Football
League Second Division
1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Liverpool |
42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 99 | 43 | 2.302 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Leyton
Orient |
42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | 1.725 | 54 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Sunderland |
42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 53 | - |
| 4th |
Scunthorpe
United |
42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 1.211 | 49 | - |
| 5th |
Plymouth
Argyle |
42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 46 | - |
| 6th |
Southampton |
42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 45 | - |
| 7th |
Huddersfield
Town |
42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 44 | - |
| 8th |
Stoke
City |
42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 42 | - |
| 9th |
Rotherham
United |
42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 41 | - |
| 10th |
Preston
North End |
42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | - |
| 11th |
Newcastle
United |
42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 39 | - |
| 12th |
Middlesbrough |
42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | 1.056 | 39 | - |
| 13th |
Luton
Town |
42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 39 | - |
| 14th |
Walsall |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 39 | - |
| 15th |
Charlton
Athletic |
42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 39 | - |
| 16th |
Derby
County |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 0.907 | 39 | - |
| 17th |
Norwich
City |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 39 | - |
| 18th |
Bury |
42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 39 | - |
| 19th |
Leeds
United |
42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 61 | 0.820 | 36 | - |
| 20th |
Swansea
Town |
42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 83 | 0.735 | 36 | - |
| 21st |
Bristol
Rovers |
42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 81 | 0.654 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd |
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 86 | 0.488 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Chelsea were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Liverpool were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Leyton Orient were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Bristol Rovers were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |