During the 1960–61 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. An abundance of draws led to a 17th-place finish and it was the last of seven seasons to feature the "Terrible Twins" strike partnership of Jim Towers and George Francis.

After making something of a name for themselves as the "nearly men" of the Third Division, Brentford manager Malky MacDonald made little changes to his squad for the fourth-consecutive off-season. The one major change was that of Brentford's traditional red and white-striped shirts, which were passed over in favour of an amber shirt with a blue 'V' neck, due to the number of times the club would be forced to wear its change strip during the season. Public demand ensured that the change of colours was be a one-season experiment.

Brentford started the 1960–61 season well, sitting top after wins in the first two matches, but a 6–1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on 30 August 1960 shook the team's confidence. The same XI atoned for that display with a 4–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town four days later, but the view had become prevalent around Griffin Park that some of Brentford's settled XI from the previous seasons were past their peak. MacDonald tinkered with his squad and bit-part, reserve or youth players Tommy Higginson, John Docherty, Ron Peplow and Johnny Hales would receive runs in the team. Amidst a run of just two wins in 19 league matches, the new Football League Cup gave the Bees some cheer, with Second Division club Sunderland falling 4–3 at Griffin Park in Brentford's first-ever match in the competition. The Bees were knocked out after a replay versus reigning Football League champions Burnley in the third round. A first round exit in the FA Cup ensured that the Third Division would be Brentford's sole focus for the remainder of the season.

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