1961-02-23
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Luton Town | 4 | 1 | Stoke City | Kenilworth Road | 12,142 | |
| Tracey 4 (1p) | Lineups | Bullock | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 31 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1.676 | 43 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-02-25 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 1.769 | 40 | W | D | D | D | W | 1961-02-25 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 1.6 | 38 | W | W | W | D | L | 1961-02-25 | Lincoln City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 1.271 | 36 | W | L | W | W | L | 1961-02-25 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.171 | 36 | D | W | W | W | L | 1961-02-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 6 | 0 | Sunderland | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 1.452 | 35 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-02-25 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1.226 | 35 | L | D | W | W | L | 1961-02-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 1.034 | 32 | L | W | W | D | L | 1961-02-25 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 9 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 1.102 | 30 | W | L | L | D | L | 1961-02-25 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Leeds United | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 0.915 | 30 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-02-25 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 0.964 | 27 | L | D | W | W | D | 1961-02-25 | Swansea Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 1.029 | 26 | D | W | W | L | L | 1961-02-25 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 1.051 | 25 | L | W | D | D | L | 1961-02-25 | Portsmouth | H |
| 14 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 0.863 | 25 | D | L | W | L | W | 1961-02-25 | Southampton | A |
| 15 | 3 | Luton Town | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 0.86 | 25 | W | L | L | W | L | 1961-02-25 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 0.833 | 24 | L | L | L | W | W | 1961-02-25 | Norwich City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Stoke City | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0.902 | 23 | L | L | L | W | L | 1961-03-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Swansea Town | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 0.821 | 23 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-02-25 | Derby County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 0.639 | 22 | W | L | W | L | L | 1961-03-04 | Swansea Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 0.597 | 22 | D | L | L | L | L | 1961-02-25 | Rotherham United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 0.774 | 21 | D | L | D | L | L | 1961-02-25 | Luton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 0.537 | 18 | L | L | L | D | L | 1961-02-25 | Liverpool | A |
