English Fourth Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 4th September 1961
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | York City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Workington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Darlington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.75 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2.40 |
| 6 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2.67 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Southport | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barrow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Chester | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0.40 |
