1961-12-18
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 4 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Upton Park | 21,261 | |
| Moore 2, Hurst, Musgrove | Lineups | Murray 2 | ||||
| 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 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 1.488 | 30 | L | W | W | W | D | 1961-12-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 2 | West Ham United | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 1.182 | 29 | W | W | W | D | W | 1961-12-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 3 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1.317 | 27 | W | L | W | W | W | 1961-12-23 | Manchester City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1.313 | 27 | W | W | W | L | D | 1961-12-23 | Arsenal | A |
| 5 | 0 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1.615 | 26 | D | D | W | L | W | 1961-12-23 | Fulham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1.4 | 25 | W | L | W | W | D | 1961-12-23 | Birmingham City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.172 | 23 | D | W | W | W | D | 1961-12-23 | Chelsea | A |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1.118 | 23 | W | D | L | W | W | 1961-12-23 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1.027 | 23 | W | L | D | W | W | 1961-12-23 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackpool | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 0.878 | 21 | L | D | W | L | W | 1961-12-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 0.711 | 21 | W | W | L | W | L | 1961-12-22 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 0.974 | 20 | L | L | W | W | L | 1961-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 0.97 | 20 | L | L | D | W | D | 1961-12-26 | Everton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 0.868 | 20 | W | D | L | L | L | 1961-12-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.829 | 20 | D | D | L | L | L | 1961-12-23 | Blackpool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 0.761 | 20 | W | L | W | L | W | 1961-12-23 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 17 | 0 | Fulham | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0.919 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1961-12-23 | Everton | A |
| 18 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0.813 | 19 | D | W | D | L | L | 1961-12-26 | West Ham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 0.929 | 18 | L | D | L | L | W | 1961-12-23 | Leicester City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 0.711 | 18 | L | W | L | L | L | 1961-12-26 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 0.731 | 16 | L | L | L | L | D | 1961-12-23 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 0.796 | 15 | L | L | L | W | D | 1961-12-23 | Aston Villa | H |
