English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 28th August 1961
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3.67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.43 |
