Seasons · Division Two · Season 42

1961/62

Finished 19th · Manager Don Revie

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Played: 48
Won: 14
Drawn: 14
Lost: 20
For: 62
Against: 72
Points: 36; league only

The season

Form & highlights

Home form

Away form

Biggest win: 4–1 v Brentford
Biggest defeat: 0–5 v Liverpool
Clean sheets: 12

Top scorer: Jack Charlton · 12
Most assists: —
Avg attendance: 14,773

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1961/62
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	H	Charlton Athletic	1–0	12,916	Won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic
22 Aug	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	22,744	Won 3–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
26 Aug	A	Liverpool	0–5	42,450	Lost 0–5 v Liverpool
30 Aug	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	12,642	Drew 1–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
2 Sep	H	Rotherham United	1–3	12,610	Lost 1–3 v Rotherham United
6 Sep	A	Norwich City	0–2	26,860	Lost 0–2 v Norwich City
9 Sep	A	Sunderland	1–2	30,737	Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
16 Sep	H	Stoke City	3–1	9,578	Won 3–1 v Stoke City
20 Sep	H	Norwich City	0–1	10,948	Lost 0–1 v Norwich City
23 Sep	A	Bristol Rovers	0–4	13,676	Lost 0–4 v Bristol Rovers
30 Sep	H	Preston North End	1–2	9,360	Lost 1–2 v Preston North End
7 Oct	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	10,144	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
14 Oct	H	Huddersfield Town	1–0	19,162	Won 1–0 v Huddersfield Town
21 Oct	A	Swansea City	1–2	11,091	Lost 1–2 v Swansea City
28 Oct	H	Southampton	1–1	10,145	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
4 Nov	A	Luton Town	2–3	10,341	Lost 2–3 v Luton Town
11 Nov	H	Leyton Orient	0–0	7,967	Drew 0–0 v Leyton Orient
18 Nov	A	Middlesbrough	3–1	10,758	Won 3–1 v Middlesbrough
25 Nov	H	Walsall	4–1	10,999	Won 4–1 v Walsall
2 Dec	A	Derby County	3–3	16,408	Drew 3–3 v Derby County
16 Dec	A	Charlton Athletic	1–3	9,459	Lost 1–3 v Charlton Athletic
23 Dec	H	Liverpool	1–0	17,214	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
26 Dec	H	Scunthorpe United	1–4	19,481	Lost 1–4 v Scunthorpe United
12 Jan	A	Rotherham United	1–2	6,207	Lost 1–2 v Rotherham United
20 Jan	H	Sunderland	1–0	17,763	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
27 Jan	H	Newcastle United	0–1	17,120	Lost 0–1 v Newcastle United
3 Feb	A	Stoke City	1–2	21,935	Lost 1–2 v Stoke City
10 Feb	H	Bristol Rovers	0–0	9,108	Drew 0–0 v Bristol Rovers
20 Feb	A	Scunthorpe United	1–2	9,186	Lost 1–2 v Scunthorpe United
24 Feb	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	8,554	Lost 2–3 v Plymouth Argyle
3 Mar	A	Huddersfield Town	1–2	16,799	Lost 1–2 v Huddersfield Town
10 Mar	H	Swansea City	2–0	17,314	Won 2–0 v Swansea City
17 Mar	A	Southampton	1–4	11,924	Lost 1–4 v Southampton
24 Mar	H	Luton Town	2–1	13,078	Won 2–1 v Luton Town
31 Mar	A	Leyton Orient	0–0	13,290	Drew 0–0 v Leyton Orient
7 Apr	H	Middlesbrough	2–0	16,116	Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
9 Apr	A	Preston North End	1–1	10,492	Drew 1–1 v Preston North End
14 Apr	A	Walsall	1–1	9,005	Drew 1–1 v Walsall
20 Apr	A	Bury	1–1	11,313	Drew 1–1 v Bury
21 Apr	H	Derby County	0–0	11,922	Drew 0–0 v Derby County
24 Apr	H	Bury	0–0	21,482	Drew 0–0 v Bury
28 Apr	A	Newcastle United	3–0	21,708	Won 3–0 v Newcastle United

League Cup · 4 played

League Cup fixtures, 1961/62
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
13 Sep	H	Brentford	4–1	4,517	Won 4–1 v Brentford
4 Oct	H	Huddersfield Town	3–2	10,023	Won 3–2 v Huddersfield Town
12 Dec	A	Rotherham United	1–1	10,899	Drew 1–1 v Rotherham United
15 Jan	H	Rotherham United	1–2	6,385	Lost 1–2 v Rotherham United

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1961/62
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Jan	H	Derby County	2–2	27,089	Drew 2–2 v Derby County
10 Jan	A	Derby County	1–3	28,168	Lost 1–3 v Derby County