1961-08-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Ninian Park | 24,662 | |
| King J | Lineups | Simpson (p) | ||||
| Fulham | 3 | 4 | Manchester City | Craven Cottage | 16,281 | |
| O'Connell, Langley (p), Mullery | Lineups | Cheetham 2, Betts (p), Hayes | ||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | Filbert Street | 29,396 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Lineups | Eastham | |||||
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 45,847 | |
| Herd, Pearson, Viollet | Lineups | Tambling 2 | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Hillsborough | 35,460 | |
| Ellis 2, Craig, Wilkinson | Lineups | Holden, McAdams | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | West Ham United | White Hart Lane | 50,434 | |
| Dyson 2 | Lineups | Woosnam, Musgrove | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Everton | The Hawthorns | 21,594 | |
| Robson, Kevan | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Birmingham City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.75 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 3 | 4 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 4 | 6 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 5 | 7 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 6 | -5 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.333 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Arsenal | H |
| 8 | -6 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -1 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 11 | 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | -8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Fulham | A |
| 13 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Leicester City | A |
| 14 | 2 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 15 | -4 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 16 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Manchester City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Manchester United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.667 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Everton | H |
| 20 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 22 | -1 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Chelsea | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | Baseball Ground | 18,705 | |
| Curry, Hutchinson | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Leeds Road | 13,730 | |
| Stokes 2, Kerray, O'Grady, Massie | Lineups | Carter | ||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | Anfield Road | 48,963 | |
| Hunt 2, Lewis | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Walsall | St James' Park | 33,821 | |
| Tuohy | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 2 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Carrow Road | 27,407 | |
| Waites, Jones OG | Lineups | Thomas 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Liverpool | A |
| 3 | 5 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Walsall | H |
| 4 | 9 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Southampton | H |
| 5 | -2 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.667 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 6 | 13 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 7 | -1 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | -6 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 9 | -2 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.333 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 10 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bury | A |
| 11 | -2 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Derby County | A |
| 12 | -2 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 14 | -9 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Sunderland | A |
| 16 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Swansea Town | H |
| 17 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.667 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Newcastle United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 20 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Dean Court | 11,040 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bradford | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | Park Avenue | 10,854 | |
| Atkinson, Spratt | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | Notts County | Selhurst Park | 28,567 | |
| Werge, Summersby, Smillie 2 | Lineups | Withers | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Southend United | Fratton Park | 18,893 | |
| Middleton | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.333 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | 4 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 5 | -2 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Port Vale | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Torquay United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bristol City | A |
| 8 | 1 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Peterborough United | H |
| 9 | 10 | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | 1 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 13 | 1 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 14 | -7 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 16 | -5 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bradford | A |
| 17 | -1 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-25 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | -1 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Hull City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 21 | 0 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Northampton Town | H |
| 22 | 1 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Watford | A |
| 23 | -1 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Reading | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-25 | Coventry City | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Recreation Ground | 7,479 | |
| Matthews 2, Howfield | Lineups | Arnell | ||||
| Chester | 1 | 2 | Bradford City | Sealand Road | 8,692 | |
| Jones | Lineups | Hockey, Layne | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | Gillingham | Gresty Road | 6,637 | |
| Lord 3, Haydock, Wheatley | Lineups | Pulley, Godfrey | ||||
| Exeter City | 4 | 1 | Chesterfield | St James Park | 5,945 | |
| Carter 2, Rees, Gordon | Lineups | Lunn | ||||
| Rochdale | 4 | 1 | Millwall | Spotland | 3,346 | |
| Bimpson, Cairns, Wragg, Milburn (p) | Lineups | Burridge | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Colchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | 2 | Rochdale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 4 | -1 | Workington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Gillingham | H |
| 5 | 10 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Aldershot | A |
| 6 | -2 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 11 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | 10 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Barrow | H |
| 11 | 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | -2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Chester | H |
| 13 | -7 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Darlington | A |
| 14 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Millwall | H |
| 15 | -3 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | -7 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 17 | -4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | -4 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Hartlepools United | A |
| 19 | -3 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.571 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Workington | A |
| 20 | -3 | Hartlepools United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Southport | H |
| 21 | -3 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | York City | A |
| 23 | 1 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 24 | -3 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Carlisle United | H |
