1961-08-31
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull City | 3 | 1 | Port Vale | Boothferry Park | 8,095 | |
| Chilton, Clarke, Crickmore | Lineups | Longbottom | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Meadow Lane | 11,633 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.333 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Barnsley | A |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Bradford | H |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Portsmouth | H |
| 10 | 0 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Southend United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bradford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.143 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Peterborough United | A |
| 13 | 7 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.75 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Barnsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Reading | H |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.667 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Hull City | H |
| 17 | 2 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.571 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1961-09-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | -2 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.875 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | -2 | 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 |
| 20 | -2 | Torquay United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.667 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Watford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.545 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.125 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1961-09-02 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1961-09-02 | Port Vale | H |
| 24 | 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 |
