England Match No. 352 - Wales - 14 October 1961

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352	Saturday, 14 October 1961 Home International Championship 1961-62 (67th) Match Wales 1 England 1	Match Summary

Domestic Football Results

Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England

Football League Division One:

Blackburn Rovers 0 Arsenal 0
Ewood Park, Blackburn (14,024)

Blackburn were without Bryan Douglas

Arsenal were without Mel Charles & Jack Kelsey



Blackpool 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (22,062)
Horne 21, Peterson 60 ~ McAdams 38

Blackpool were without Jimmy Armfield



Chelsea 1 Leicester City 3
Stamford Bridge, Fulham (21,377)
Block 75 ~ Wills 16, McLintock 58, 76



Manchester United 0 Birmingham City 2
Old Trafford, Manchester (30,674)
Orritt 26, Hellawell, 6

United were without Bobby Charlton



Nottingham Forest 1 Fulham 1
City Ground, Nottingham (21,705)
Quigley 16 ~ Leggat 34

Fulham were without Johnny Haynes

Sheffield United 2 Ipswich Town 1
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (22,194)
Russell 12, Pace 42 ~ Leadbetter 35



Tottenham Hotspur 2 Manchester City 0
White Hart Lane, Tottenham (40,561)
White 60, Medwin 88

Tottenham were without Cliff Jones



West Ham United 2 Burnley 1
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (32,238)
Crawford 3, Dick 5 ~ Harris 28

West Ham were without Phil Woosnam

Burnley were without John Connelly & Ray Pointer

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Everton 3
Molineux, Wolverhampton (31,648)
Young 34, Slater OG 35, Gabriel 89

Wolves were without Ron Flowers

Matches postponed due to more than one player on international duty:

Aston Villa vs. Sheffield Wednesday

Villa were without Vic Crowe

Wednesday were without Tony Kay, Ron Springett & Peter Swan

Cardiff City vs. West Bromwich Albion

Cardiff were without Colin Baker, Alan Harrington & Dai Ward

West Brom were without Bobby Robson, Graham Williams & Stuart Williams

Cardiff's Ninian Park ground was also unavailable due to the international match

After winning seven games in succession, scoring 27 goals in the process, Burnley's gamble in playing their fixture at second-placed West Ham, rather than postponing it because of international call-ups, backfired. They were two goals down after six minutes, and their lead at the top was halved. A similar decision, a year earlier, had resulted in a big win for them.

Division One Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Burnley 12 5 0 0 4 1 2 39 24 19

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West Ham United 13 5 2 0 2 1 3 30 23 17

Tottenham Hotspur 12 5 1 0 2 1 3 19 15 16

Manchester United 12 4 0 2 2 3 1 21 17 15

Everton 13 5 0 2 2 0 4 28 19 14

Ipswich Town 13 4 0 2 2 2 3 35 29 14

Fulham 13 3 1 2 2 3 2 26 24 14

Nottingham Forest 13 4 1 1 1 3 3 22 22 14

Leicester City 13 4 0 2 2 1 4 25 25 13

Manchester City 13 3 0 3 3 1 3 24 26 13

Sheffield Wednesday 11 3 2 1 2 0 3 26 18 12

Cardiff City 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 21 19 12

Sheffield United 12 4 1 2 1 1 3 13 23 12

Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 2 3 1 2 0 5 21 23 11

Arsenal 12 2 3 0 1 2 4 20 22 11

Blackpool 13 4 0 3 0 3 3 21 26 11

Blackburn Rovers 12 2 4 1 1 1 3 16 20 11

Aston Villa 11 3 1 1 1 1 4 19 18 10

Bolton Wanderers 13 3 1 2 1 1 5 22 27 10

West Bromwich Albion 12 2 3 2 1 0 4 16 19 9

Birmingham City 13 2 1 4 1 2 3 18 34 9

Chelsea 13 2 3 2 0 0 6 23 32 7

Division One Leading Goalscorers

13 - Ted Phillips (Ipswich)
12 - Ray Pointer (Burnley)

Football League Division Two:

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Luton Town 1
Goldstone Ground, Hove (14,186)
Goodchild 72, Laverick 79 ~ Lornie 30



Bristol Rovers 4 Plymouth Argyle 3
Eastville Stadium, Bristol (14,418)
Jones 10, 40, Bradford 47, Hooper 56 ~ Brown 43, Maloy 50, Williams 82

Bury 2 Newcastle United 7
Gigg Lane, Bury (13,809)
Jackson 1, Calder 83 ~ Hale 40, 50, Leek 44, 74, McGuigan 65, Neale 78, Suddick 86

Newcastle were without Ivor Allchurch

Charlton Athletic 1 Middlesbrough 0
The Valley, Charlton (12,156)
Edwards 86



Leeds United 1 Huddersfield Town 0
Elland Road, Leeds (19,162)
Charlton 35

Huddersfield were without Ray Wilson



Liverpool 6 Walsall 1
Anfield, Liverpool (42,229)
Lewis 41, Melia 47, Hunt 50, 57, 80, St John 61 ~ Yeats OG 23



