English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 11th April 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 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 96 | 55 | 49 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 75 | 61 | 43 | 1.23 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 61 | 43 | 0.92 |
| 5 | Everton | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 47 | 41 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 69 | 39 | 0.94 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 37 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 37 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 37 | 1.12 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 35 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 58 | 35 | 0.97 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 35 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 71 | 35 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 65 | 34 | 0.97 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 33 | 1.03 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 37 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 72 | 33 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 62 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 65 | 32 | 0.85 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 36 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 64 | 27 | 0.59 |
| 21 | Fulham | 35 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 64 | 26 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 81 | 25 | 0.68 |



