1961-08-28
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | Ewood Park | 22,439 | |
| Pickering | Lineups | Horne | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | Bramall Lane | 19,193 | |
| Allchurch | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park | 36,274 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Scott, Sealey | Lineups | Allen | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Aston Villa | Molineux | 31,703 | |
| Farmer 2 | Lineups | Dougan 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.667 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.833 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Fulham | H |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Birmingham City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.125 | 5 | L | W | D | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Cardiff City | H |
| 7 | 2 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Aston Villa | H |
| 8 | 6 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1961-09-02 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 9 | -2 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1961-09-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 10 | -2 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Leicester City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1961-09-02 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1961-09-02 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.857 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Manchester United | H |
| 14 | -2 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.857 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Manchester City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Everton | A |
| 17 | 0 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 18 | 0 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.333 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1961-09-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 20 | -1 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.625 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Manchester United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.625 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Burnley | H |
| 22 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 1 | Bury | Eastville | 13,943 | |
| Lineups | Jackson | |||||
| Stoke City | 4 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Victoria Ground | 11,014 | |
| Matthews G, Thompson 2, Bullock | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 4 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 3 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 4 | -1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Walsall | A |
| 5 | -1 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 6 | -1 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | 0 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Newcastle United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.167 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Luton Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.667 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 11 | 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.333 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Derby County | H |
| 12 | -1 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Preston North End | H |
| 13 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Southampton | A |
| 14 | -1 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 15 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Leeds United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Norwich City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.625 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Liverpool | H |
| 18 | -4 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.444 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1961-09-01 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Swansea Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Rotherham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Sunderland | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Brentford | The Shay | 7,759 | |
| Large | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 4 | 3 | Watford | London Road | 18,078 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Ripley, Bly 2, Emery | Lineups | Crisp 2, Williams | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | Roots Hall | 12,935 | |
| Fryatt, McKinven | Lineups | Middleton, Cutler | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.571 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 3 | Halifax Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 3 | -2 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 4 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-31 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | 2 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.75 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 6 | -2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bradford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
| 12 | 4 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.714 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Coventry City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-31 | Hull City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1961-09-02 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.714 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Newport County | H |
| 16 | -1 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.714 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.571 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-31 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.429 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-31 | Port Vale | H |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.429 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Bradford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Bristol City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.375 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Coventry City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.125 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Newport County | A |
| 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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Holker Street | 5,225 | |
| Lowes | Lineups | Chapman R | ||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,370 | |
| Whitham, Lunn | Lineups | |||||
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | Feethams Ground | 8,583 | |
| Henderson | Lineups | Sturrock | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | The Den, New Cross | 11,672 | |
| Wilson | Lineups | Cairns | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 4 | Southport | Edgeley Park | 4,804 | |
| McDonnell | Lineups | Jones 2, Blain 2 | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 2 | Aldershot | Prenton Park | 11,454 | |
| Neill | Lineups | Kirkup, Howfield | ||||
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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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Carlisle United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | York City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Wrexham | A |
| 4 | 1 | Rochdale | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.8 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Exeter City | H |
| 5 | 3 | Darlington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.333 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Chester | A |
| 6 | 7 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.333 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 2 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Wrexham | H |
| 8 | -4 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.667 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | York City | H |
| 9 | -2 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Bradford City | A |
| 10 | -4 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.333 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Rochdale | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Chester | H |
| 12 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.167 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Gillingham | A |
| 13 | -1 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1961-08-29 | Colchester United | H |
| 14 | 5 | Southport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.9 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 15 | -1 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 16 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 17 | 3 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.571 | 3 | D | W | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Workington | H |
| 18 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 19 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Workington | A |
| 20 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 21 | -6 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.714 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1961-09-01 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 22 | 2 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.333 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Aldershot | A |
| 23 | -1 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.417 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1961-08-30 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 24 | -1 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.273 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Bradford City | A |
