Season | 1961β62 |
---|---|
Champions |
Ipswich Town 1st English title |
Relegated |
Cardiff City Chelsea |
European Cup | Ipswich Town |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,582 (3.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each) [1] |
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.
Ipswich Town won their only league title this season, notably being the only team in England to win the title in their first ever season in the top flight (not counting inaugural league champions Preston North End in 1888β89).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ipswich Town (C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | |
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | |
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | |
12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | |
15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | |
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | |
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | |
21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 |
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 |
Season | 1961β62 |
---|---|
Champions |
Ipswich Town 1st English title |
Relegated |
Cardiff City Chelsea |
European Cup | Ipswich Town |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,582 (3.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each) [1] |
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1960β61
1962β63 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.
Ipswich Town won their only league title this season, notably being the only team in England to win the title in their first ever season in the top flight (not counting inaugural league champions Preston North End in 1888β89).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ipswich Town (C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | |
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | |
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | |
12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | |
15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | |
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | |
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | |
21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 |
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 |