1961-11-04
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | Tunbridge Wells United | SL | Recreation Ground | 8,526 | |
| Norris, Hasty 2 | Lineups | Hall | ||||||
| SL | Barry Town | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 3 | Jenner Park | 5,500 | |
| Sheffield | Lineups | McClelland | ||||||
| D 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | 3 | Margate | SL | Dean Court | 12,405 | |
| Lineups | Roche, Blackburn, Fraser | |||||||
| D 3 | Bradford | 0 | 1 | Port Vale | D 3 | Park Avenue | 12,127 | |
| Lineups | Jackson | |||||||
| D 4 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | York City | D 4 | Valley Parade | 7,676 | |
| Layne | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | Oxford United | SL | Griffin Park | 13,500 | |
| Summers, Edgley 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| WL | Bridgwater Town | 0 | 0 | Weston-Super-Mare | WL | Fairfax Park | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Bir | Brierley Hill Alliance | 3 | 0 | Grantham Town | ML | Cottage Street | 3,381 | |
| Richardson, Thomas 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Hereford United | SL | Ashton Gate | 14,518 | |
| Tait | Lineups | Biggs | ||||||
| SL | Chelmsford City | 1 | 2 | King's Lynn | SL | New Writtle Street | 6,166 | |
| Hatsell | Lineups | Bacon, Wright | ||||||
| D 4 | Chester | 4 | 1 | Ashington | NCL | Sealand Road | 4,361 | |
| Davies 2, Morris, Jones | Lineups | Lackenby | ||||||
| D 3 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | D 4 | Highfield Road | 10,628 | |
| Satchwell, Hewitt | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Gresty Road | 7,267 | |
| Lord, Riley | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | Portsmouth | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 30,464 | |
| Byrne, Heckman 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 0 | 4 | Carlisle United | D 4 | Feethams Ground | 7,255 | |
| Lineups | Whitelaw 2, Brayton, Walker | |||||||
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 4 | Chesterfield | D 4 | Belle Vue | 6,984 | |
| Lineups | Kerry, Lovie, Rackstraw, Lunn | |||||||
| D 4 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | Dartford | SL | St James Park | 6,162 | |
| Mabey OG, McMillan 2 | Lineups | Taylor 2, White | ||||||
| D 4 | Hartlepools United | 5 | 1 | Blyth Spartans | NCL | Victoria Park | 5,416 | |
| Folland 3, Johnson, Parkes | Lineups | Lodge | ||||||
| D 3 | Hull City | 5 | 0 | Rhyl | CCL | Boothferry Park | 7,451 | |
| McMillan, Henderson, Chilton 2, McSeveney | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 2 | Grimsby Town | D 3 | Field Mill | 10,127 | |
| Wagstaff, Hal l 2 | Lineups | Portwood, Rafferty | ||||||
| LaC | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | South Shields | NCL | Christe Park | 3,600 | |
| Shields OG, Whitehead | Lineups | Butler | ||||||
| D 3 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Millwall | D 4 | County Ground | 11,844 | |
| Lines, Terry | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | Yeovil Town | SL | Meadow Lane | 11,375 | |
| Withers 2, Hateley, Bircumshaw P | Lineups | Taylor, Foley | ||||||
| D 4 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 2 | Shildon | NL | Boundary Park | 11,730 | |
| Lister 3, Johnstone (p), Jarvis | Lineups | Sinclair, Armstrong | ||||||
| D 3 | Peterborough United | 3 | 3 | Colchester United | D 4 | London Road | 16,469 | |
| McNamee, Bly, Hudson | Lineups | Abrey, Wright, Hunt RM | ||||||
| D 3 | Reading | 1 | 1 | Newport County | D 3 | Elm Park | 10,564 | |
| Webb | Lineups | Herrity W | ||||||
| D 4 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Halifax Town | D 3 | Spotland | 6,838 | |
| Milburn (p), Hepton | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | Banbury Spencer | Bir | Gay Meadow | 7,750 | |
| McLaughlin 2, Kenning 2, Rowley 2, Starkey | Lineups | Redding | ||||||
| D 3 | Southend United | 0 | 2 | Watford | D 3 | Roots Hall | 12,375 | |
| Lineups | Gregory 2 | |||||||
| D 4 | Southport | 1 | 0 | Northwich Victoria | CCL | Haig Avenue | 7,003 | |
| Blore | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | D 4 | Edgeley Park | 4,797 | |
| Lineups | Pickup | |||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 2 | Kettering Town | SL | County Ground | 12,577 | |
| McPherson, Hunt R | Lineups | Golding, Curran (p) | ||||||
| D 3 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | Harwich & Parkeston | ECL | Plainmoor | 4,565 | |
| Pym 2 (1p), Northcott T, Wilson OG, Spencer | Lineups | Sanderson | ||||||
| D 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 3 | Gateshead | NRL | Prenton Park | 6,788 | |
| Arnell, Frye | Lineups | Lydon, McCulloch, McGugan OG | ||||||
| IsL | Walthamstow Avenue | 2 | 3 | Romford | SL | Green Park Road | 6,000 | |
| Stone, Minall | Lineups | Lloyd, Cappi, Allison (p) | ||||||
| NL | West Auckland Town | 3 | 3 | Barnsley | D 3 | Darlington Road | 2,876 | |
| Skelton, Hopper, Bloomfield (p) | Lineups | Oliver 2, Swindells | ||||||
| SL | Weymouth | 1 | 0 | Barnet | AtL | Recreation Ground | 3,000 | |
| Court (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Workington | 2 | 0 | Worksop Town | ML | Borough Park | 3,653 | |
| Haasz, McGarry | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Wrexham | 3 | 2 | Barrow | D 4 | Racecourse Ground | 10,833 | |
| Davies, Metcalf 2 | Lineups | Dixon, Kemp | ||||||
| IsL | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Ashford Town | SL | Loakes Park | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | Highbury | 37,604 | |
| Lineups | Blunstone, Bridges 2 | |||||
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | St Andrew's | 19,007 | |
| Orritt | Lineups | Charnley | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | Burnden Park | 12,563 | |
| Hartle, Coldwell OG | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | Turf Moor | 22,487 | |
| Connelly, Robson, Deakin OG | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Goodison Park | 54,234 | |
| Wignall 2, Bingham | Lineups | |||||
| Fulham | 0 | 1 | Cardiff City | Craven Cottage | 20,077 | |
| Lineups | Tapscott | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Portman Road | 19,068 | |
| Phillips | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Filbert Street | 18,952 | |
| Riley (p), Wills, Appleton | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 5 | West Ham United | Maine Road | 18,839 | |
| Dobing 3 | Lineups | Dick 2, Sealey 2, Musgrove | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Manchester United | Hillsborough | 36,808 | |
| Fantham, Kay, Ellis | Lineups | Viollet | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | The Hawthorns | 17,298 | |
| Kevan, Jackson, Smith 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 1.586 | 23 | W | L | W | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 1 | Everton | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.65 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1961-11-11 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1.25 | 19 | W | D | W | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | 2 | West Ham United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1.194 | 19 | W | L | L | W | L | 1961-11-11 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Cardiff City | A |
| 6 | -4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1.087 | 18 | L | W | L | W | W | 1961-11-11 | Fulham | H |
| 7 | -2 | Fulham | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1.111 | 17 | L | D | W | D | W | 1961-11-11 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 8 | 4 | Cardiff City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.083 | 16 | W | D | L | D | W | 1961-11-11 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.037 | 16 | W | W | W | L | L | 1961-11-11 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | 7 | Leicester City | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 15 | W | L | L | W | W | 1961-11-11 | Manchester United | A |
| 11 | 3 | Blackpool | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0.893 | 15 | D | D | W | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Everton | H |
| 12 | -4 | Manchester City | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.886 | 15 | L | L | W | L | L | 1961-11-11 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | -4 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 0.867 | 15 | L | D | L | D | L | 1961-11-11 | Burnley | H |
| 14 | -4 | Manchester United | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0.821 | 15 | L | L | L | L | D | 1961-11-11 | Leicester City | H |
| 15 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.038 | 14 | W | D | D | D | D | 1961-11-11 | West Ham United | A |
| 16 | -5 | Arsenal | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0.963 | 14 | L | D | W | D | W | 1961-11-11 | Aston Villa | A |
| 17 | 2 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0.658 | 14 | D | W | W | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 18 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 0.893 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 19 | -3 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.88 | 13 | L | L | D | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Arsenal | H |
