English First Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 21st April 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 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 67 | 52 | 1.31 |
| 2 | Burnley | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 61 | 51 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Everton | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 49 | 46 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 65 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 64 | 45 | 0.91 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 76 | 42 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 39 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 66 | 41 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 67 | 40 | 1.01 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 79 | 39 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 39 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 38 | 1.11 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 65 | 37 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 70 | 37 | 0.99 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 37 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 78 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 82 | 35 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 34 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Fulham | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 66 | 31 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 39 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 61 | 92 | 26 | 0.66 |
