Football League Fourth Division 1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | 
Millwall |
44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 56 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd |
Colchester
United |
44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 104 | 71 | 1.465 | 55 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Wrexham |
44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 96 | 56 | 1.714 | 53 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th |
Carlisle
United |
44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 52 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th |
Bradford
City |
44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 94 | 86 | 1.093 | 51 | - |
| 6th |
York
City |
44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 50 | - |
| 7th |
Aldershot |
44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 49 | - |
| 8th |
Workington |
44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 70 | 0.986 | 49 | - |
| 9th |
Barrow |
44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 58 | 1.276 | 48 | - |
| 10th |
Crewe
Alexandra |
44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 46 | - |
| 11th |
Oldham
Athletic |
44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 70 | 1.100 | 46 | - |
| 12th |
Rochdale |
44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 1.000 | 45 | - |
| 13th |
Darlington |
44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 45 | - |
| 14th |
Mansfield
Town |
44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 44 | - |
| 15th |
Tranmere
Rovers |
44 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 81 | 0.864 | 44 | - |
| 16th | Stockport County | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 43 | - |
| 17th |
Southport |
44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Exeter City | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 37 | - |
| 19th |
Chesterfield |
44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 87 | 0.805 | 37 | - |
| 20th | Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 0.777 | 37 | - |
| 21st |
Doncaster
Rovers |
44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 29 | ►Re-Elected |
| 22nd |
Hartlepools
United |
44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 101 | 0.515 | 27 | ►Re-Elected |
| 23rd |
Chester |
44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 26 | ►Re-Elected |
| 24th | Accrington
Stanley |
Accrington Stanley resigned from the League in March 1962 after playing 33 matches, their playing record was declared void | ▼Resigned | |||||||
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Election for League Membership |
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| With Accrington Sranley having left the League only the bottom three clubs were required to seek re-election. With a guaranteed place in the Football League available to a non-league club, it brought applicants out of the woodwork with 26 hopeful non-leaguers taking part in the vote. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 46 | Chester | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | Doncaster Rovers | Re Elected to the League |
| 40 | Hartlepools United | Re Elected to the League |
| 39 | Oxford United | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Gateshead | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Worcester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Bath City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | King's Lynn | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | New Brighton | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Bexleyheath & Welling | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Corby Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Folkestone | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Gravesend & Northfleet | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Guildford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | North Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Poole Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Scarborough | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Sittingbourne | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Wellington Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Torquay United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Lincoln City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Brentford were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Newport County were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Colchester United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Wrexham were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Carlisle United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Doncaster Rovers were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepools United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Chester were Re-Elected to the League |
| ▼Accrington Stanley resigned from the League after 33 Games in March 1962, their playing record was declared void |
| ▲Oxford United were Elected to the League |