Ray Crawford.

Ray Crawford scoring against Chelsea in 1961. Ray scored a hat trick in this game ...

Danny Blanchflower.

Tottenham Hotspur and Northern Ireland football captain Danny Blanchflower was happy to celebrate on the football pitch, here holding the FA Cup aloft after winning the 1961 final against Leicester City to win the league and cu.

Gordon Banks.

Gordon Banks is powerless to stop Tottenham scoring in the 1961 final, as the Lilywhites secured the first league and cup double since Villa's 1897 triumph. 

Johnny Byrne.

Johnny Byrne, Crystal Palace - Football Monthly August 1961.

 

Geoff Sidebottom

Aston Villa keeper Geoff Sidebottom lies prostrate on the turf after being wrong-footed by a deflection off his own defender as Tottenham fortuitously take the lead at Villa Park, 1961.

Peter Baker vs Peter McParland

Tottenham right-back Peter Baker gets a foot in and stops Villa’s outside-left Peter McParland in his tracks, 1961.

Ron Springett

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Ron Springett lies poleaxed on the ground after being unceremoniously shoved into the goalpost by Tottenham’s Bobby Smith, 1961.

Ronald Henry

Tottenham’s Ronald Henry fails to break down Burnley’s unorthodox defence at Villa Park with the Trinity Road Stand and it’s famous old gable (completed in 1922) in the background, 1961.