English Football League Tables

Season 1961-62

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1962 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 Burnley D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Blanchflower (p), Smith R, Greaves     Robson     
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1962 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Burnley 1 1 Fulham D 1 Villa Park, Birmingham 59,989
  Connelly     Leggat     
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 Manchester United D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,000
  Medwin, Greaves, Jones     Herd     
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1962 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Burnley 2 1 Fulham D 1 Filbert Street, Leicester 31,477
  Robson 2     Langley     
 
League Cup Final 1962 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 4 Rochdale 0 3 Norwich City D 2 Spotland, Rochdale 11,123
        Lythgoe 2, Punton      
D 2 Norwich City 1 0 Rochdale D 4 Carrow Road, Norwich 19,708 agg 0-4
  Hill              
 
League Cup Semi-Finals 1962 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 4 Rochdale 3 1 Blackburn Rovers D 1 Spotland, Rochdale 9,828
  Richardson 2, Cairns     Douglas     
D 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 Rochdale D 4 Ewood Park, Blackburn 11,644 agg 3-4
  Pickering (p), Douglas     Hepton        
D 2 Norwich City 4 1 Blackpool D 1 Carrow Road, Norwich 19,296
  Lythgoe, Scott, Hill, Punton     Peterson     
D 1 Blackpool 2 0 Norwich City D 2 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 9,142 agg 3-4
  Horne, Charnley              
 
European Fairs Cup 1961 Final 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Birmingham City 2 2 Roma   St Andrew's, Birmingham 21,005  
  Hellawell, Orritt     Manfredini 2        
Roma   2 0 Birmingham City D 1 Stadio Olimpico, Roma 50,000 agg 4-2
  Farmer OG, Pestrin              
Final Table for Season 1961-62
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 D 2 Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 1.388 56 Rd 4 Rd 2
2 2 Burnley 42 14 4 3 57 26 7 7 7 44 41 1.507 53Final Rd 1
3 -2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 4 3 59 34 7 6 8 29 35 1.275 52 Win DNE EC SF
4 1 Everton 42 17 2 2 64 21 3 9 9 24 33 1.630 51 Rd 5 DNE
5 D 2 Sheffield United 42 13 5 3 37 23 6 4 11 24 46 0.884 47Rd 6 Rd 5
6 -4 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 47 23 6 2 13 25 35 1.241 46 Rd 5 DNE Fairs QF
7 2 Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 45 20 5 3 13 20 36 1.161 44Rd 6 Rd 1
8 8 West Ham United 42 11 6 4 49 37 6 4 11 27 45 0.927 44 Rd 3 Rd 1
9 1 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 7 4 50 23 5 6 10 33 44 1.239 43 Rd 5 DNE
10 1 Arsenal 42 9 6 6 39 31 7 5 9 32 41 0.986 43 Rd 4 DNE
11 7 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 22 5 3 13 27 44 0.939 42 Rd 3 Rd 2
12 1 Manchester City 42 11 3 7 46 38 6 4 11 32 43 0.963 41 Rd 4 Rd 1
13 7 Blackpool 42 10 4 7 41 30 5 7 9 29 45 0.933 41 Rd 3 SF
14 -8 Leicester City 42 12 2 7 38 27 5 4 12 34 44 1.014 40 Rd 3 Rd 1 CWC Rd 2
15 -8 Manchester United 42 10 3 8 44 31 5 6 10 28 44 0.960 39 SFDNE
16 -8 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 6 5 33 22 4 5 12 17 36 0.862 39Rd 6 SF
17 2 Birmingham City 42 9 6 6 37 35 5 4 12 28 46 0.802 38 Rd 3 Rd 1 Fairs Rd 2
18 -15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 7 6 38 34 5 3 13 35 52 0.849 36 Rd 4 DNE
19 -5 Nottingham Forest 42 12 4 5 39 23 1 6 14 24 56 0.797 36 Rd 4 Rd 1 Fairs Rd 1
20 -3 Fulham 42 8 3 10 38 34 5 4 12 28 40 0.892 33 SFRd 1
21 -6 Cardiff City 42 6 9 6 30 33 3 5 13 20 48 0.617 32 Rd 3 Rd 2
22 -10 Chelsea 42 7 7 7 34 29 2 3 16 29 65 0.670 28 Rd 3 DNE
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 2 Liverpool 42 18 3 0 68 19 9 5 7 31 24 2.302 62 Rd 5 DNE
2 17 Leyton Orient 42 11 5 5 34 17 11 5 5 35 23 1.725 54 Rd 4 Rd 1
3 3 Sunderland 42 17 3 1 60 16 5 6 10 25 34 1.700 53 Rd 4 Rd 5
4 5 Scunthorpe United 42 14 4 3 52 26 7 3 11 34 45 1.211 49 Rd 3 Rd 1
5 6 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 4 5 45 30 7 4 10 30 45 1.000 46 Rd 4 Rd 1
6 2 Southampton 42 13 3 5 53 28 5 6 10 24 34 1.242 45 Rd 3 Rd 1
7 13 Huddersfield Town 42 11 5 5 39 22 5 7 9 28 37 1.136 44 Rd 4 Rd 2
8 10 Stoke City 42 13 4 4 34 17 4 4 13 21 40 0.965 42 Rd 4 Rd 2
9 6 Rotherham United 42 9 6 6 36 30 7 3 11 34 46 0.921 41 Rd 3 Rd 5
10 D 1 Preston North End 42 11 4 6 34 23 4 6 11 21 34 0.965 40Rd 6 Rd 3
11 D 1 Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 40 27 5 4 12 24 31 1.103 39 Rd 3 Rd 2
12 -7 Middlesbrough 42 11 3 7 45 29 5 4 12 31 43 1.056 39 Rd 5 Rd 3
13 0 Luton Town 42 12 1 8 44 37 5 4 12 25 34 0.972 39 Rd 3 Rd 2
14 D 3 Walsall 42 11 7 3 42 23 3 4 14 28 52 0.933 39 Rd 4 Rd 2
15 -5 Charlton Athletic 42 10 5 6 38 30 5 4 12 31 45 0.920 39 Rd 5 Rd 3
16 -4 Derby County 42 10 7 4 42 27 4 4 13 26 48 0.907 39 Rd 4 Rd 2
17 -13 Norwich City 42 10 6 5 36 28 4 5 12 25 42 0.871 39 Rd 5 Win
18 D 3 Bury 42 9 4 8 32 36 8 1 12 20 40 0.684 39 Rd 3 Rd 2
19 -5 Leeds United 42 9 6 6 24 19 3 6 12 26 42 0.820 36 Rd 3 Rd 4
20 -13 Swansea Town 42 10 5 6 38 30 2 7 12 23 53 0.735 36 Rd 3 Rd 2 CWC Rd Pr
21 -4 Bristol Rovers 42 11 3 7 36 31 2 4 15 17 50 0.654 33 Rd 3 Rd 2
22 -6 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 7 7 7 24 32 3 4 14 18 54 0.488 31 Rd 3 Rd 1
Third Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 D 2 Portsmouth 46 15 6 2 48 23 12 5 6 39 24 1.851 65 Rd 1 Rd 3
2 4 Grimsby Town 46 18 3 2 49 18 10 3 10 31 38 1.429 62 Rd 1 Rd 1
3 16 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 14 8 1 42 18 7 9 7 27 27 1.533 59 Rd 1 Rd 4
4 -1 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 3 5 65 31 9 8 6 46 42 1.521 59 Rd 3 Rd 2
5 D 4 Peterborough United 46 16 0 7 60 38 10 6 7 47 44 1.305 58 Rd 4 Rd 1
6 8 Bristol City 46 15 3 5 56 27 8 5 10 38 45 1.306 54 Rd 3 Rd 1
7 11 Reading 46 14 5 4 46 24 8 4 11 31 42 1.167 53 Rd 1 Rd 2
8 D 4 Northampton Town 46 12 6 5 52 24 8 5 10 33 33 1.491 51 Rd 3 Rd 1
9 7 Swindon Town 46 11 8 4 48 26 6 7 10 30 45 1.099 49 Rd 1 Rd 2
10 1 Hull City 46 15 2 6 43 20 5 6 12 24 34 1.241 48 Rd 2 Rd 3
11 D 4 Bradford 46 13 5 5 47 27 7 2 14 33 51 1.026 47 Rd 1 Rd 1
12 -5 Port Vale 46 12 4 7 41 23 5 7 11 24 35 1.121 45 Rd 5 Rd 1
13 -8 Notts County 46 14 5 4 44 23 3 4 16 23 51 0.905 43 Rd 3 Rd 1
14 1 Coventry City 46 11 6 6 38 26 5 5 13 26 45 0.901 43 Rd 2 Rd 1
15 D 4 Crystal Palace 46 8 8 7 50 41 6 6 11 33 39 1.038 42 Rd 3 Rd 1
16 4 Southend United 46 10 7 6 31 26 3 9 11 26 43 0.826 42 Rd 1 Rd 1
17 -13 Watford 46 10 9 4 37 26 4 4 15 26 48 0.851 41 Rd 3 Rd 3
18 -9 Halifax Town 46 9 5 9 34 35 6 5 12 28 49 0.738 40 Rd 1 Rd 1
19 -9 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 7 8 46 37 5 5 13 27 47 0.869 38 Rd 4 Rd 2
20 -12 Barnsley 46 9 6 8 45 41 4 6 13 26 54 0.747 38 Rd 2 Rd 2
21 -9 Torquay United 46 9 4 10 48 44 6 2 15 28 56 0.760 36 Rd 2 Rd 1
22 D 2 Lincoln City 46 4 10 9 31 43 5 7 11 26 44 0.655 35 Rd 1 Rd 2
23 -6 Brentford 46 11 3 9 34 29 2 5 16 19 64 0.570 34 Rd 3 Rd 1
24 -11 Newport County 46 6 5 12 29 38 1 3 19 17 64 0.451 22 Rd 2 Rd 1
Fourth Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Fourth Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 5 Millwall 44 16 3 3 47 18 7 7 8 40 44 1.403 56 Rd 1 Rd 1
2 D 3 Colchester United 44 17 4 1 78 24 6 5 11 26 47 1.465 55 Rd 1 Rd 1
3 13 Wrexham 44 12 6 4 56 23 10 3 9 40 33 1.714 53 Rd 3 Rd 1
4 15 Carlisle United 44 15 3 4 35 22 7 5 10 29 41 1.016 52 Rd 3 Rd 1
5 D 3 Bradford City 44 14 5 3 58 32 7 4 11 36 54 1.093 51 Rd 3 Rd 1
6 -1 York City 44 17 2 3 62 19 3 8 11 22 34 1.585 50 Rd 1 Rd 5
7 3 Aldershot 44 16 4 2 56 20 6 1 15 25 40 1.350 49 Rd 2 Rd 1
8 0 Workington 44 12 6 4 40 23 7 5 10 29 47 0.986 49 Rd 3 Rd 3
9 13 Barrow 44 12 7 3 49 20 5 7 10 25 38 1.276 48 Rd 1 Rd 1
10 -1 Crewe Alexandra 44 16 3 3 53 24 4 3 15 26 46 1.129 46 Rd 2 Rd 2
11 1 Oldham Athletic 44 12 7 3 47 26 5 5 12 30 44 1.100 46 Rd 4 Rd 1
12 5 Rochdale 44 14 3 5 47 28 5 4 13 24 43 1.000 45 Rd 2Final
13 -6 Darlington 44 13 5 4 37 24 5 4 13 24 49 0.836 45 Rd 1 Rd 1
14 6 Mansfield Town 44 14 3 5 51 19 5 3 14 26 47 1.167 44 Rd 2 Rd 2
15 D 3 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 2 5 53 37 5 2 15 17 44 0.864 44 Rd 1 Rd 1
16 -3 Stockport County 44 13 3 6 42 27 4 6 12 28 42 1.014 43 Rd 1 Rd 1
17 -3 Southport 44 13 5 4 36 25 4 4 14 25 46 0.859 43 Rd 3 Rd 2
18 3 Exeter City 44 11 5 6 43 32 2 6 14 19 45 0.805 37 Rd 1 Rd 1
19 -4 Gillingham 44 10 6 6 48 30 3 5 14 25 64 0.777 37 Rd 1 Rd 1
20 D 3 Chesterfield 44 11 3 8 43 38 3 6 13 27 49 0.805 37 Rd 2 Rd 1
21 -10 Doncaster Rovers 44 8 5 9 34 29 3 2 17 26 56 0.706 29 Rd 1 Rd 1
22 1 Hartlepools United 44 6 5 11 27 35 2 6 14 25 66 0.515 27 Rd 3 Rd 1
23 1 Chester 44 5 9 8 36 37 2 3 17 18 59 0.563 26 Rd 2 Rd 1
24 Accrington Stanley 33 4 4 9 10 25 1 4 11 9 35 0.317 18 Rd 2 Rd 1
Notes
Accrington Stanley resigned from league. Remaining clubs played 44 games.

