| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ipswich Town F.C |
| Resigned | Accrington Stanley |
1962–63 → | |
The1961–62 season was the 63rd completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[2]
Match results are drawn fromRothmans for all divisions.[2]
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ipswich Town 1stEnglish title |
| Relegated | Cardiff City Chelsea |
| European Cup | Ipswich Town |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Everton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,582 (3.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each)[3] |
1962–63 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town(C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City(R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Chelsea(R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 |
| 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 |
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Promoted | Liverpool Leyton Orient |
| Relegated | Bristol Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,473 (3.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roger Hunt (41 goals)[3] |
1962–63 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C, P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 99 | 43 | 2.302 | 62 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Leyton Orient(P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | 1.725 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 53 | |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 1.211 | 49 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 45 | |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 44 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 42 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 41 | |
| 10 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 39 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | 1.056 | 39 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 39 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 39 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 39 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | 39 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 39 | |
| 18 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 39 | |
| 19 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 61 | 0.820 | 36 | |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 83 | 0.735 | 36 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers(R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 81 | 0.654 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion(R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 86 | 0.488 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | B&HA | BRR | BRY | CHA | DER | HUD | LEE | LEY | LIV | LUT | MID | NEW | NWC | PLY | PNE | ROT | SCU | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA | WAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Leyton Orient | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Liverpool | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | |
| Luton Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Norwich City | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Preston North End | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Southampton | 6–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | |
| Swansea Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Walsall | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 |
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portsmouth (1st title) |
| Promoted | Grimsby Town |
| Relegated | Brentford, Lincoln City, Newport County, Torquay United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,772 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cliff Holton (Watford andNorthampton Town) 37[3] |
1962–63 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 1.851 | 65 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Grimsby Town(P) | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 62 | |
| 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 1.533 | 59 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 1.521 | 59 | |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | 58 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 53 | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 49 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 48 | |
| 11 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 47 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 58 | 1.121 | 45 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 43 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 43 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 42 | |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 42 | |
| 17 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 40 | |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 73 | 84 | 0.869 | 38 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 0.747 | 38 | |
| 21 | Torquay United(R) | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 100 | 0.760 | 36 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Lincoln City(R) | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 0.655 | 35 | |
| 23 | Brentford(R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 93 | 0.570 | 34 | |
| 24 | Newport County(R) | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 0.451 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | B&BA | BPA | BRE | BRI | COV | CRY | GRI | HAL | HUL | LIN | NPC | NOR | NTC | PET | POR | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | STD | SWI | TOR | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brentford | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Halifax Town | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Newport County | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Notts County | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | |
| Reading | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Southend | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Torquay United | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | |
| Watford | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall (1st title) |
| Promoted | Carlisle United, Colchester United, Wrexham |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Resigned | Accrington Stanley |
| Matches | 506 |
| Goals | 1,690 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobby Hunt (Colchester United), 37[3] |
1962–63 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall(C, P) | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 56 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Colchester United(P) | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 104 | 71 | 1.465 | 55 | |
| 3 | Wrexham(P) | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 96 | 56 | 1.714 | 53 | |
| 4 | Carlisle United(P) | 44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 52 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 94 | 86 | 1.093 | 51 | |
| 6 | York City | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 50 | |
| 7 | Aldershot | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 49 | |
| 8 | Workington | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 70 | 0.986 | 49 | |
| 9 | Barrow | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 58 | 1.276 | 48 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 46 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 70 | 1.100 | 46 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 1.000 | 45 | |
| 13 | Darlington | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 45 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 44 | |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 81 | 0.864 | 44 | |
| 16 | Stockport County | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 43 | |
| 17 | Southport | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 43 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 37 | |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 87 | 0.805 | 37 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 0.777 | 37 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 101 | 0.515 | 27 | |
| 23 | Chester | 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 | |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Resigned from the league[a] |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ALD | BRW | BRA | CRL | CHE | CHF | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAR | MAN | MIL | OLD | ROC | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Aldershot | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Barrow | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Chester | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | ||
| Colchester United | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gillingham | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Hartlepool | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
| Millwall | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Southport | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | ||
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tranmere | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Workington | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wrexham | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 10–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | ||
| York City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 |