| SEASON 1961-1962 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, September 23, 1961: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 17 |
| 2 | Southampton | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 2.22 | 13 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 1.36 | 12 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1.80 | 11 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1.19 | 11 |
| 6 | Derby County | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 7 | Walsall | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0.84 | 11 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 10 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 11 | Bury | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 12 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.81 | 9 |
| 14 | Swansea Town | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 9 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 8 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 8 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0.86 | 8 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 7 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 6 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | 5 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 0.41 | 4 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |