1961–62 Football League First Division

Football League First Division

Season	1961–62
Champions	Ipswich Town (1st English title)
Relegated	Cardiff City Chelsea
European Cup 1962–63	Ipswich Town
FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1962–63	Tottenham Hotspur (4th FA Cup title)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62	Birmingham City Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham Forest
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,582 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ray Crawford (Ipswich), 33 Derek Kevan (West Brom), 33
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.

Overview

Ipswich Town won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42		17	2	2	58	28		7	6	8	35	39		93	67	1.388	+ 26		56
2	Burnley	42		14	4	3	57	26		7	7	7	44	41		101	67	1.507	+ 34		53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42		14	4	3	59	34		7	6	8	29	35		88	69	1.275	+ 19		52
4	Everton	42		17	2	2	64	21		3	9	9	24	33		88	54	1.630	+ 34		51
5	Sheffield United	42		13	5	3	37	23		6	4	11	24	46		61	69	0.884	– 8		47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42		14	4	3	47	23		6	2	13	25	35		72	58	1.241	+ 14		46
7	Aston Villa	42		13	5	3	45	20		5	3	13	20	36		65	56	1.161	+ 9		44
8	West Ham United	42		11	6	4	49	37		6	4	11	27	45		76	82	0.927	– 6		44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42		10	7	4	50	23		5	6	10	33	44		83	67	1.239	+ 16		43
10	Arsenal	42		9	6	6	39	31		7	5	9	32	41		71	72	0.986	– 1		43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42		11	7	3	35	22		5	3	13	27	44		62	66	0.939	– 4		42
12	Manchester City	42		11	3	7	46	38		6	4	11	32	43		78	81	0.963	– 3		41
13	Blackpool	42		10	4	7	41	30		5	7	9	29	45		70	75	0.933	– 5		41
14	Leicester City	42		12	2	7	38	27		5	4	12	34	44		72	71	1.014	+ 1		40
15	Manchester United	42		10	3	8	44	31		5	6	10	28	44		72	75	0.960	– 3		39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42		10	6	5	33	22		4	5	12	17	36		50	58	0.862	– 8		39
17	Birmingham City	42		9	6	6	37	35		5	4	12	28	46		65	81	0.802	– 16		38
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		8	7	6	38	34		5	3	13	35	52		73	86	0.849	– 13		36
19	Nottingham Forest	42		12	4	5	39	23		1	6	14	24	56		63	79	0.797	– 16		36
20	Fulham	42		8	3	10	38	34		5	4	12	28	40		66	74	0.892	– 8		33
21	Cardiff City	42		6	9	6	30	33		3	5	13	20	48		50	81	0.617	– 31		32
22	Chelsea	42		7	7	7	34	29		2	3	16	29	65		63	94	0.670	– 31		28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62
	Relegated

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Derek Kevan	West Bromwich Albion	33
=	Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town	33
2	Ray Charnley	Blackpool	30
3	Ted Phillips	Ipswich Town	28
4	Roy Vernon	Everton	26
5	Ray Pointer	Burnley	25

References

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