SEASON: 1961-62
DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Andy Beattie
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Sheffield Wednesday (H) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Blackburn Rovers (H) 1-2)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Colin Booth (14 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Bob McKinlay (49 games)
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- Johnny Quigley (49 games)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 49
- Competitive Goals:
- 73
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 36 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 42.9%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 40,875 (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,419 (Chelsea)
- Average League Attendance:
- 23,517
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 46,218 (Sheffield Wednesday)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 9,512 (Blackburn Rovers)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Cup:
- Norwich City
- League Trophy:
- Community Shield:
- Tottenham Hotspur
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 4
4-1 (Mon Sep 11, 1961, Gillingham, Home, League Cup)
4-4 (Sat Oct 28, 1961, West Bromwich Albion, Home, League Tier 1)
Biggest Winning Margin: 3
4-1 (Mon Sep 11, 1961, Gillingham, Home, League Cup)
3-0 (Sat Dec 16, 1961, Chelsea, Home, League Tier 1)
3-0 (Sat Jan 13, 1962, West Ham United, Home, League Tier 1)
Most Goals Conceded: 6
0-6 (Sat Oct 07, 1961, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)
3-6 (Tue Dec 26, 1961, Manchester United, Away, League Tier 1)
1-6 (Sat Apr 14, 1962, Bolton Wanderers, Away, League Tier 1)
Biggest Losing Margin: 6
0-6 (Sat Oct 07, 1961, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1961-62
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 1.388 | 56 | European Cup Preliminary Round | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 1.507 | 53 | 3-2 | 0-0 | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 1.275 | 52 | Cup Winners Cup | 2-0 | 2-4 | |
4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 1.630 | 51 | 2-1 | 0-6 | ||
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | .884 | 47 | 2-0 | 0-2 | ||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 1.241 | 46 | 3-1 | 0-3 | ||
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 1.161 | 44 | 2-0 | 1-5 | ||
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 45 | .927 | 44 | 3-0 | 2-3 | ||
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 1.239 | 43 | 4-4 | 2-2 | ||
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | .986 | 43 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 44 | .939 | 42 | 0-1 | 1-6 | ||
12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | .963 | 41 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 45 | .933 | 41 | 3-4 | 3-1 | ||
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 1.014 | 40 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | .960 | 39 | 1-0 | 3-6 | ||
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | .862 | 39 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | .802 | 38 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 52 | .849 | 36 | 3-1 | 1-2 | ||
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 56 | .797 | 36 | ||||
20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | .892 | 33 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 48 | .617 | 32 | Relegated | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
22 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 65 | .670 | 28 | Relegated | 3-0 | 2-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 13 times | 8 times | 2 times | Conceded | 16 times | 14 times | 3 times | 3 times | 5 times | Won By | 7 times | 6 times | 3 times | Lost By | 12 times | 4 times | 3 times | 2 times | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Andy Beattie
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Fairs Cup
County Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Andy Beattie
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 06, 1962 | Workington | 3 | A | 2-1 | 15,157 | Booth (14'), Julians (82') | |
Sat Jan 27, 1962 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | H | 0-2 | 46,218 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Sep 11, 1961 | Gillingham | 1 | H | 4-1 | 11,336 | Vowden (20', 89'), Booth (40'), Addison (80') | ||
Wed Oct 11, 1961 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | A | 2-1 | 11,362 | Barton (41'), Whitefoot (64') | ||
Tue Nov 14, 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | H | 1-2 | 9,512 | Quigley (77') |
Fairs Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 13, 1961 | Valencia | Spain | 1 | 1 | A | 0-2 | 46,000 | |
Wed Oct 04, 1961 | Valencia | Spain | 1 | 2 | H | 1-5 | 36,158 | Cobb (53') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue May 08, 1962 | Notts County | A | 2-1 | 10,465 | Vowden (?), Julians (?) | |
Fri May 11, 1962 | Mansfield Town | H | 3-2 | 6,214 | Le Flem (?), Vowden (?, ?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Nov 27, 1961 | Stockport County | England | A | 2-4 | 2,845 | Palmer (?), Quigley (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Nov 06, 1961 | Malmo FF | Sweden | H | 5-1 | 7,847 | Addison (?), Booth (?), Le Flem (?), Vowden (?), Quigley (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £0 | Out (6) - £6,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Charles McGlinchey | Bought | Charles McGlinchey | Sold | John Winfield | Bought | Colin Booth | Sold | Joseph Wilson | Bought | Jack Burkitt | Retired | Noel Wood | Bought | Noel Wood | Sold | Nov 01, 1961 | Trevor Hockey | Bought | Oct 11, 1961 | Tony Barton | Sold | Aug 01, 1962 | John Rowland | Sold | £6,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | Noel Wood | ![]() | 23 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 23 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | Midfielders | ||||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 27 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 34 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Charles McGlinchey | ![]() | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 6 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
14 | Colin Booth | 34 |
13 | Geoff Vowden | 30 |
9 | Len Julians | 20 |
7 | Colin Addison | 23 |
6 | Johnny Quigley | 49 |
5 | Flip Le Flem | 41 |
4 | Billy Cobb | 9 |
2 | Billy Gray | 38 |
2 (2) | Calvin Palmer | 35 |
2 | John Rowland | 15 |
2 | Own Goals | 49 |
2 | Trevor Hockey | 19 |
1 | Bob McKinlay | 49 |
1 | David Pleat | 1 |
1 | Jeff Whitefoot | 31 |
1 | John Winfield | 14 |
1 | Tony Barton | 3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Arsenal | Sat Nov 18, 1961 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Apr 07, 1962 | Home | 0-1 | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Sep 09, 1961 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Jan 20, 1962 | Away | 1-2 | |
Bolton Wanderers | Sat Nov 25, 1961 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Apr 14, 1962 | Away | 1-6 | |
Manchester City | Sat Oct 21, 1961 | Away | 0-3 | Sat Mar 10, 1962 | Home | 1-2 |