Northern Ireland
2–5
England
England won
England: Smith 16', Greaves 41', Greaves 47', Douglas 80', Greaves 88'
Northern Ireland: McAdams 38', McAdams 57'
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British Home Championship
England: Champions
How England performed
Nineteen goals in three wins brought England the 1960–61 title outright, with six conceded.
Greaves scored three in a 5–2 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast on 8 October 1960, with Smith and Douglas also on target and McAdams twice for the hosts. Greaves added two more in a 5–1 win over Wales at Wembley, London in November, alongside Charlton, Smith and Haynes, with Leek replying. The season finished with a 9–3 win over Scotland at the same venue on 15 April 1961: Greaves scored three, Smith and Haynes two each, and Robson and Douglas one apiece, while Mackay, Wilson and Quinn scored for Scotland.
England fixtures
Northern Ireland
2–5
England
England won
England: Smith 16', Greaves 41', Greaves 47', Douglas 80', Greaves 88'
Northern Ireland: McAdams 38', McAdams 57'
England
5–1
Wales
England won
England: Greaves 2', Charlton 16', Smith 22', Haynes 61', Greaves 70'
Wales: Leek
England
9–3
Scotland
England won
England: Robson 9', Greaves 21', Greaves 30', Douglas 55', Smith 73', Haynes 78', Haynes 82', Greaves 83', Smith 85'
Scotland: Mackay 48', Wilson 53', Quinn 75'
England statistics
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