 

1962 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup League Cup Ballot Result
D 4 Chester 5,733 Rd 2 Rd 1 46 Re-elected
D 4 Doncaster Rovers 4,584 Rd 1 Rd 1 45 Re-elected
D 4 Hartlepools United 4,321 Rd 3 Rd 1 40 Re-elected
SL Oxford United Rd 1 39 Elected
CCL Wigan Athletic Q4 5 Failed
SL Chelmsford City Rd 1 4 Failed
NRL Gateshead Rd 2 4 Failed
SL Cambridge City Q3 2 Failed
SL Worcester City Q4 2 Failed
SL Bath City Q4 1 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 1 1 Failed
SL King's Lynn Rd 3 1 Failed
Lan Morecambe Rd 3 1 Failed
Lan New Brighton Q2 1 Failed
SL Bedford Town Q2 0 Failed
SL Bexleyheath & Welling Q2 0 Failed
SL Corby Town Q4 0 Failed
SL Folkestone Q2 0 Failed
SL Gravesend & Northfleet Q1 0 Failed
SL Guildford City Q4 0 Failed
SL Kettering Town Rd 2 0 Failed
NCL North Shields Q4 0 Failed
SL Poole Town Q2 0 Failed
SL Romford Rd 2 0 Failed
NCL Scarborough Q4 0 Failed
SL Sittingbourne Q1 0 Failed
NCL South Shields Rd 1 0 Failed
SL Wellington Town Q1 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 1 0 Failed