1961-10-20
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | Highfield Road | 8,208 | |
| Hewitt | Lineups | Smillie | ||||
| Reading | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Elm Park | 14,432 | |
| Evans, Wheeler | Lineups | Heckman | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2.067 | 24 | W | L | W | W | D | 1961-10-21 | Newport County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.857 | 23 | W | W | L | D | W | 1961-10-21 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | 1 | Reading | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1.129 | 21 | W | L | L | W | D | 1961-10-28 | Portsmouth | A |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 1.108 | 21 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-10-21 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.481 | 18 | D | W | L | W | D | 1961-10-21 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1.233 | 18 | L | D | W | D | W | 1961-10-28 | Newport County | H |
| 7 | 4 | Coventry City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1.04 | 18 | D | D | W | W | D | 1961-10-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 18 | L | L | W | D | L | 1961-10-21 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 9 | -1 | Port Vale | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 18 | L | L | W | L | D | 1961-10-21 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bristol City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.158 | 17 | L | D | W | D | W | 1961-10-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.143 | 17 | W | L | L | D | W | 1961-10-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Northampton Town | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1.304 | 16 | D | W | L | W | W | 1961-10-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0.848 | 16 | L | D | D | W | W | 1961-10-21 | Southend United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hull City | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.167 | 15 | L | L | D | D | D | 1961-10-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Notts County | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1.107 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1961-10-28 | Watford | A |
| 16 | 0 | Southend United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.043 | 15 | W | L | L | D | D | 1961-10-21 | Watford | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bradford | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.038 | 15 | D | W | L | L | W | 1961-10-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.957 | 15 | D | W | L | L | L | 1961-10-21 | Bradford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Barnsley | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.816 | 15 | D | W | W | W | L | 1961-10-28 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.742 | 14 | D | W | W | L | D | 1961-10-21 | Bristol City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0.656 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1961-10-21 | Peterborough United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0.771 | 9 | W | L | D | L | L | 1961-10-21 | Port Vale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Newport County | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0.595 | 9 | W | D | L | L | L | 1961-10-21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 0.314 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | 1961-10-21 | Portsmouth | H |
