1961-09-04
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | Bloomfield Road | 19,838 | |
| Horne, Hill | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bramall Lane | 32,902 | |
| Richardson | Lineups | White | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.571 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Fulham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.4 | 8 | L | W | W | W | W | 1961-09-06 | Everton | A |
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.182 | 8 | D | W | L | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Manchester United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.625 | 7 | W | L | W | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.077 | 7 | W | L | W | W | D | 1961-09-05 | Leicester City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.286 | 6 | L | D | W | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.909 | 6 | L | W | W | L | D | 1961-09-09 | Aston Villa | A |
| 8 | 4 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.714 | 6 | D | L | W | L | D | 1961-09-09 | Chelsea | A |
| 9 | -1 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1961-09-09 | West Ham United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.273 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1961-09-05 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.222 | 5 | W | D | W | L | L | 1961-09-05 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 7 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.818 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1961-09-06 | Fulham | A |
| 14 | -1 | Arsenal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.917 | 4 | L | D | L | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.875 | 4 | D | W | L | L | D | 1961-09-06 | Cardiff City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.857 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1961-09-06 | Chelsea | H |
| 17 | -1 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 | 4 | L | W | L | L | W | 1961-09-06 | Manchester City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | W | D | L | L | D | 1961-09-05 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.875 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1961-09-09 | Blackpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.778 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1961-09-06 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.429 | 3 | L | D | L | L | W | 1961-09-06 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.444 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1961-09-06 | Birmingham City | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Highfield Road | 13,158 | |
| Grice, Dixon, Imlach | Lineups | Priestley | ||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 0 | Southend United | Vale Park | 10,317 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | Swindon Town | Loftus Road | 10,255 | |
| Lazarus 2, Towers 2, Barber, Evans | Lineups | Rutter OG | ||||
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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 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | D | D | W | W | W | 1961-09-06 | Northampton Town | H |
| 2 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | W | 1961-09-05 | Watford | A |
| 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | W | W | 1961-09-06 | Lincoln City | H |
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1.875 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1961-09-06 | Bradford | A |
| 5 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.8 | 8 | W | L | W | W | L | 1961-09-09 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 6 | -5 | Halifax Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | L | D | W | D | W | 1961-09-09 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 7 | -1 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.273 | 8 | L | W | W | W | W | 1961-09-07 | Notts County | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | D | D | W | D | W | 1961-09-06 | Hull City | H |
| 9 | 5 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.286 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1961-09-05 | Brentford | H |
| 11 | -1 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.2 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-09-05 | Newport County | H |
| 12 | -1 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.125 | 6 | W | W | W | L | L | 1961-09-06 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 13 | -1 | Southend United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Brentford | A |
| 14 | -1 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.857 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1961-09-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Watford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0.923 | 4 | W | L | D | L | D | 1961-09-05 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 16 | 1 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.889 | 4 | D | D | L | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Bradford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.818 | 4 | L | L | W | W | L | 1961-09-06 | Reading | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.778 | 3 | W | D | L | L | L | 1961-09-05 | Bristol City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.727 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1961-09-07 | Torquay United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | L | W | D | L | L | 1961-09-06 | Portsmouth | A |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.692 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1961-09-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.444 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Watford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1961-09-06 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1961-09-05 | Grimsby Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Peel Park | 4,151 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Darlington | 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Feethams Ground | 9,004 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Phillips, Luke, Graves OG | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepools United | 2 | 2 | Stockport County | Victoria Park | 6,313 | |
| Folland, Godbold | Lineups | McDonnell 2 | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 0 | Barrow | The Den, New Cross | 10,793 | |
| Jones | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | Bradford City | Prenton Park | 10,387 | |
| Finney, Jackson D, Gubbins | Lineups | Devanney, Layne | ||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 3 | Workington | Racecourse Ground | 14,471 | |
| Bennion 2 | Lineups | McGarry, Timmins 2 | ||||
| York City | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | Bootham Crescent | 9,334 | |
| Wragg, Pierce | Lineups | Jenkins (p) | ||||
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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 | 3 | York City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.75 | 9 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Millwall | H |
| 2 | 0 | Colchester United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.2 | 8 | W | D | D | W | W | 1961-09-05 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 3 | -2 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-09-09 | Rochdale | H |
| 4 | 3 | Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.625 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1961-09-09 | Colchester United | H |
| 5 | 6 | Workington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.111 | 8 | W | L | D | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 6 | -3 | Rochdale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | W | D | L | W | W | 1961-09-06 | Gillingham | H |
| 7 | 5 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.429 | 7 | W | W | D | W | L | 1961-09-09 | York City | A |
| 8 | -3 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.4 | 7 | W | D | W | L | W | 1961-09-06 | Chester | A |
| 9 | -3 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.286 | 6 | D | W | D | W | L | 1961-09-06 | Southport | H |
| 10 | -1 | Southport | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.1 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-09-06 | Aldershot | A |
| 11 | -3 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | L | L | W | D | W | 1961-09-09 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 12 | 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Southport | A |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Workington | A |
| 14 | -4 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-09-06 | Chesterfield | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chester | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.833 | 5 | D | L | W | L | W | 1961-09-06 | Carlisle United | H |
| 16 | -2 | Barrow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | L | L | D | L | W | 1961-09-16 | Workington | H |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.818 | 4 | L | L | L | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 18 | 2 | Hartlepools United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.75 | 4 | D | L | L | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Chester | H |
| 19 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 | D | L | D | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Carlisle United | H |
| 20 | -4 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.727 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1961-09-09 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 2 | Stockport County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.571 | 3 | D | W | L | L | L | 1961-09-08 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.444 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1961-09-05 | Colchester United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.4 | 3 | D | W | L | L | L | 1961-09-06 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1961-09-06 | Rochdale | A |
