1961–62 Football League First Division
1961–62 season of Football League First Division
Football league season
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ipswich Town 1st English title |
| Relegated | Cardiff City Chelsea |
| European Cup | Ipswich Town |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Everton |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,582 (3.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each)[1] |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → | |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.
Overview
Ipswich Town won their only league title this season, notably being the only team in England to win the title in their first ever season in the top flight (not counting inaugural league champions Preston North End in 1888–89).
League standings
| 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 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 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 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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 |
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.
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 |
| 2 | Ray Charnley | Blackpool | 30 |
| 3 | Ted Phillips | Ipswich Town | 28 |
| 4 | Roy Vernon | Everton | 26 |
| 5 | Ray Pointer | Burnley | 25 |
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