Norwich City 2 Swansea Town 1
Carrow Road, Norwich (20,697)
Waites 74, 76 ~ Webster 31



Rotherham United 2 Derby County 2
Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (12,385)
Houghton 22, Madden 88 ~ Curry 10, 19



Stoke City 1 Preston North End 1
Victoria Ground, Stoke (8,409)
Adam 83 ~ Biggs 65

Sunderland 2 Leyton Orient 1
Roker Park, Sunderland (36,780)
Clough 27, 52 ~ Dunmore 10

Eleven wins from their first 13 games showed the world that Bill Shankly's Liverpool were ready to make their long-awaited return to the first division. The following years would transform the club into one of the world's biggest.

Division Two Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Liverpool 13 6 0 0 5 1 1 37 7 23

Southampton 13 3 1 2 4 1 2 28 16 16

Derby County 13 4 1 1 2 2 3 27 26 15

Rotherham United 12 4 1 0 3 0 4 25 25 15

Leyton Orient 13 4 0 2 2 2 3 24 17 14

Luton Town 13 4 0 2 3 0 4 31 26 14

Norwich City 13 4 2 1 1 2 3 21 20 14

Sunderland 13 5 0 1 1 2 4 25 24 14

Walsall 13 4 1 2 2 1 3 22 25 14

Scunthorpe United 13 5 2 0 0 1 5 31 26 13

Huddersfield Town 13 4 2 0 1 1 5 21 20 13

Plymouth Argyle 13 2 2 2 3 1 3 20 23 13

Brighton & Hove Albion 13 2 3 2 2 2 2 18 24 13

Newcastle United 13 3 2 2 2 0 4 21 16 12

Swansea Town 13 3 2 1 0 4 3 23 28 12

Bury 13 4 0 3 2 0 4 18 30 12

Middlesbrough 12 4 1 2 0 2 3 21 20 11

Preston North End 13 2 2 2 2 1 4 16 20 11

Stoke City 13 3 2 2 0 2 4 19 21 10

Leeds United 13 3 1 3 1 1 4 13 23 10

Bristol Rovers 13 4 0 3 0 1 5 18 24 9

Charlton Athletic 13 1 2 4 1 0 5 13 33 6

Division Two Leading Goalscorers

16 - Roger Hunt (Liverpool)
14 - George O'Brien (Southampton) - 3 pens, Barrie Thomas (Scunthorpe)

Football League Division Three:

Barnsley 2 Notts County 0
Oakwell, Barnsley (7,100)
Bartlett 38, Oliver 54



Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Port Vale 0
Dean Court, Bournemouth (13,675)
Bain 17

Crystal Palace 5 Peterborough United 2
Selhurst Park, Croydon (28,886)
Allen 24, 89, Byrne 36, 72, Uphill 58 ~ Hudson 26, 88

Halifax Town 0 Newport County 0
Shay Ground, Halifax (5,402)



Hull City 0 Bradford 1
Boothferry Park, Hull (12,096)
Gibson 80



Lincoln City 1 Coventry City 2
Sincil Bank, Lincoln (5,009)
Lightening OG 76 ~ Green OG 18, Myerscough 51



Northampton Town 7 Grimsby Town 0
County Ground, Northampton (11,201)
Mills 14, Holton 24, 33, 87, Edwards 35, Leck 63, Spelman 86



Portsmouth 3 Shrewsbury Town 1
Fratton Park, Portsmouth (16,683)
Saunders 5, Chapman 26, 79 ~ Starkey 54



Queen's Park Rangers 5 Southend United 3
Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (10,665)
Bedford 16, 30, 46, 66, Angell 58 (pen) ~ Brand 6, Goulden 20, Jones 40

Torquay United 3 Brentford 1
Plainmoor, Torquay (4,917)
T.Northcott 41, 76, Pym 73 ~ Brooks 9



Watford 1 Bristol City 1
Vicarage Road, Watford (11,860)
Walker 1 ~ Tait 68

The south coast was leading the way with two of its clubs at the top. Bournemouth had high hopes of a first ever promotion after 32 seasons in the Football League, but they would fall short, whilst Portsmouth secured a quick return to the second division.

Division Three Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 16 6 2 0 3 4 1 31 15 24

