Season

1961-62

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

15thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

0.0
goal difference
1.6 scored · 1.6 conceded
49
Played
39%
Win rate

Season in brief

15th of 22 in the First Division, down from 7th the year before. David Herd led the scoring with 17 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 80 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Ipswich Town42P · 24W 8D 10L · GD +2656
  3. 13Blackpool42P · 15W 11D 16L · GD -541
  4. 14Leicester City42P · 17W 6D 19L · GD +140
  5. 15Manchester United42P · 15W 9D 18L · GD -339
  6. 16Blackburn Rovers42P · 14W 11D 17L · GD -839
  7. 17Birmingham City42P · 14W 10D 18L · GD -1638
  9. 21Cardiff City42P · 9W 14D 19L · GD -3132
  10. 22Chelsea42P · 9W 10D 23L · GD -3128

Slice: the final First Division table for 1961-62, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

49 matches
19 Aug 1961 @ West Ham United: 1–123 Aug 1961 v Chelsea: 3–226 Aug 1961 v Blackburn Rovers: 6–130 Aug 1961 @ Chelsea: 0–22 Sep 1961 @ Blackpool: 3–29 Sep 1961 v Tottenham Hotspur: 1–016 Sep 1961 @ Cardiff City: 2–118 Sep 1961 @ Aston Villa: 1–123 Sep 1961 v Manchester City: 3–230 Sep 1961 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–27 Oct 1961 @ West Bromwich Albion: 1–114 Oct 1961 v Birmingham City: 0–221 Oct 1961 @ Arsenal: 1–528 Oct 1961 v Bolton Wanderers: 0–34 Nov 1961 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–311 Nov 1961 v Leicester City: 2–218 Nov 1961 @ Ipswich Town: 1–425 Nov 1961 v Burnley: 1–42 Dec 1961 @ Everton: 1–59 Dec 1961 v Fulham: 3–016 Dec 1961 v West Ham United: 1–226 Dec 1961 v Nottingham Forest: 6–36 Jan 1962 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–113 Jan 1962 v Blackpool: 0–115 Jan 1962 v Aston Villa: 2–020 Jan 1962 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–231 Jan 1962 v Arsenal: 1–03 Feb 1962 v Cardiff City: 3–010 Feb 1962 @ Manchester City: 2–017 Feb 1962 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–021 Feb 1962 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 2–024 Feb 1962 v West Bromwich Albion: 4–128 Feb 1962 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–23 Mar 1962 @ Birmingham City: 1–110 Mar 1962 @ Preston North End: 0–014 Mar 1962 v Preston North End: 2–117 Mar 1962 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–120 Mar 1962 @ Nottingham Forest: 0–124 Mar 1962 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–131 Mar 1962 n Tottenham Hotspur: 1–34 Apr 1962 @ Leicester City: 3–47 Apr 1962 v Ipswich Town: 5–010 Apr 1962 @ Blackburn Rovers: 0–314 Apr 1962 @ Burnley: 3–116 Apr 1962 v Arsenal: 2–321 Apr 1962 v Everton: 1–123 Apr 1962 v Sheffield United: 0–124 Apr 1962 @ Sheffield United: 3–228 Apr 1962 @ Fulham: 0–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.