1961-10-12
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Notts County | 3 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Meadow Lane | 11,859 | |
| Hateley 3 | Lineups | Dowsett 2 | ||||
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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 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 22 | L | W | W | D | W | 1961-10-14 | Port Vale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.769 | 21 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-10-14 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1.219 | 21 | W | L | W | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1.231 | 19 | L | W | D | L | L | 1961-10-13 | Swindon Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.412 | 18 | L | W | D | L | W | 1961-10-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.222 | 18 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-10-14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bristol City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.333 | 16 | W | D | W | W | W | 1961-10-14 | Watford | A |
| 8 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.458 | 15 | L | W | D | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Hull City | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.235 | 15 | L | D | D | D | L | 1961-10-14 | Bradford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1.2 | 15 | D | W | L | D | L | 1961-10-14 | Peterborough United | H |
| 11 | 4 | Notts County | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.192 | 15 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.083 | 15 | L | D | W | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Portsmouth | A |
| 13 | -1 | Watford | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.963 | 15 | D | W | W | L | D | 1961-10-14 | Bristol City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 14 | W | D | L | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Lincoln City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Halifax Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.957 | 14 | W | L | L | L | W | 1961-10-14 | Newport County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Northampton Town | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 13 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southend United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 | L | D | D | L | W | 1961-10-14 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 12 | L | L | W | W | W | 1961-10-14 | Hull City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.757 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-10-14 | Notts County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0.667 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1961-10-14 | Coventry City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.633 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1961-10-13 | Reading | H |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0.706 | 7 | L | D | L | L | W | 1961-10-14 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0.313 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1961-10-14 | Torquay United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0.528 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1961-10-14 | Halifax Town | A |
