English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 24th February 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 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 51 | 40 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 46 | 37 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 52 | 36 | 1.29 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 56 | 35 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Everton | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 39 | 33 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 28 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 52 | 29 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 1.02 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 62 | 28 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 27 | 0.92 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 56 | 26 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 26 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 64 | 26 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 48 | 25 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 23 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Fulham | 30 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 19 | 0.70 |



