1961–62 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1961–62 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal
1961–62 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division10th
FA CupFourth Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 West Ham United 42 17 10 15 76 82 0.927 44
9 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 13 14 83 67 1.239 43
10 Arsenal 42 16 11 15 71 72 0.986 43
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 10 16 62 66 0.939 42
12 Manchester City 42 17 7 18 78 81 0.963 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1961 Burnley H 2–2 42,858
23 August 1961 Leicester City A 1–0 29,396
26 August 1961 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–4 59,371
29 August 1961 Leicester City H 4–4 35,055
2 September 1961 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 18,414
9 September 1961 Manchester City H 3–0 41,478
16 September 1961 West Bromwich Albion A 0–4 26,498
20 September 1961 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 35,903
23 September 1961 Birmingham City H 1–1 31,749
30 September 1961 Everton A 1–4 43,389
7 October 1961 Blackpool H 3–0 41,166
14 October 1961 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 14,000
21 October 1961 Manchester United H 5–1 54,245
28 October 1961 Cardiff City A 1–1 25,400
4 November 1961 Chelsea H 0–3 37,590
11 November 1961 Aston Villa A 1–3 24,200
14 November 1961 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 19,331
18 November 1961 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 34,317
25 November 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 28,882
2 December 1961 West Ham United H 2–2 47,216
9 December 1961 Sheffield United A 1–2 19,213
16 December 1961 Burnley A 2–0 22,887
23 December 1961 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 63,440
26 December 1961 Fulham H 1–0 32,969
13 January 1962 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 33,351
20 January 1962 Manchester City A 2–3 20,414
3 February 1962 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 29,597
10 February 1962 Birmingham City A 0–1 27,797
24 February 1962 Blackpool A 1–0 13,728
3 March 1962 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 25,744
17 March 1962 Cardiff City H 1–1 25,059
24 March 1962 Chelsea A 3–2 31,016
31 March 1962 Aston Villa H 4–5 20,107
7 April 1962 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 21,129
11 April 1962 Fulham A 2–5 26,517
14 April 1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 24,367
16 April 1962 Manchester United A 3–2 24,788
20 April 1962 Ipswich Town A 2–2 30,649
21 April 1962 West Ham United A 3–3 31,912
23 April 1962 Ipswich Town H 0–3 44,694
28 April 1962 Sheffield United H 2–0 18,761
1 May 1962 Everton H 2–3 20,030

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 6 January 1962 Bradford City H 3–0 40,232
R4 31 January 1962 Manchester United A 0–1 54,082

Squad

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[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1962-1963 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.