1961-09-20

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Cup and International Matches

European Cup Round 1 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Tottenham Hotspur	8	1	Gornik Zabrze		White Hart Lane	56,737	agg 10-5
	Blanchflower (p), Jones 3, Smith 2, Dyson, White	Lineups		Pol

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Birmingham City	1	2	West Bromwich Albion	St Andrew's	23,931
Hellawell	Lineups		Burnside, Kevan
Bolton Wanderers	2	3	Fulham	Burnden Park	16,748
Stevens, Phythian	Lineups		Mullery 2, O'Connell
Chelsea	2	3	Cardiff City	Stamford Bridge	15,804
Harrison, Milne OG	Lineups		Baker, Ward, Donnelly
Leicester City	2	6	Burnley	Filbert Street	25,567
Walsh 2	Lineups		Connelly 2, Robson 2, Pointer, Harris
Manchester City	1	3	Everton	Maine Road	35,102
Hayes	Lineups		Temple, Wignall, Young
Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	Arsenal	Hillsborough	35,903
McAnearney (p)	Lineups		Charles

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Burnley	9	4	0	0	12	5	3	1	1	19	13	1.722	15	W	W	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Everton	H
2	0	Manchester United	8	3	0	0	10	3	2	2	1	7	7	1.7	12	D	W	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Manchester City	H
3	0	Manchester City	9	3	0	2	9	9	3	0	1	10	8	1.118	12	L	W	L	W	L	1961-09-23	Manchester United	A
4	0	West Ham United	9	3	2	0	10	7	1	1	2	8	9	1.125	11	D	W	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Sheffield United	A
5	3	Sheffield Wednesday	8	2	2	0	11	5	2	0	2	9	5	2	10	D	L	D	W	L	1961-09-23	Leicester City	A
6	-1	Nottingham Forest	8	3	0	1	8	4	1	2	1	8	7	1.455	10	W	W	L	L	D	1961-09-23	Tottenham Hotspur	H
7	-1	Ipswich Town	9	3	0	1	14	8	1	2	2	10	12	1.2	10	D	L	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Fulham	H
8	-1	Tottenham Hotspur	8	3	1	0	10	7	1	1	2	4	5	1.167	10	W	L	D	W	L	1961-09-23	Nottingham Forest	A
9	4	Fulham	9	2	1	1	9	8	1	2	2	6	7	1	9	W	W	D	D	D	1961-09-23	Ipswich Town	A
10	-1	Blackburn Rovers	9	2	3	0	9	6	1	0	3	5	11	0.824	9	D	W	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Chelsea	A
11	5	Cardiff City	9	2	1	2	11	9	1	1	2	5	6	1.067	8	W	L	L	W	L	1961-09-23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
12	7	Everton	9	3	0	2	10	9	1	0	3	4	7	0.875	8	W	W	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Burnley	A
13	-3	Bolton Wanderers	9	2	1	1	8	7	1	1	3	8	12	0.842	8	L	L	W	D	W	1961-09-23	West Bromwich Albion	H
14	-3	Sheffield United	8	3	1	1	5	4	0	1	2	2	9	0.538	8	W	L	D	L	W	1961-09-23	West Ham United	H
15	2	Arsenal	8	1	2	0	9	6	1	1	3	6	11	0.882	7	D	L	W	L	D	1961-09-23	Birmingham City	H
16	-2	Blackpool	9	2	0	3	8	9	0	3	1	7	8	0.882	7	D	L	D	W	L	1961-09-23	Aston Villa	A
17	3	West Bromwich Albion	9	2	1	2	7	5	1	0	3	4	8	0.846	7	W	W	L	D	L	1961-09-23	Bolton Wanderers	A
18	-6	Leicester City	9	2	0	2	5	7	1	1	3	11	12	0.842	7	L	L	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Sheffield Wednesday	H
19	-4	Chelsea	9	2	2	1	12	6	0	0	4	6	13	0.947	6	L	L	W	L	D	1961-09-23	Blackburn Rovers	H
20	-2	Aston Villa	7	1	1	1	6	6	1	1	2	6	8	0.857	6	D	L	L	W	D	1961-09-23	Blackpool	H
21	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	1	2	0	7	6	0	0	4	3	8	0.714	4	L	L	D	L	D	1961-09-23	Cardiff City	H
22	0	Birmingham City	9	1	1	3	7	15	0	1	3	3	11	0.385	4	L	L	L	D	L	1961-09-23	Arsenal	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Charlton Athletic	0	2	Rotherham United	The Valley	9,986
	Lineups		Kirkman, Weston
Leeds United	0	1	Norwich City	Elland Road	10,948
	Lineups		Punton
Leyton Orient	3	0	Huddersfield Town	Brisbane Road	8,957
McDonald, Foster, Graham	Lineups
Middlesbrough	2	4	Luton Town	Ayresome Park	15,878
Peacock, Kaye	Lineups		McKechnie 2, Turner 2 (1p)
Newcastle United	1	2	Liverpool	St James' Park	38,192
Hale	Lineups		Milne, Heslop OG
Plymouth Argyle	1	0	Preston North End	Home Park	17,174
Jackson	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Liverpool	8	3	0	0	10	1	4	1	0	10	3	5	15	W	D	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Bury	H
2	5	Leyton Orient	8	3	0	1	8	3	2	1	1	8	4	2.286	11	W	L	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Preston North End	A
3	-1	Southampton	9	1	1	2	8	6	4	0	1	11	3	2.111	11	W	W	W	D	W	1961-09-23	Newcastle United	H
4	-1	Walsall	9	3	0	2	7	10	2	1	1	7	5	0.933	11	L	W	W	D	L	1961-09-23	Huddersfield Town	A
5	-1	Bury	8	3	0	2	10	7	2	0	1	4	3	1.4	10	W	L	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Liverpool	A
6	-1	Scunthorpe United	9	4	1	0	18	7	0	1	3	5	10	1.353	10	L	W	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Sunderland	A
7	3	Rotherham United	7	2	0	0	7	1	3	0	2	10	12	1.308	10	W	L	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
8	3	Norwich City	9	3	1	1	11	6	1	1	2	4	7	1.154	10	W	W	L	W	L	1961-09-23	Stoke City	A
9	-3	Brighton & Hove Albion	9	1	2	2	5	8	2	2	0	8	6	0.929	10	W	D	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Rotherham United	A
10	-2	Huddersfield Town	8	3	0	0	8	2	1	1	3	7	12	1.071	9	L	L	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Walsall	H
11	-2	Derby County	9	3	0	1	12	8	1	1	3	8	13	0.952	9	L	W	L	W	D	1961-09-23	Plymouth Argyle	A
12	2	Plymouth Argyle	8	2	1	1	6	6	2	0	2	5	7	0.846	9	W	L	D	W	W	1961-09-23	Derby County	H
13	3	Luton Town	8	2	0	2	12	11	2	0	2	9	7	1.167	8	W	L	L	L	W	1961-09-23	Charlton Athletic	A
14	-2	Swansea Town	9	2	1	1	8	6	0	3	2	9	16	0.773	8	W	D	W	L	L	1961-09-23	Middlesbrough	H
15	-2	Middlesbrough	7	3	0	2	12	9	0	1	1	1	3	1.083	7	L	W	D	W	W	1961-09-23	Swansea Town	A
16	-1	Leeds United	9	2	1	2	6	6	1	0	3	4	10	0.625	7	L	W	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Bristol Rovers	A
17	0	Stoke City	9	2	1	2	8	5	0	1	3	5	9	0.929	6	L	L	W	L	D	1961-09-23	Norwich City	H
18	1	Sunderland	8	2	0	1	5	6	1	0	4	9	15	0.667	6	L	L	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Scunthorpe United	H
