Final First Division 1961/1962 league table
Season completed Tuesday, 1st May 1962 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 56 | 1.39 |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 53 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 52 | 1.28 |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 51 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 47 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 46 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 44 | 0.93 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 43 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 43 | 0.99 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 42 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 41 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 41 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 40 | 1.01 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 39 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 39 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 52 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 36 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 32 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 65 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 28 | 0.67 |
| Colour key | |||||
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



