1961-09-26
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Deepdale | 11,921 | |
| Thompson | Lineups | Williams K | ||||
| Rotherham United | 3 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Millmoor | 11,316 | |
| Perry, Waterhouse, Weston | Lineups | Lawrie, Kinsey | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6.25 | 17 | W | W | D | W | W | 1961-09-30 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.375 | 14 | W | W | W | L | W | 1961-09-30 | Bury | A |
| 3 | -1 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.222 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1961-09-30 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 4 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.8 | 11 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-09-27 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.188 | 11 | W | L | L | W | W | 1961-09-27 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 11 | W | L | W | L | W | 1961-09-30 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Walsall | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0.842 | 11 | L | L | W | W | D | 1961-09-30 | Swansea Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.222 | 10 | W | W | L | L | L | 1961-09-27 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 9 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1.095 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1961-09-29 | Stoke City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1961-09-30 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.933 | 10 | L | W | L | L | W | 1961-09-27 | Sunderland | A |
| 12 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0.875 | 10 | L | W | D | W | W | 1961-09-30 | Sunderland | H |
| 13 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.824 | 10 | D | L | W | L | D | 1961-09-29 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 14 | 0 | Swansea Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0.8 | 9 | D | W | D | W | L | 1961-09-30 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.067 | 8 | W | L | L | W | L | 1961-09-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.067 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1961-09-27 | Luton Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0.857 | 8 | W | L | L | W | W | 1961-09-27 | Bury | H |
| 18 | 0 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0.5 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | 1961-09-30 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.667 | 6 | W | W | W | L | L | 1961-09-30 | Norwich City | A |
| 20 | 1 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.667 | 6 | D | W | L | L | L | 1961-09-30 | Leeds United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | L | L | D | L | L | 1961-09-30 | Luton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.44 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1961-09-30 | Liverpool | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 3 | 2 | Southend United | Ashton Gate | 10,376 | |
| Meyer (p), Williams, Grieveson OG | Lineups | Jones, Brand | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | Reading | Blundell Park | 10,074 | |
| Rafferty 3, Welbourne | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Vicarage Road | 12,406 | |
| Walker | Lineups | McSeveney | ||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1.889 | 16 | W | W | D | W | D | 1961-09-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1.5 | 16 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-09-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.857 | 15 | W | W | D | W | D | 1961-09-27 | Northampton Town | H |
| 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.667 | 15 | W | D | W | L | W | 1961-09-29 | Bristol City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-09-30 | Brentford | H |
| 6 | 2 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.385 | 13 | D | L | W | D | W | 1961-09-30 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.214 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1961-09-30 | Coventry City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.611 | 12 | W | L | D | D | W | 1961-09-30 | Hull City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.176 | 12 | W | L | L | D | L | 1961-09-30 | Reading | H |
| 10 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.067 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | 1961-09-30 | Northampton Town | H |
| 11 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.2 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1961-09-27 | Lincoln City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.083 | 11 | L | W | W | L | D | 1961-09-30 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 13 | 0 | Coventry City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.947 | 11 | W | L | L | D | D | 1961-09-30 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.1 | 10 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.95 | 10 | D | W | L | L | W | 1961-09-30 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.85 | 9 | L | L | L | W | D | 1961-09-30 | Newport County | H |
| 17 | 2 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.786 | 9 | W | L | L | D | L | 1961-09-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | -1 | Lincoln City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0.684 | 8 | L | W | D | D | D | 1961-09-27 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 19 | -1 | Northampton Town | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.769 | 7 | L | L | W | D | W | 1961-09-27 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 20 | 0 | Torquay United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0.792 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1961-09-27 | Portsmouth | A |
| 21 | 0 | Newport County | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.684 | 6 | L | L | D | L | W | 1961-09-30 | Notts County | A |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.522 | 6 | W | D | D | L | L | 1961-09-27 | Barnsley | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0.429 | 5 | L | W | W | L | D | 1961-09-30 | Peterborough United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0.448 | 4 | L | D | L | L | L | 1961-09-27 | Swindon Town | H |
