1960/61 English Football Summaries ►1962/63

English Football - Season 1961/62

EC= European Cup  FC= Fairs Cup  ECWC= European Cup Winners Cup

Football League First Division - 1961/62

Club Position Results FA Cup League Cup European
Arsenal 10th Results 4th Round Did Not Enter n/a
Aston Villa 7th Results Quarter Finals 3rd Round n/a
Birmingham City 17th Results 3rd Round 1st Round FC - 2nd Round
Blackburn Rovers 16th Results Quarter Finals Semi Finals n/a
Blackpool 13th Results 3rd Round Semi Finals n/a
Bolton Wanderers 11th Results 3rd Round 1st Round n/a
Burnley 2nd Results Runners Up Did Not Enter n/a
Cardiff City 21st Results 3rd Round 3rd Round n/a
Chelsea 22nd Results 3rd Round Did Not Enter n/a
Everton 4th Results 5th Round Did Not Enter n/a
Fulham 20th Results Semi Finals 1st Round n/a
Ipswich Town 1st Results 4th Round 4th Round n/a
Leicester City 14th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round ECWC - 1st Round
Manchester City 12th Results 4th Round 1st Round n/a
Manchester United 15th Results Semi Finals Did Not Enter n/a
Nottingham Forest 19th Results 4th Round 3rd Round FC - 1st Round
Sheffield United 5th Results Quarter Finals Quarter Finals n/a
Sheffield Wednesday 6th Results 5th Round Did Not Enter FC - Quarter Finals
Tottenham Hotspur 3rd Results Winners Did Not Enter EC - Semi Finals
West Bromwich Albion 9th Results 5th Round Did Not Enter n/a
West Ham United 8th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round n/a
Wolverhampton Wanderers 18th Results 4th Round Did Not Enter n/a

Football League Second Division - 1961/62

Club Position Results FA Cup League Cup Notes
Brighton & Hove Albion 22nd Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Bristol Rovers 21st Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Bury 18th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Charlton Athletic 15th Results 5th Round 3rd Round -
Derby County 16th Results 4th Round 2nd Round -
Huddersfield Town 7th Results 4th Round 2nd Round -
Leeds United 19th Results 3rd Round 4th Round -
Leyton Orient 2nd Results 4th Round 2nd Round -
Liverpool 1st Results 5th Round Did Not Enter -
Luton Town 13th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Middlesbrough 12th Results 5th Round 3rd Round -
Newcastle United 11th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Norwich City 17th Results 5th Round Winners -
Plymouth Argyle 5th Results 4th Round 1st Round -
Preston North End 10th Results Quarter Finals 3rd Round -
Rotherham United 9th Results 3rd Round Quarter Finals -
Scunthorpe United 4th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Southampton 6th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Stoke City 8th Results 4th Round 2nd Round -
Sunderland 3rd Results 4th Round Quarter Finals -
Swansea Town 20th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Walsall 14th Results 4th Round 2nd Round -

Football League Third Division - 1961/62

Club Position Results FA Cup League Cup Notes
Barnsley 20th Results 2nd Round 2nd Round -
Bournemouth & Boscambe 3rd Results 1st Round 4th Round -
Bradford Park Avenue 11th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Brentford 23rd Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Bristol City 6th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Coventry City 14th Results 2nd Round 1st Round -
Crystal Palace 15th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Grimsby Town 2nd Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Halifax Town 18th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Hull City 10th Results 2nd Round 3rd Round -
Lincoln City 22nd Results 1st Round 2nd Round -
Newport County 24th Results 2nd Round 1st Round -
Northampton Town 8th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Notts County 13th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Peterborough United 5th Results 4th Round 1st Round -
Portsmouth 1st Results 1st Round 3rd Round -
Port Vale 12th Results 5th Round 1st Round -
Queens Park Rangers 4th Results 3rd Round 2nd Round -
Reading 7th Results 1st Round 2nd Round -
Shrewsbury Town 19th Results 4th Round 2nd Round -
Southend United 16th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Swindon Town 9th Results 1st Round 2nd Round -
Torquay United 21st Results 2nd Round 1st Round -
Watford 17th Results 3rd Round 3rd Round -

Football League Fourth Division - 1961/62

Club Position Results FA Cup League Cup Notes
Accrington Stanley Resigned Results 2nd Round 1st Round Resigned
Aldershot 7th Results 2nd Round 1st Round -
Barrow 9th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Bradford City 5th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Carlisle United 4th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Chester ►23rd Results 2nd Round 1st Round ►Re-Elected
Chesterfield 19th Results 2nd Round 1st Round -
Colchester United 2nd Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Crewe Alexandra 10th Results 2nd Round 2nd Round -
Darlington 13th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Doncaster Rovers ►21st Results 1st Round 2nd Round ►Re-Elected
Exeter City 18th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Gillingham 20th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Hartlepools United ►22nd Results 3rd Round 1st Round ►Re-Elected
Mansfield Town 14th Results 2nd Round 2nd Round -
Millwall 1st Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Oldham Athletic 11th Results 4th Round 1st Round -
Rochdale 12th Results 2nd Round Runners Up -
Southport 17th Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
Stockport County 16th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Tranmere Rovers 15th Results 1st Round 1st Round -
Workington 8th Results 3rd Round 3rd Round -
Wrexham 3rd Results 3rd Round 1st Round -
York City 6th Results 1st Round Quarter Finals -

 

Election for League Membership

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

1960/61 English Football Summaries ►1962/63