Season 1961-1962

Division I


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League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 56 2. Burnley 42 14 4 3 57 26 7 7 7 44 41 53 3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 4 3 59 34 7 6 8 29 35 52 4. Everton 42 17 2 2 64 21 3 9 9 24 33 51 5. Sheffield United 42 13 5 3 37 23 6 4 11 24 46 47 6. Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 47 23 6 2 13 25 35 46 7. Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 45 20 5 3 13 20 36 44 8. West Ham United 42 11 6 4 49 37 6 4 11 27 45 44 9. West Bromwich Albion 42 10 7 4 50 23 5 6 10 33 44 43 10. Arsenal 42 9 6 6 39 31 7 5 9 32 41 43 11. Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 22 5 3 13 27 44 42 12. Manchester City 42 11 3 7 46 38 6 4 11 32 43 41 13. Blackpool 42 10 4 7 41 30 5 7 9 29 45 41 14. Leicester City 42 12 2 7 38 27 5 4 12 34 44 40 15. Manchester United 42 10 3 8 44 31 5 6 10 28 44 39 16. Blackburn Rovers 42 10 6 5 33 22 4 5 12 17 36 39 17. Birmingham City 42 9 6 6 37 35 5 4 12 28 46 38 18. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 7 6 38 34 5 3 13 35 52 36 19. Nottingham Forest 42 12 4 5 39 23 1 6 14 24 56 36 20. Fulham 42 8 3 10 38 34 5 4 12 28 40 33 21. Cardiff City 42 6 9 6 30 33 3 5 13 20 48 32 22. Chelsea 42 7 7 7 34 29 2 3 16 29 65 28

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Sat 19 Aug  West Bromwich Albion.... 2-0     5     27,250   Keith Ellis, Alan Finney
 2. Wed 23 Aug  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 4-2     1     36,470   Keith Ellis 2, Bobby Craig
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
 3. Sat 26 Aug  BIRMINGHAM CITY......... 5-1     1     30,595   John Fantham 3, Keith Ellis
                                                                Alan Finney
 4. Wed 30 Aug  Bolton Wanderers........ 3-4     2     19,559   Keith Ellis 2, John Fantham

 5. Sat  2 Sep  Everton................. 4-0     1     42,578   Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
                                                                Tony Kay, Tom McAnearney
 6. Sat  9 Sep  FULHAM.................. 1-1     3     35,773   John Fantham
 7. Sat 16 Sep  Sheffield United........ 0-1     6     38,497   
 8. Wed 20 Sep  ARSENAL................. 1-1     5     35,903   Tom McAnearney
 9. Sat 23 Sep  Leicester City.......... 0-1     7     21,338   
10. Sat 30 Sep  IPSWICH TOWN............ 1-4     9     27,565   John Fantham

11. Sat  7 Oct  CHELSEA................. 5-3     8     28,093   John Fantham 2, Bobby Craig
                                                                Colin Dobson, Billy Griffin
12. Mon 16 Oct  Aston Villa............. 0-1    11     34,932   
13. Sat 21 Oct  BLACKBURN ROVERS........ 1-0     9     26,491   Billy Griffin
14. Sat 28 Oct  West Ham United......... 3-2     7     26,453   Billy Griffin 2, Don Megson

15. Sat  4 Nov  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 3-1     5     36,808   Keith Ellis, John Fantham
                                                                Tony Kay
16. Sat 11 Nov  Cardiff City............ 1-2     6     17,987   John Fantham
17. Tue 14 Nov  Arsenal................. 0-1     6     19,331   
18. Sat 18 Nov  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 0-0     6     45,058   
19. Sat 25 Nov  Blackpool............... 3-1     5     16,569   Bobby Craig, Alan Finney
                                                                Gerry Young

20. Sat  2 Dec  NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 3-0     4     28,083   Gerry Young 2, John Fantham
21. Sat  9 Dec  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 0-3     6     20,964   
22. Sat 16 Dec  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 2-1     6     18,000   Colin Dobson, John Fantham
23. Sat 23 Dec  Birmingham City......... 1-1     6     19,078   Alan Finney
24. Tue 26 Dec  Burnley................. 0-4     7     28,966   