19	-1	Newcastle United	8	1	2	2	4	6	1	0	2	2	3	0.667	6	L	D	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Southampton	A
20	1	Bristol Rovers	9	2	0	3	6	8	0	0	4	2	10	0.444	4	W	W	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Leeds United	H
21	-1	Charlton Athletic	8	0	2	2	6	9	1	0	3	3	12	0.429	4	L	W	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Luton Town	H
22	0	Preston North End	8	0	1	2	3	5	1	0	4	5	10	0.533	3	L	L	L	L	W	1961-09-23	Leyton Orient	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Crystal Palace	1	3	Lincoln City	Selhurst Park	19,601
Smillie	Lineups		Tracey, Barrett, Punter
Reading	1	2	Grimsby Town	Elm Park	17,366
Wheeler	Lineups		Williams 2
Shrewsbury Town	3	4	Peterborough United	Gay Meadow	12,547	Largest home gate 1961-62
McLaughlin 2, Dolby	Lineups		Smith, Emery 2, Senior
Torquay United	0	2	Portsmouth	Plainmoor	6,200
	Lineups		Saunders, Campbell J

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Reading	9	2	0	2	7	5	5	0	0	16	7	1.917	14	L	W	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Notts County	H
2	1	Portsmouth	9	2	3	0	7	5	3	1	0	8	3	1.875	14	W	D	W	D	W	1961-09-23	Crystal Palace	A
3	-1	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	9	2	2	0	6	3	2	3	0	9	4	2.143	13	W	D	W	D	D	1961-09-23	Barnsley	H
4	1	Peterborough United	9	3	0	1	12	10	3	1	1	12	13	1.043	13	W	W	L	D	L	1961-09-23	Coventry City	A
5	5	Grimsby Town	9	3	0	1	8	5	3	0	2	7	6	1.364	12	W	L	W	W	L	1961-09-23	Port Vale	H
6	-2	Crystal Palace	9	2	1	2	11	11	2	2	0	6	2	1.308	11	L	W	D	L	D	1961-09-23	Portsmouth	H
7	-1	Queens Park Rangers	8	2	1	2	13	9	2	1	0	8	4	1.615	10	D	D	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Watford	A
8	0	Hull City	8	3	0	0	8	1	1	2	2	7	9	1.5	10	D	W	D	W	W	1961-09-21	Watford	H
9	0	Halifax Town	8	3	1	0	7	2	1	1	2	5	6	1.5	10	W	L	L	D	W	1961-09-23	Hull City	A
10	-3	Shrewsbury Town	9	2	2	1	14	10	1	2	1	3	3	1.308	10	L	D	L	D	W	1961-09-23	Brentford	A
11	0	Notts County	8	3	2	0	8	3	0	1	2	5	9	1.083	9	W	D	D	W	D	1961-09-21	Port Vale	H
12	0	Coventry City	9	3	1	0	10	4	0	2	3	5	12	0.938	9	L	D	D	W	L	1961-09-23	Peterborough United	H
13	0	Southend United	9	3	1	1	7	5	0	2	2	1	4	0.889	9	W	L	D	D	W	1961-09-23	Newport County	A
14	0	Port Vale	8	2	1	1	7	3	1	1	2	5	8	1.091	8	W	W	D	D	L	1961-09-21	Notts County	A
15	0	Bradford	9	3	0	1	12	7	1	0	4	8	13	1	8	W	L	W	L	L	1961-09-23	Bristol City	H
16	4	Lincoln City	9	1	1	2	4	8	1	3	1	8	8	0.75	8	W	D	D	D	L	1961-09-23	Torquay United	H
17	-1	Watford	8	1	3	1	8	7	1	0	2	7	9	0.938	7	L	W	D	W	L	1961-09-21	Hull City	A
18	-1	Northampton Town	9	0	2	2	3	7	2	1	2	6	4	0.818	7	L	W	D	W	D	1961-09-23	Swindon Town	H
19	-1	Bristol City	9	1	0	3	2	4	2	1	2	6	6	0.8	7	L	D	L	L	W	1961-09-23	Bradford	A
20	-1	Newport County	9	1	0	3	7	7	1	2	2	6	9	0.813	6	L	D	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Southend United	H
21	0	Torquay United	9	1	0	5	12	14	1	0	2	4	9	0.696	4	L	L	L	W	L	1961-09-23	Lincoln City	A
