High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club`s 43rd of competitive football, 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club`s most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third time. Thus completing The Double and the first team since the Aston Villa side of 1896–97. Also Spurs used 17 players in the season.