1961-11-17
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 0 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Highfield Road | 13,751 | |
| Lineups | Allen, Uphill | |||||
| Reading | 3 | 2 | Watford | Elm Park | 11,672 | |
| Lacey 3 | Lineups | Benning, Harmer | ||||
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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 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2.25 | 29 | D | W | W | W | L | 1961-11-18 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.789 | 27 | W | W | L | W | W | 1961-11-18 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | 2 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 1.114 | 25 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-12-02 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1.452 | 24 | W | W | W | L | D | 1961-12-02 | Port Vale | A |
| 5 | -2 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 1.089 | 24 | L | D | W | L | W | 1961-11-18 | Swindon Town | H |
| 6 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1.567 | 23 | W | W | D | D | W | 1961-11-18 | Bristol City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Watford | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 0.947 | 22 | L | W | W | W | L | 1961-12-02 | Bradford | A |
| 8 | 0 | Northampton Town | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1.538 | 21 | W | D | W | D | W | 1961-11-18 | Southend United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1.1 | 21 | L | W | W | L | D | 1961-11-18 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Port Vale | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1.074 | 21 | L | D | W | L | L | 1961-11-18 | Halifax Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.028 | 20 | W | L | D | L | W | 1961-11-18 | Torquay United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 0.906 | 20 | L | D | D | L | L | 1961-11-18 | Portsmouth | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bradford | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1.088 | 19 | L | L | W | W | D | 1961-11-18 | Barnsley | H |
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0.875 | 19 | L | D | L | D | D | 1961-12-02 | Northampton Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0.931 | 18 | W | D | L | D | W | 1961-11-18 | Port Vale | A |
| 16 | 0 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.93 | 18 | W | D | D | W | W | 1961-11-18 | Bradford | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.2 | 17 | L | W | L | L | D | 1961-11-18 | Newport County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 1.029 | 16 | D | L | L | W | W | 1961-11-18 | Lincoln City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Southend United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 0.833 | 16 | L | L | D | L | W | 1961-11-18 | Northampton Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 0.75 | 16 | L | W | L | D | W | 1961-11-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 0.737 | 15 | W | D | L | L | W | 1961-11-18 | Notts County | A |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.711 | 10 | D | L | L | W | L | 1961-11-18 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 0.415 | 10 | L | D | W | L | L | 1961-11-18 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 0.469 | 9 | L | L | L | L | W | 1961-11-18 | Hull City | H |
