1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.

1961–62 season
Manager	Bill Shankly
Second Division	Champions
FA Cup	5th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Roger Hunt (41) All: Roger Hunt (42)
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961-62 season in English football was an important season in the history of Liverpool football club. They finished the season as Second Division champions and sealed promotion to the First Division under the management of Bill Shankly, who had been in charge since December 1959. Their top scorer was centre-forward Roger Hunt, who scored 41 goals in the league and 42 in all competitions. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The signings of Ron Yeats and Ian St. John in the close season would also be influential in their championship, and would become part of the team for the rest of the decade.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Jim Furnell
• Bert Slater

Defenders

• Gerry Byrne
• Phil Ferns
• Alan Jones
• John Molyneux
• Ronnie Moran
• Dick White
• Ron Yeats

Midfielders

• Alan A'Court
• Ian Callaghan
• Tommy Leishman
• Kevin Lewis
• Jimmy Melia
• Gordon Milne
• Johnny Morrissey

Forwards

• Gordon Wallace
• Johnny Wheeler
• Alf Arrowsmith
• Willie Carlin
• Bobby Graham
• Roger Hunt
• Ian St. John

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	27	8	7	99	43	2.302	62
2	Leyton Orient	42	22	10	10	69	40	1.725	54
3	Sunderland	42	22	9	11	85	50	1.700	53
4	Scunthorpe United	42	21	7	14	86	71	1.211	49
5	Plymouth Argyle	42	19	8	15	75	75	1.000	46
6	Southampton	42	18	9	15	77	62	1.242	45
7	Huddersfield Town	42	16	12	14	67	59	1.136	44
8	Stoke City	42	17	8	17	55	57	0.965	42
9	Rotherham United	42	16	9	17	70	76	0.921	41
10	Preston North End	42	15	10	17	55	57	0.965	40
11	Newcastle United	42	15	9	18	64	58	1.103	39
12	Middlesbrough	42	16	7	19	76	72	1.056	39
13	Luton Town	42	17	5	20	69	71	0.972	39
14	Walsall	42	14	11	17	70	75	0.933	39
15	Charlton Athletic	42	15	9	18	69	75	0.920	39
16	Derby County	42	14	11	17	68	75	0.907	39
17	Norwich City	42	14	11	17	61	70	0.871	39
18	Bury	42	17	5	20	52	76	0.684	39
19	Leeds United	42	12	12	18	50	61	0.820	36
20	Swansea Town	42	12	12	18	61	83	0.735	36
21	Bristol Rovers	42	13	7	22	53	81	0.654	33
22	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	10	11	21	42	86	0.488	31

Second Division

Main article: 1961–62 Football League § Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Aug-61	Bristol Rovers	A	2-0	Lewis  7' Own Goal  55'	19,438	Report	Report
23-Aug-61	Sunderland	H	3-0	Hunt  48', 83' Lewis  78'	48,900	Report	Report
26-Aug-61	Leeds United	H	5-0	Hunt  6', 48', 74' Lewis  pen 53' Melia  68'	42,950	Report	Report
30-Aug-61	Sunderland	A	4-1	Hunt  26', 69' St. John  39', 90'	47,261	Report	Report
02-Sep-61	Norwich City	A	2-1	Hunt  63', 86'	28,049	Report	Report
09-Sep-61	Scunthorpe United	H	2-1	Own Goal  12' A'Court  23'	46,837	Report	Report
16-Sep-61	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0-0		18,764	Report	Report
20-Sep-61	Newcastle United	A	2-1	Milne  10' Own Goal  43'	38,180	Report	Report
23-Sep-61	Bury	H	5-0	Melia 2  1', 46' St. John  7' Hunt  64' Lewis  70'	46,609	Report	Report
30-Sep-61	Charlton Athletic	A	4-0	Hunt  44', 78' Lewis  82' St. John  84'	14,236	Report	Report
04-Oct-61	Newcastle United	H	2-0	Lewis  38' Hunt  75'	52,419	Report	Report
07-Oct-61	Middlesbrough	A	0-2		23,780	Report	Report
14-Oct-61	Walsall	H	6-1	Lewis  41' Melia  47' Hunt  50', 57', 80' St. John  61'	42,229	Report	Report
21-Oct-61	Derby County	A	0-2		27,355	Report	Report
28-Oct-61	Leyton Orient	H	3-3	Hunt  34', 50' Leishman  79'	36,612	Report	Report
04-Nov-61	Preston North End	A	3-1	Milne  29' Callaghan  56' St. John  63'	29,243	Report	Report
11-Nov-61	Luton Town	H	1-1	Lewis  6'	34,924	Report	Report
18-Nov-61	Huddersfield Town	A	2-1	Melia  10' Hunt  27'	23,086	Report	Report
25-Nov-61	Swansea Town	H	5-0	Melia 2  47', 49' Hunt  60', 76', 82'	35,725	Report	Report
02-Dec-61	Southampton	A	0-2		21,445	Report	Report
09-Dec-61	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-1	A'Court  5' St. John  80'	32,543	Report	Report
16-Dec-61	Bristol Rovers	H	2-0	St. John  32' Hunt  79'	29,957	Report	Report
23-Dec-61	Leeds United	A	0-1		17,214	Report	Report
26-Dec-61	Rotherham United	A	0-1		13,577	Report	Report
13-Jan-62	Norwich City	H	5-4	Melia  25', 80' Hunt  42', 57' A'Court  60'	35,576	Report	Report
20-Jan-62	Scunthorpe United	A	1-1	St. John  4'	11,200	Report	Report
03-Feb-62	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	3-1	Byrne  52' Hunt  81' St. John  87'	36,414	Report	Report
10-Feb-62	Bury	A	3-0	Hunt  5', 36', 74'	21,872	Report	Report
24-Feb-62	Middlesbrough	H	5-1	St. John  14', 67' Hunt  39', 48', 90'	37,629	Report	Report
03-Mar-62	Walsall	A	1-1	A'Court  55'	13,660	Report	Report
10-Mar-62	Derby County	H	4-1	Hunt  34', 71' Melia  38', 47'	38,152	Report	Report
17-Mar-62	Leyton Orient	A	2-2	A'Court  80', 89'	25,880	Report	Report
24-Mar-62	Preston North End	H	4-1	Melia  9' St. John  14' Hunt  37', 67'	39,701	Report	Report
28-Mar-62	Rotherham United	H	4-1	Hunt  35' St. John  47', 55', 90'	32,827	Report	Report
31-Mar-62	Luton Town	A	0-1		9,086	Report	Report
07-Apr-62	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	Hunt  68'	38,022	Report	Report
21-Apr-62	Southampton	H	2-0	Lewis  19', 29'	40,410	Report	Report
23-Apr-62	Stoke City	H	2-1	Moran  pen 14' Melia  90'	41,005	Report	Report
24-Apr-62	Stoke City	A	0-0		15,472	Report	Report
28-Apr-62	Plymouth Argyle	A	3-2	A'Court  16' St. John  56' Hunt  60'	13,427	Report	Report
30-Apr-62	Charlton Athletic	H	2-1	Hunt  89' A'Court  90'	34,327	Report	Report
04-May-62	Swansea Town	A	2-4	St. John  31' Hunt  75'	15,000	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
06-Jan-62	Chelsea	H	4-3	St. John 2  16', 41' Hunt  28' A'Court  44'	48,455	Report	Report
27-Jan-62	Oldham Athletic	A	2-1	St. John 2  74', 80'	42,000	Report	Report
17-Feb-62	Preston North End	H	0-0		54,967	Report	Report
20-Feb-62	Preston North End	A	0-0		37,381	Report	Report
26-Feb-62	Preston North End	A	0-1		43,944	Report	Report

References

• LFC History.net – 1961-62 season
• Liverweb - 1961-62 Season
• The magnificent 1961/62 promotion season
• The magnificent 1961/62 promotion season