Football
League First Division
1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Ipswich
Town |
42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Burnley |
42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | ♦ECWC- |
| 4th |
Everton |
42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | ♦ICFC |
| 5th |
Sheffield
United |
42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | - |
| 6th |
Sheffield
Wednesday |
42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | - |
| 7th |
Aston
Villa |
42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | - |
| 8th |
West
Ham United |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | - |
| 9th |
West
Bromwich Albion |
42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | - |
| 10th |
Arsenal |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | - |
| 11th |
Bolton
Wanderers |
42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | - |
| 12th |
Manchester
City |
42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | - |
| 13th |
Blackpool |
42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | - |
| 14th |
Leicester
City |
42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | - |
| 15th |
Manchester
United |
42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | - |
| 16th |
Blackburn
Rovers |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | - |
| 17th |
Birmingham
City |
42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | - |
| 18th |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | - |
| 19th |
Nottingham
Forest |
42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | - |
| 20th |
Fulham |
42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | - |
| 21st |
Cardiff
City |
42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd |
Chelsea |
42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Ipswich Town finished as Football League First Division Champions (1st Time) |
| ♦ Burnley finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ♦ Ipswich Town Qualified for the 1962/63 European Cup |
| ♦ Tottenham Hotspur Qualified for the 1962/63 European Cup Winners Cup as FA Cup Holders |
| ♦ Everton Qualified for the 1962/63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Chelsea were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Liverpool were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Leyton Orient were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |