1961–62 Football League First Division

Overview

Ipswich Town won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season.

League standings
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Town (C) 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 1.388 56 Qualified for European Cup
2 Burnley 42 14 4 3 57 26 7 7 7 44 41 1.507 53
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 4 3 59 34 7 6 8 29 35 1.275 52 FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
4 Everton 42 17 2 2 64 21 3 9 9 24 33 1.630 51
5 Sheffield United 42 13 5 3 37 23 6 4 11 24 46 0.884 47
6 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 47 23 6 2 13 25 35 1.241 46 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
7 Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 45 20 5 3 13 20 36 1.161 44
8 West Ham United 42 11 6 4 49 37 6 4 11 27 45 0.927 44
9 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 7 4 50 23 5 6 10 33 44 1.239 43
10 Arsenal 42 9 6 6 39 31 7 5 9 32 41 0.986 43
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 22 5 3 13 27 44 0.939 42
12 Manchester City 42 11 3 7 46 38 6 4 11 32 43 0.963 41
13 Blackpool 42 10 4 7 41 30 5 7 9 29 45 0.933 41
14 Leicester City 42 12 2 7 38 27 5 4 12 34 44 1.014 40
15 Manchester United 42 10 3 8 44 31 5 6 10 28 44 0.960 39
16 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 6 5 33 22 4 5 12 17 36 0.862 39
17 Birmingham City 42 9 6 6 37 35 5 4 12 28 46 0.802 38 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 7 6 38 34 5 3 13 35 52 0.849 36
19 Nottingham Forest 42 12 4 5 39 23 1 6 14 24 56 0.797 36 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20 Fulham 42 8 3 10 38 34 5 4 12 28 40 0.892 33
21 Cardiff City 42 6 9 6 30 33 3 5 13 20 48 0.617 32 Relegated
22 Chelsea 42 7 7 7 34 29 2 3 16 29 65 0.670 28
Source:
(C) League Champions.

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL BUR CAR CHE EVE FUL IPS LEI MCI MUN NOT SHU SHW TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 4–5 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–3 4–4 3–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–1
Aston Villa 3–1 1–3 1–0 5–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 8–3 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–0
Birmingham 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–6 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 4–0 3–6
Blackburn Rovers 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Blackpool 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–3 2–4 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–0 7–2
Bolton Wanderers 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 6–1 2–0 4–3 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–0
Burnley 0–2 3–0 7–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–3 2–0 6–3 1–3 0–0 4–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 6–0 3–3
Cardiff City 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 5–2 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–3
Chelsea 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 6–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 4–5
Everton 4–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 8–3 4–0 3–0 5–2 3–2 0–2 5–1 6–0 1–0 0–4 3–0 3–1 3–0 4–0
Fulham 5–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–5 0–1 3–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–4 2–0 1–1 5–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1
Ipswich Town 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 6–2 1–0 5–2 4–2 2–4 1–0 2–4 4–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 3–0 4–2 3–2
Leicester City 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–6 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–2 2–0 4–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–0
Manchester City 3–2 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–4 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 6–2 3–1 3–5 2–2
Manchester United 2–3 2–0 0–2 6–1 0–1 0–3 1–4 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–2 3–2 6–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–2
Nottingham Forest 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–4 0–1 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–4 3–0 3–1
Sheffield United 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–1
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 3–2 4–2 4–0 2–0 5–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 1–0 3–1 4–1 5–2 2–2 4–2 3–2 5–2 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 4–2 3–3 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
West Bromwich Albion 4–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 7–1 6–2 1–1 5–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 1–1
West Ham United 3–3 2–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–3 4–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 1–5 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Derek Kevan West Bromwich Albion 33
= Ray Crawford Ipswich Town 33
2Ray CharnleyBlackpool30
3Ted PhillipsIpswich Town28
4Roy VernonEverton26
5Ray PointerBurnley25

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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