25. Sat 13 Jan  EVERTON................. 3-1     6     32,130   Colin Dobson 2, Keith Ellis
26. Sat 20 Jan  Fulham.................. 2-0     6     19,966   John Fantham, Tom McAnearney

27. Sat  3 Feb  SHEFFIELD UNITED........ 1-2     6     50,937   Colin Dobson
28. Sat 10 Feb  LEICESTER CITY.......... 1-2     7     18,179   Alan Finney
29. Sat 24 Feb  Chelsea................. 0-1     8     23,760   

30. Sat  3 Mar  ASTON VILLA............. 3-0     7     23,896   Colin Dobson 2, Derek Wilkinson
31. Fri  9 Mar  Ipswich Town............ 1-2     7     23,713   Colin Dobson
32. Sat 17 Mar  WEST HAM UNITED......... 0-0     8     31,403   
33. Sat 24 Mar  Manchester United....... 1-1     9     31,222   John Fantham

34. Tue  3 Apr  CARDIFF CITY............ 2-0     8     18,434   John Fantham, Don Megson
35. Sat  7 Apr  Tottenham Hotspur....... 0-4     9     40,360   
36. Sat 14 Apr  BLACKPOOL............... 3-2     8     20,090   Billy Griffin 2, John Quinn
37. Fri 20 Apr  Manchester City......... 1-3    11     32,131   John Fantham
38. Sat 21 Apr  Nottingham Forest....... 1-3    12     18,453   John Fantham
39. Mon 23 Apr  MANCHESTER CITY......... 1-0    10     22,048   Alan Finney
40. Thu 26 Apr  Blackburn Rovers........ 2-0     7     12,171   Colin Dobson, Derek Wilkinson
41. Sat 28 Apr  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 3-2     6     20,079   John Fantham, Eddie Holliday
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
42. Mon 30 Apr  BURNLEY................. 4-0     6     20,501   Colin Dobson 2, John Fantham
                                                                Derek Wilkinson

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Tue  9 Jan  SWANSEA CITY............ 1-0     35,184   Alan Finney

 4   Sat 27 Jan  Nottingham Forest....... 2-0     46,000   Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis

 5   Sat 17 Feb  Manchester United....... 0-0     65,263   
 5R  Wed 21 Feb  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 0-2     65,009   

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Fairs Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Scorers

 1L1 Tue 12 Sep  Olympique Lyon.......... 2-4  Keith Ellis, Gerry Young
 1L2 Wed  4 Oct  OLYMPIQUE LYON.......... 5-2  John Fantham 2, Colin Dobson, Billy Griffin
     Wednesday won 7-6 on aggregate            Tom McAnearney

 2L1 Wed 29 Nov  ROMA.................... 4-0  Gerry Young 3, John Fantham
 2L2 Wed 13 Dec  Roma.................... 0-1  
     Wednesday won 4-1 on aggregate            

 3L1 Wed 28 Feb  BARCELONA............... 3-2  John Fantham 2, Derek Wilkinson
 3L2 Wed 28 Mar  Barcelona............... 0-2  
     Barcelona won 4-3 on aggregate            

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Appearances

                         LEAGUE        FA CUP        EUROPE         TOTAL      
 Player                Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Tony Kay                42      2      4      0      6      0     52      2
Don Megson              42      2      4      0      6      0     52      2
John Fantham            42     19      4      0      5      5     51     24
Alan Finney             41      6      4      1      5      0     50      7
Peter Johnson           40      0      4      0      6      0     50      0
Peter Swan              40      0      4      0      6      0     50      0
Ron Springett           39      0      4      0      6      0     49      0
Tom McAnearney          26      3      4      0      4      1     34      4
Colin Dobson            28     11      2      0      3      1     33     12
Bobby Craig             23      4      4      1      4      0     31      5
Keith Ellis             21      9      4      1      2      1     27     11
Derek Wilkinson         20      5      2      0      5      1     27      6
Robin Hardy             16      0      0      0      2      0     18      0
Gerry Young             11      3      0      0      4      4     15      7
Eddie Holliday          11      1      0      0      1      0     12      1
Billy Griffin           10      6      0      0      1      1     11      7
Ralph O'Donnell          4      0      0      0      0      0      4      0
Roy McLaren              3      0      0      0      0      0      3      0
John Quinn               3      1      0      0      0      0      3      1

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