22	0	Barnsley	9	0	1	3	5	11	1	1	3	8	13	0.542	4	D	L	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
23	0	Swindon Town	9	0	4	1	7	9	0	0	4	3	13	0.455	4	D	D	L	L	D	1961-09-23	Northampton Town	A
24	0	Brentford	9	1	1	2	3	5	0	0	5	2	14	0.263	3	W	L	D	L	L	1961-09-23	Shrewsbury Town	H

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Crewe Alexandra	3	0	Hartlepools United	Gresty Road	5,948
Lord 2, Wheatley	Lineups
Gillingham	0	1	Aldershot	Priestfield Stadium	4,251
	Lineups		Norris
Wrexham	4	0	Tranmere Rovers	Racecourse Ground	16,507	Largest home gate 1961-62
Davies, Metcalf 2, Barnes K (p)	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Fourth Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Wrexham	9	4	0	1	16	4	3	0	1	8	3	3.429	14	W	W	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Exeter City	H
2	-1	Colchester United	8	4	0	0	14	3	2	2	0	9	4	3.286	14	W	W	W	W	D	1961-09-21	Workington	A
3	2	Aldershot	9	3	2	0	11	5	2	0	2	5	6	1.455	12	W	W	L	W	D	1961-09-23	Accrington Stanley	A
4	-1	Millwall	9	3	1	2	10	6	2	0	1	4	5	1.273	11	L	W	W	W	W	1961-09-23	Gillingham	A
5	-1	Carlisle United	9	3	1	0	6	2	1	2	2	4	6	1.25	11	D	W	L	D	W	1961-09-23	Hartlepools United	A
6	0	Darlington	9	3	1	1	8	4	1	1	2	7	7	1.364	10	W	L	L	W	D	1961-09-23	Bradford City	H
7	0	York City	9	3	1	1	10	5	1	1	2	6	8	1.231	10	D	L	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Barrow	H
8	0	Chester	9	2	2	1	7	5	2	0	2	4	5	1.1	10	L	W	W	D	D	1961-09-23	Tranmere Rovers	A
9	0	Workington	8	1	2	0	6	2	2	2	1	6	9	1.091	10	D	D	W	L	D	1961-09-21	Colchester United	H
10	7	Crewe Alexandra	9	4	0	1	12	7	1	0	3	2	7	1	10	W	L	L	W	L	1961-09-23	Doncaster Rovers	A
11	-1	Rochdale	9	4	0	1	15	6	0	1	3	2	8	1.214	9	L	L	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Workington	A
12	-1	Mansfield Town	8	3	0	1	10	3	0	3	1	2	7	1.2	9	W	D	D	W	D	1961-09-23	Chesterfield	A
13	-1	Stockport County	9	2	0	2	8	8	2	1	2	9	9	1	9	W	W	W	D	W	1961-09-23	Oldham Athletic	A
14	-1	Exeter City	9	3	1	0	10	3	1	0	4	6	13	1	9	D	W	W	L	L	1961-09-23	Wrexham	A
15	-1	Southport	9	3	0	1	7	6	1	1	3	7	10	0.875	9	D	L	W	L	W	1961-09-23	Colchester United	H
16	-1	Barrow	8	2	2	1	8	5	1	0	2	1	4	1	8	W	D	L	L	D	1961-09-23	York City	A
17	-1	Accrington Stanley	9	2	1	1	4	2	1	1	3	5	9	0.818	8	L	W	W	D	L	1961-09-23	Aldershot	H
18	0	Bradford City	9	1	1	2	5	6	1	2	2	9	10	0.875	7	L	L	D	L	L	1961-09-23	Darlington	A
19	0	Doncaster Rovers	8	1	1	2	5	7	1	2	1	5	8	0.667	7	W	W	L	L	D	1961-09-23	Crewe Alexandra	H
20	0	Chesterfield	9	3	0	1	7	4	0	1	4	4	13	0.647	7	W	L	W	L	D	1961-09-23	Mansfield Town	H
21	0	Tranmere Rovers	9	3	0	2	12	10	0	0	4	3	11	0.714	6	L	L	L	W	W	1961-09-23	Chester	H
22	0	Oldham Athletic	8	1	2	0	9	6	0	1	4	2	10	0.688	5	L	D	L	L	W	1961-09-23	Stockport County	H
23	0	Hartlepools United	9	1	2	1	8	8	0	0	5	6	20	0.5	4	L	L	L	D	L	1961-09-23	Carlisle United	H
24	0	Gillingham	9	0	1	3	3	6	0	0	5	7	19	0.4	1	L	L	L	L	L	1961-09-23	Millwall	H