| SEASON 1961-1962 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 22, 1961: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 |
| 2 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 3 |
| 3 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 18 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |