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1961-62

First Division

Finished 7th of 22 · P42 W18 D8 L16 · 65 scored, 56 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
19 Aug 1961	A	Everton	0–2	L
26 Aug 1961	H	Chelsea	3–1	W
28 Aug 1961	A	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	D
2 Sept 1961	A	Sheffield United	2–0	W
9 Sept 1961	H	West Ham United	2–4	L
16 Sept 1961	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–4	L
18 Sept 1961	H	Manchester United	1–1	D
23 Sept 1961	H	Blackpool	5–0	W
30 Sept 1961	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
2 Oct 1961	H	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	W
7 Oct 1961	A	Fulham	1–3	L
16 Oct 1961	H	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
21 Oct 1961	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	D
28 Oct 1961	H	Birmingham City	1–3	L
4 Nov 1961	A	Burnley	0–3	L
11 Nov 1961	H	Arsenal	3–1	W
18 Nov 1961	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
25 Nov 1961	H	Manchester City	2–1	W
2 Dec 1961	A	Leicester City	2–0	W
9 Dec 1961	H	Ipswich Town	3–0	W
16 Dec 1961	H	Everton	1–1	D
23 Dec 1961	A	Chelsea	0–1	L
26 Dec 1961	A	Cardiff City	0–1	L
13 Jan 1962	H	Sheffield United	0–0	D
15 Jan 1962	A	Manchester United	0–2	L
20 Jan 1962	A	West Ham United	0–2	L
3 Feb 1962	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	W
10 Feb 1962	A	Blackpool	2–1	W
21 Feb 1962	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	D
24 Feb 1962	H	Fulham	2–0	W
3 Mar 1962	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	L
14 Mar 1962	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	W
17 Mar 1962	A	Birmingham City	2–0	W
24 Mar 1962	H	Burnley	0–2	L
31 Mar 1962	A	Arsenal	5–4	W
7 Apr 1962	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	W
14 Apr 1962	A	Manchester City	0–1	L
21 Apr 1962	H	Leicester City	8–3	W
23 Apr 1962	H	Nottingham Forest	5–1	W
24 Apr 1962	A	Nottingham Forest	0–2	L
28 Apr 1962	A	Ipswich Town	0–2	L
1 May 1962	H	Cardiff City	2–2	D

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42	24	8	10	93	67	+26	56
2	Burnley	42	21	11	10	101	67	+34	53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	10	11	88	69	+19	52
4	Everton	42	20	11	11	88	54	+34	51
5	Sheffield United	42	19	9	14	61	69	-8	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	6	16	72	58	+14	46
7	Aston Villa	42	18	8	16	65	56	+9	44
8	West Ham United	42	17	10	15	76	82	-6	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	13	14	83	67	+16	43
10	Arsenal	42	16	11	15	71	72	-1	43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	10	16	62	66	-4	42
12	Manchester City	42	17	7	18	78	81	-3	41
13	Blackpool	42	15	11	16	70	75	-5	41
14	Leicester City	42	17	6	19	72	71	+1	40
15	Manchester United	42	15	9	18	72	75	-3	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	11	17	50	58	-8	39
17	Birmingham City	42	14	10	18	65	81	-16	38
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	73	86	-13	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	10	19	63	79	-16	36
20	Fulham	42	13	7	22	66	74	-8	33
21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	50	81	-31	32
22	Chelsea	42	9	10	23	63	94	-31	28

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.