1961–62 Football League First Division
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| Season | 1961–62 |
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| Champions | Ipswich Town (1st English title) |
| Relegated | Cardiff City Chelsea |
| European Cup 1962–63 | Ipswich Town |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1962–63 |
Tottenham Hotspur (4th FA Cup title) |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62 | Birmingham City Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham Forest |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1582 (3.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Crawford (Ipswich), 33 Derek Kevan (West Brom), 33 [1] |
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.
Overview
Ipswich Town won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | + 26 | 56 | ||||
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | + 34 | 53 | ||||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | + 19 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | + 34 | 51 | ||||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | – 8 | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | + 14 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | + 9 | 44 | ||||
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | – 6 | 44 | ||||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | + 16 | 43 | ||||
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | – 1 | 43 | ||||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | – 4 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | – 3 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 45 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | – 5 | 41 | ||||
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | + 1 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | – 3 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | – 8 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | – 16 | 38 | ||||
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 52 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | – 13 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | – 16 | 36 | ||||
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | – 8 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | – 31 | 32 | ||||
| 22 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 65 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | – 31 | 28 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62 | |
| Relegated |
First Division 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 City | 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 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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 |
| 2 | Ray Charnley | Blackpool | 30 |
| 3 | Ted Phillips | Ipswich Town | 28 |
| 4 | Roy Vernon | Everton | 26 |
| 5 | Ray Pointer | Burnley | 25 |
References
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