | Dick | |
| 21 January 1961 | Chelsea | H | 3–1 | 21,829 | Woosnam, Obeney, Dick | |
| 4 February 1961 | Blackpool | A | 0–3 | 9,947 | ||
| 11 February 1961 | Everton | H | 4–0 | 22,322 | Obeney (2), Musgrove, Dick | |
| 25 February 1961 | Birmingham City | A | 2–4 | 16,856 | Musgrove, Scott | |
| 4 March 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | 21,607 | Dick | |
| 11 March 1961 | Preston North End | A | 0–4 | 12,084 | ||
| 18 March 1961 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | 18,742 | Obeney | |
| 20 March 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–4 | 13,953 | Woods (own goal) | |
| 25 March 1961 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 27,505 | ||
| 31 March 1961 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 22,010 | Dick | |
| 1 April 1961 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 18,997 | Musgrove | |
| 3 April 1961 | Leicester City | A | 1–5 | 23,776 | Kirkup | |
| 8 April 1961 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 23,083 | Dick | |
| 15 April 1961 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 17,982 | Sealey | |
| 18 April 1961 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | 11,609 | Musgrove (2) | |
| 22 April 1961 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 9,549 | Dick | |
| 29 April 1961 | Burnley | H | 1–2 | 18,759 | Woosnam |
See main article: 1960–61 FA Cup.
| R3 | 7 January 1961 | Stoke City | H | 2–2 | 21,545 | Dick, Dunmore | |
| R3R | 11 January 1961 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 28,914 |
See main article: 1960–61 Football League Cup.
| R1 | 26 September 1960 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | 12,496 | Dick, Moore, Musgrove | |
| R2 | 24 October 1960 | Darlington | A | 2–3 | 16,911 | Dunmore, Dick |
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