English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 10th March 1962
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 51 | 42 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 40 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 52 | 37 | 1.19 |
| 4 | Everton | 30 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 1.51 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 35 | 0.87 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 32 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 30 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 55 | 31 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 60 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 67 | 30 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 32 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 64 | 30 | 0.77 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 31 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 61 | 27 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 53 | 27 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 25 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Fulham | 31 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 58 | 20 | 0.71 |



