1961-01-23
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | Somerton Park | 6,610 | |
| Ford | Lineups | Evans 2, Bedford | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1.667 | 38 | W | W | D | D | D | 1961-01-28 | Bury | H |
| 2 | -1 | Bury | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 2.029 | 36 | L | D | W | L | L | 1961-01-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1.375 | 36 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-01-28 | Watford | H |
| 4 | 0 | Torquay United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 1.375 | 34 | W | W | L | D | L | 1961-02-04 | Southend United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Walsall | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 1.286 | 33 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-02-04 | Watford | H |
| 6 | 0 | Notts County | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 1.118 | 33 | L | W | W | W | D | 1961-01-28 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 0 | Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 1.413 | 32 | W | D | W | D | W | 1961-02-04 | Reading | A |
| 8 | 0 | Halifax Town | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 1.02 | 31 | L | D | L | D | W | 1961-01-28 | Reading | A |
| 9 | 0 | Watford | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1.146 | 30 | W | D | D | W | D | 1961-01-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Barnsley | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 1.02 | 29 | W | L | W | W | L | 1961-02-04 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Newport County | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 1.02 | 27 | L | L | L | D | W | 1961-01-28 | Swindon Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 0.942 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | 1961-01-30 | Coventry City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hull City | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 1.024 | 25 | L | L | W | D | D | 1961-01-28 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 0.958 | 25 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-01-30 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0.771 | 25 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-01-28 | Colchester United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Swindon Town | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1.161 | 23 | W | D | D | L | D | 1961-01-28 | Newport County | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol City | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 0.932 | 23 | W | W | L | D | D | 1961-02-04 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Southend United | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 0.784 | 23 | L | W | W | D | D | 1961-01-28 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 0.74 | 23 | W | L | L | W | L | 1961-01-28 | Southend United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 0.724 | 21 | W | D | L | W | L | 1961-01-28 | Halifax Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 0.622 | 20 | W | L | D | D | D | 1961-01-28 | Hull City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 0.805 | 19 | L | D | D | L | D | 1961-02-04 | Halifax Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 27 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 0.698 | 19 | L | L | D | D | L | 1961-01-28 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Chesterfield | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 0.541 | 13 | L | D | D | D | L | 1961-01-28 | Notts County | A |
