1961-09-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 2 | 2 | Peterborough United | Meadow Lane | 19,466 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Hateley, Loxley | Lineups | Bly 2 | ||||
| Torquay United | 6 | 2 | Barnsley | Plainmoor | 6,571 | |
| Laraman 3, Pym, Northcott T, Jenkins | Lineups | Beaumont 2 (1p) | ||||
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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 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-09-08 | Newport County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | D | W | D | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | D | W | D | D | W | 1961-09-09 | Barnsley | H |
| 4 | 5 | Peterborough United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.231 | 9 | D | L | W | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Bradford | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.8 | 8 | D | D | D | W | D | 1961-09-09 | Halifax Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.429 | 8 | W | L | W | W | L | 1961-09-09 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.375 | 8 | L | D | D | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.111 | 7 | D | W | W | W | L | 1961-09-09 | Torquay United | H |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Port Vale | H |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.889 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Coventry City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Watford | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0.929 | 5 | D | W | L | D | L | 1961-09-09 | Swindon Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Newport County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.9 | 5 | W | W | D | L | L | 1961-09-08 | Reading | A |
| 17 | 5 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Hull City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Northampton Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | D | L | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Lincoln City | H |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -1 | Bradford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.714 | 4 | L | L | L | W | W | 1961-09-09 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | D | L | W | D | L | 1961-09-09 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.588 | 3 | L | L | D | L | W | 1961-09-09 | Portsmouth | A |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.133 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1961-09-09 | Southend United | H |