Portsmouth 15 5 4 0 4 1 1 26 14 23

Peterborough United 16 5 0 3 5 1 2 41 37 21

Reading 16 4 1 2 5 0 4 33 30 19

Port Vale 16 5 1 2 2 3 3 22 19 18

Grimsby Town 16 5 1 2 3 1 4 24 24 18

Queen's Park Rangers 14 4 2 3 3 1 1 40 27 17

Bristol City 16 4 1 3 3 2 3 21 16 17

Crystal Palace 16 3 3 3 3 2 2 35 27 17

Coventry City 15 5 2 1 1 2 4 25 24 16

Watford 16 3 5 1 2 1 4 27 28 16

Northampton Town 16 2 2 3 4 1 4 29 22 15

Hull City 15 4 0 2 1 5 3 21 18 15

Notts County 16 6 2 1 0 1 6 31 28 15

Shrewsbury Town 15 3 2 2 2 3 3 27 27 15

Halifax Town 14 3 2 1 3 1 4 22 23 15

Bradford 14 4 0 2 3 0 5 27 26 14

Barnsley 16 4 1 3 2 1 5 30 37 14

Southend United 15 3 2 2 1 3 4 20 22 13

Swindon Town 16 2 5 1 2 0 6 23 31 13

Lincoln City 15 2 1 4 2 3 3 21 32 12

Torquay United 15 2 0 7 2 1 3 27 35 9

Newport County 15 1 0 6 1 3 4 19 36 7

Brentford 16 3 1 3 0 0 9 11 35 7

Division Three Leading Goalscorers

14 - Cliff Holton (Northampton)
12 - Dickie Dowsett (Bournemouth)

Football League Division Four:

Accrington Stanley 1 Crewe Alexandra 0
Peel Park, Accrington (2,713)
Milner 17



Aldershot 4 Mansfield Town 2
Recreation Ground, Aldershot (7,336)
Howfield 30, 64, 79, Taylor 59 ~ Wagstaff 24, Chapman 57

Bradford City 2 Millwall 4
Valley Parade, Bradford (5,799)
Layne 15, Holah 81 ~ Burridge 12, 82, Broadfoot 26, Jones 46

Carlisle United 1 Gillingham 2
Brunton Park, Carlisle (7,713)
Blackley 56 ~ Waldock 53, Ridley 82



Chester 1 York City 1
Sealand Road, Chester (6,399)
Bellett 16 ~ Pierce 18



Colchester United 3 Chesterfield 3
Layer Road, Colchester (6,043)
McLeod 12, Harris 50 (pen), R.R.Hunt 74 ~ Holmes 48 (pen), Kerry 64, Frost 71



Darlington 1 Exeter City 0
Feethams Ground, Darlington (5,462)
Martin 42



Hartlepools United 1 Wrexham 4
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (6,798)
Edgar 43 ~ Hunter 29, K.Barnes 79, Metcalf 81, Bennion 88



Oldham Athletic 2 Rochdale 2
Boundary Park, Oldham (17,029)
Frizzell 17, 42 ~ Cairns 13, Bimpson 36

Southport 3 Doncaster Rovers 1
Haig Avenue, Southport (5,312)
McCarthy 55, Blore 74, Fielding 81 ~ Robinson 10

Stockport County 3 Barrow 0
Edgeley Park, Stockport (5,205)
Murdoch 21, Ward 25, Anderson 89



Tranmere Rovers 3 Workington 2
Prenton Park, Birkenhead (8,155)
Arnell 34, Gubbins 53, 57 ~ Kirkup 49, Hodgson 64

Colchester had reacted to having to apply for re-election in the previous season, by winning their first seven home league games and storming to the top of the table, but they were now on a run of nine games in all competitions without a win. Form was restored, however, and they went on to secure their first ever promotion.

Division Four Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Colchester United 16 7 1 0 3 3 2 44 24 24

Aldershot 16 6 3 0 4 0 3 36 17 23

Carlisle United 16 5 1 2 4 2 2 25 17 21

Wrexham 15 4 0 3 5 1 2 34 16 19

York City 16 6 1 1 1 3 4 34 22 18

Millwall 15 5 1 2 3 1 3 28 22 18

Southport 16 6 1 1 2 1 5 27 24 18

Stockport County 16 5 1 2 2 2 4 26 14 17

Workington 16 4 2 1 2 2 5 26 30 16

Rochdale 14 6 1 1 0 2 4 25 20 15

Mansfield Town 13 3 1 3 3 2 2 23 19 15

Doncaster Rovers 14 4 0 3 0 2 5 28 24 15

Barrow 15 5 2 1 1 1 5 24 23 15

Crewe Alexandra 16 6 1 1 1 0 7 24 25 15

Exeter City 16 4 2 1 2 1 6 25 29 15

Darlington 15 5 2 1 1 1 5 24 28 15

Tranmere Rovers 16 6 0 3 1 0 6 28 36 14

Chester 16 2 5 2 2 0 5 21 30 13

Accrington Stanley 16 4 2 2 1 1 6 13 23 13

Bradford City 15 3 1 3 1 3 4 27 29 12

Oldham Athletic 14 3 4 0 0 1 6 23 24 11

Chesterfield 14 3 0 3 0 3 5 16 29 9

Gillingham 16 3 1 3 1 0 8 22 44 9

Hartlepools United 16 2 2 4 0 2 6 20 45 8

Division Four Leading Goalscorers

13 - Bobby Hunt, Martyn King (Colchester), Jimmy Weir (York)
12 - Peter Burridge (Millwall), George Darwin (Barrow) - 6 pens

Source Notes
		Original Newspaper Reports The Football League Match by Match 1961/62 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2007 englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk