1961–62 Football League First Division

Football League First Division
Season 1961–62
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]

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 4217225828768353993671.388+ 2656
2 Burnley 42144357267774441101671.507+ 3453
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4214435934768293588691.275+ 1952
4 Everton 4217226421399243388541.630+ 3451
5 Sheffield United 42135337236411244661690.884– 847
6 Sheffield Wednesday 42144347236213253572581.241+ 1446
7 Aston Villa 42135345205313203665561.161+ 944
8 West Ham United 42116449376411274576820.927– 644
9 West Bromwich Albion 42107450235610334483671.239+ 1643
10 Arsenal 429663931759324171720.986– 143
11 Bolton Wanderers 42117335225313274462660.939– 442
12 Manchester City 42113746386411324378810.963– 341
13 Blackpool 4210474130579294570750.933– 541
14 Leicester City 42122738275412344472711.014+ 140
15 Manchester United 42103844315610284472750.960– 339
16 Blackburn Rovers 42106533224512173650580.862– 839
17 Birmingham City 4296637355412284665810.802– 1638
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4287638345313355273860.849– 1336
19 Nottingham Forest 42124539231614245663790.797– 1636
20 Fulham 42831038345412284066740.892– 833
21 Cardiff City 4269630333513204850810.617– 3132
22 Chelsea 4277734292316296563940.670– 3128

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
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 BIRBLBBLPBOLBURCARCHEEVEFULIPSLEIMCIMUNNOTSHUSHWTOTWBAWHUWOL
Arsenal 45 11 00 30 12 22 11 03 23 10 03 44 30 51 21 20 10 21 01 22 31
Aston Villa 31 13 10 50 30 02 22 31 11 20 30 83 21 11 51 00 10 00 10 24 10
Birmingham City 10 02 21 11 21 26 30 32 00 21 31 15 11 11 11 30 11 23 12 40 36
Blackburn Rovers 00 42 20 11 23 21 00 30 11 02 22 21 41 30 21 12 02 01 11 10 21
Blackpool 01 12 10 21 21 11 30 40 11 21 11 21 31 23 13 24 13 12 22 20 72
Bolton Wanderers 21 11 32 11 00 00 11 42 11 23 00 10 02 10 61 20 43 12 32 10 10
Burnley 02 30 71 01 20 31 21 11 21 21 43 20 63 13 00 42 40 22 31 60 33
Cardiff City 11 10 32 11 32 12 11 52 00 03 03 04 00 12 22 11 21 11 22 30 23
Chelsea 23 10 11 11 10 10 12 23 11 00 22 13 11 20 22 61 10 02 41 01 45
Everton 41 20 41 10 22 10 22 83 40 30 52 32 02 51 60 10 04 30 31 30 40
Fulham 52 31 01 20 01 22 35 01 34 21 12 21 34 20 11 52 02 11 12 20 01
Ipswich Town 22 20 41 21 11 21 62 10 52 42 24 10 24 41 10 40 21 32 30 42 32
Leicester City 01 02 12 20 02 11 26 30 20 20 41 02 20 43 21 41 10 23 10 22 30
Manchester City 32 10 14 31 24 21 13 12 22 13 21 30 31 02 30 11 31 62 31 35 22
Manchester United 23 20 02 61 01 03 14 30 32 11 30 50 22 32 63 01 11 10 41 12 02
Nottingham Forest 01 20 21 12 34 01 32 21 30 21 11 11 00 12 10 20 31 20 44 30 31
Sheffield United 21 02 31 00 21 31 20 10 31 11 22 21 31 31 23 20 10 11 11 14 21
Sheffield Wednesday 11 30 51 10 32 42 40 20 53 31 11 14 12 10 31 30 12 00 21 00 32
Tottenham Hotspur 43 10 31 41 52 22 42 32 52 31 42 13 12 20 22 42 33 40 12 22 10
West Bromwich Albion 40 11 00 40 71 62 11 51 40 20 20 13 20 22 11 22 31 02 24 01 11
West Ham United 33 20 22 23 22 10 21 41 21 31 42 22 41 04 11 32 12 23 21 33 42
Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 22 21 02 22 51 11 11 11 03 13 20 11 41 22 21 01 30 31 15 32

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
2Ray Charnley Blackpool 30
3Ted Phillips Ipswich Town 28
4Roy Vernon Everton 26
5Ray Pointer Burnley 25

References

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