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Seasons · Division Two · Season 42

1961/62

Finished 19th · Manager Don Revie
← 1960/61 1962/63 → All seasons
The season · Record
Played
48
Won
14
Drawn
14
Lost
20
For
62
Against
72
Points
36
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
4–1
v Brentford
Biggest defeat
0–5
v Liverpool
Clean sheets
12
Top scorer
Charlton
12 goals
Most assists
-
Avg attendance
14,773
Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1961/62
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Liverpool 422787+56 62
2 Leyton Orient 42221010+29 54
3 Sunderland 4222911+35 53
4 Scunthorpe United 4221714+15 49
5 Plymouth Argyle 42198150 46
6 Southampton 4218915+15 45
7 Huddersfield Town 42161214+8 44
8 Stoke City 4217817-2 42
9 Rotherham United 4216917-6 41
10 Preston North End 42151017-2 40
11 Newcastle United 4215918+6 39
12 Middlesbrough 4216719+4 39
13 Luton Town 4217520-2 39
14 Walsall 42141117-5 39
15 Charlton Athletic 4215918-6 39
16 Derby County 42141117-7 39
17 Norwich City 42141117-9 39
18 Bury 4217520-24 39
19 Leeds United 42121218-11 36
20 Swansea Town 42121218-22 36
21 Bristol Rovers 4213722-28 33
22 Brighton and Hove Albion 42101121-44 31
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1961/62
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
19 Aug H Charlton Athletic 1–0 Won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic
22 Aug A Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Won 3–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
26 Aug A Liverpool 0–5 Lost 0–5 v Liverpool
30 Aug H Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
2 Sep H Rotherham United 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Rotherham United
6 Sep A Norwich City 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Norwich City
9 Sep A Sunderland 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
16 Sep H Stoke City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Stoke City
20 Sep H Norwich City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Norwich City
23 Sep A Bristol Rovers 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Bristol Rovers
30 Sep H Preston North End 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Preston North End
7 Oct A Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
14 Oct H Huddersfield Town 1–0 Won 1–0 v Huddersfield Town
21 Oct A Swansea City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Swansea City
28 Oct H Southampton 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Southampton
4 Nov A Luton Town 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Luton Town
11 Nov H Leyton Orient 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Leyton Orient
18 Nov A Middlesbrough 3–1 Won 3–1 v Middlesbrough
25 Nov H Walsall 4–1 Won 4–1 v Walsall
2 Dec A Derby County 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Derby County
16 Dec A Charlton Athletic 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Charlton Athletic
23 Dec H Liverpool 1–0 Won 1–0 v Liverpool
26 Dec H Scunthorpe United 1–4 Lost 1–4 v Scunthorpe United
12 Jan A Rotherham United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Rotherham United
20 Jan H Sunderland 1–0 Won 1–0 v Sunderland
27 Jan H Newcastle United 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Newcastle United
3 Feb A Stoke City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Stoke City
10 Feb H Bristol Rovers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Bristol Rovers
20 Feb A Scunthorpe United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Scunthorpe United
24 Feb H Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Plymouth Argyle
3 Mar A Huddersfield Town 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Huddersfield Town
10 Mar H Swansea City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Swansea City
17 Mar A Southampton 1–4 Lost 1–4 v Southampton
24 Mar H Luton Town 2–1 Won 2–1 v Luton Town
31 Mar A Leyton Orient 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Leyton Orient
7 Apr H Middlesbrough 2–0 Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
9 Apr A Preston North End 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Preston North End
14 Apr A Walsall 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Walsall
20 Apr A Bury 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Bury
21 Apr H Derby County 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Derby County
24 Apr H Bury 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Bury
28 Apr A Newcastle United 3–0 Won 3–0 v Newcastle United

League Cup · 4 played

League Cup fixtures, 1961/62
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
13 Sep H Brentford 4–1 Won 4–1 v Brentford
4 Oct H Huddersfield Town 3–2 Won 3–2 v Huddersfield Town
12 Dec A Rotherham United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Rotherham United
15 Jan H Rotherham United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Rotherham United

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1961/62
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
6 Jan H Derby County 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Derby County
10 Jan A Derby County 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Derby County