| 20 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.692 | 13 | L | W | L | D | L | 1961-11-11 | Birmingham City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Sheffield United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.536 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 0.806 | 10 | W | D | L | L | L | 1961-11-11 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 3 | 0 | Bury | Baseball Ground | 15,354 | |
| Palmer (p), Curry, Havenhand | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | Leeds Road | 19,017 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Brisbane Road | 13,120 | |
| Dunmore 2 (1p) | Lineups | Lawrie | ||||
| Luton Town | 3 | 2 | Leeds United | Kenilworth Road | 10,341 | |
| Legate 2, Fleming | Lineups | Revie, Bremner (p) | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Ayresome Park | 12,142 | |
| Peacock | Lineups | Thomas 2 | ||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | St James' Park | 25,895 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 5 | Rotherham United | Home Park | 10,685 | |
| Carter 2 | Lineups | Kirkman 2, Perry, Taylor, Weston | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 3 | Liverpool | Deepdale | 29,243 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Sneddon | Lineups | Milne, Callaghan, St John | ||||
| Southampton | 0 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | The Dell | 14,840 | |
| Lineups | Bradford 2 | |||||
| Swansea Town | 1 | 0 | Stoke City | Vetch Field | 19,600 | Largest home gate 1961-62 |
| Reynolds | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 2 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Fellows Park | 9,963 | |
| Wilson, Richards | Lineups | Brown, Laverick | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3.308 | 26 | W | D | L | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Luton Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.476 | 19 | L | D | D | D | L | 1961-11-18 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.292 | 19 | D | W | W | W | D | 1961-11-11 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 4 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1.267 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 5 | 0 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 1.1 | 19 | W | D | D | D | L | 1961-11-11 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 1.067 | 19 | W | L | W | D | D | 1961-11-11 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1.5 | 18 | W | D | D | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Leeds United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1.3 | 18 | W | W | L | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Liverpool | A |
| 9 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1.042 | 16 | D | L | W | L | D | 1961-11-11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.885 | 16 | D | L | D | W | D | 1961-11-11 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | 0 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0.871 | 16 | D | L | D | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Stoke City | A |
| 12 | 3 | Swansea Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 0.818 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Bury | A |
| 13 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 0.71 | 16 | D | W | L | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Newcastle United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1.474 | 15 | D | L | W | W | W | 1961-11-11 | Rotherham United | A |
| 15 | -3 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.735 | 15 | L | L | W | L | D | 1961-11-11 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0.583 | 14 | L | W | L | L | L | 1961-11-11 | Swansea Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.96 | 13 | L | L | W | L | W | 1961-11-11 | Sunderland | A |
| 18 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0.862 | 13 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-11-11 | Derby County | H |
| 19 | -1 | Preston North End | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.731 | 13 | L | D | L | D | D | 1961-11-11 | Norwich City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0.92 | 12 | L | W | L | D | L | 1961-11-11 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leeds United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0.586 | 11 | L | D | L | W | D | 1961-11-11 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0.541 | 9 | L | W | D | W | L | 1961-11-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
