1961-10-06
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 2 | 2 | Torquay United | Highfield Road | 9,436 | |
| Dixon 2 | Lineups | Pym, Jenkins | ||||
| Reading | 3 | 2 | Halifax Town | Elm Park | 11,365 | |
| Wheeler 2, Webb | Lineups | Roscoe, Large | ||||
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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 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.364 | 20 | W | D | W | W | W | 1961-10-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 19 | D | W | W | W | D | 1961-10-07 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 1 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 1.292 | 19 | W | D | L | L | W | 1961-10-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1.241 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-10-07 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.357 | 16 | D | W | W | D | W | 1961-10-07 | Watford | H |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.333 | 16 | D | L | W | D | W | 1961-10-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.316 | 15 | D | W | W | L | L | 1961-10-07 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 8 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.357 | 14 | D | D | L | W | D | 1961-10-07 | Bristol City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.579 | 13 | D | W | L | D | D | 1961-10-07 | Newport County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.214 | 13 | W | W | W | L | L | 1961-10-07 | Hull City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.067 | 13 | D | D | L | W | W | 1961-10-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bradford | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.19 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1961-10-07 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.043 | 12 | L | D | L | L | L | 1961-10-07 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.905 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1961-10-11 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Watford | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.88 | 12 | W | L | D | W | L | 1961-10-07 | Port Vale | A |
| 16 | 2 | Coventry City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.87 | 12 | D | L | W | L | L | 1961-10-09 | Bradford | H |
| 17 | -1 | Notts County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.13 | 11 | L | W | L | L | L | 1961-10-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 18 | -1 | Northampton Town | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 11 | W | W | L | L | L | 1961-10-07 | Bradford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0.64 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1961-10-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.621 | 9 | D | W | L | W | D | 1961-10-07 | Brentford | A |
| 21 | 0 | Barnsley | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 0.676 | 8 | L | W | W | L | D | 1961-10-07 | Southend United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0.71 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1961-10-11 | Halifax Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Newport County | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0.533 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1961-10-07 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0.3 | 5 | L | L | L | W | W | 1961-10-07 | Swindon Town | H |
