English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 13th January 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 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 44 | 34 | 1.61 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 1.32 |
| 4 | Everton | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 30 | 1.62 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 50 | 29 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 0.79 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 25 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 0.97 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 21 | 0.93 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 46 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 23 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Fulham | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 19 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 59 | 19 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 19 | 0.76 |
