1961-10-27
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | Newcastle United | Old Showground | 14,158 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Thomas 2, Brownsword (p) | Lineups | Allchurch, Suddick | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4.111 | 23 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-10-28 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.667 | 18 | D | D | L | W | D | 1961-10-28 | Leeds United | A |
| 3 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1.241 | 17 | W | W | W | L | D | 1961-11-04 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 4 | -1 | Derby County | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1.115 | 17 | W | D | D | W | W | 1961-10-28 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 5 | -1 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.083 | 16 | W | W | D | D | W | 1961-10-28 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 6 | -1 | Rotherham United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 16 | D | D | L | L | W | 1961-10-28 | Preston North End | H |
| 7 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1.563 | 15 | D | L | W | L | D | 1961-10-28 | Liverpool | A |
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.19 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1961-10-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Norwich City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.045 | 15 | D | W | D | D | L | 1961-10-28 | Luton Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0.958 | 15 | W | L | D | W | D | 1961-10-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 11 | 0 | Walsall | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0.862 | 15 | L | D | L | W | D | 1961-11-04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1.474 | 14 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-11-04 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.143 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1961-10-28 | Norwich City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Swansea Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 0.862 | 14 | W | L | W | D | D | 1961-10-28 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.636 | 14 | W | L | L | L | W | 1961-11-04 | Derby County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.095 | 13 | W | L | W | D | L | 1961-10-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 0.621 | 13 | L | W | L | D | L | 1961-10-28 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.762 | 12 | L | D | D | W | W | 1961-10-28 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Stoke City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.833 | 10 | L | D | L | D | W | 1961-10-28 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.56 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1961-10-28 | Southampton | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0.679 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1961-10-28 | Swansea Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0.429 | 7 | D | W | L | L | L | 1961-10-28 | Derby County | H |
