1961-08-25
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 3 | 0 | Newport County | Highfield Road | 12,675 | |
| Grice 2, Imlach | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 0 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.333 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 11 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bristol City | A |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Southend United | H |
| 12 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | -1 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 15 | -1 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 17 | -1 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Bradford | A |
| 18 | 0 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-26 | Watford | A |
| 23 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Barnsley | A |
