In the 1960–61 season, Ted Fenton left West Ham in March which was never fully explained by the club.

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.

West Ham won just one match on the road during the season, a 2-1 defeat of Manchester City on 12 November.

The Hammers faced Second-Division side Stoke City in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

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