 After finishing second in the 1953–54 season, the club returned to the top tier of English football, the level at which they have played ever since.In 1961, the club appointed Harry Catterick as manager who led the club to the league title again in both the 1962–63 and 1969–70 seasons, with the league successes punctuated by another FA Cup triumph, this time a 3–2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley.The club failed to achieve further league or cup success until the appointment of former Everton player Howard Kendall in 1981.