1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1961–62 season
Chairman Walter Needham
Manager Matt Gillies
First Division 14th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
European Cup Winners' Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Walsh (15)
All: Keyworth (18)
Average home league attendance 19,459

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

Season summary

In the 1961–62 season, Leicester were England's representatives in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup as result in reaching the 1961 FA Cup Final the previous season but in the end, the Foxes were knocked out by eventual winners Atlético Madrid in the first round.

In the league, Leicester's challenge never really got going and the Foxes were hovering around mid-table for most of the campaign and finished the season in 14th place.

In the domestic cup competitions, Leicester's efforts ended in disastrous fashion. In the League Cup, the Foxes were beaten by Fourth Division side York City in the second round and in the FA Cup, Leicester lost the third round replay to Stoke City despite having two goals ruled out for offside.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Ipswich Town4217225828768353993671.388+ 2656
2Burnley42144357267774441101671.507+ 3453
3Tottenham Hotspur4214435934768293588691.275+ 1952
4Everton4217226421399243388541.630+ 3451
5Sheffield United42135337236411244661690.884– 847
6Sheffield Wednesday42144347236213253572581.241+ 1446
7Aston Villa42135345205313203665561.161+ 944
8West Ham United42116449376411274576820.927– 644
9West Bromwich Albion42107450235610334483671.239+ 1643
10Arsenal429663931759324171720.986– 143
11Bolton Wanderers42117335225313274462660.939– 442
12Manchester City42113746386411324378810.963– 341
13Blackpool4210474130579294570750.933– 541
14 Leicester City 42122738275412344472711.014+ 140
15Manchester United42103844315610284472750.960– 339
16Blackburn Rovers42106533224512173650580.862– 839
17Birmingham City4296637355412284665810.802– 1638
18Wolverhampton Wanderers4287638345313355273860.849– 1336
19Nottingham Forest42124539231614245663790.797– 1636
20Fulham42831038345412284066740.892– 833
21Cardiff City4269630333513204850810.617– 3132
22Chelsea4277734292316296563940.670– 3128

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62
Relegated

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1961Manchester CityA1–328,899Wills
23 August 1961ArsenalH0–129,396
26 August 1961West Bromwich AlbionH1–020,899Riley
29 August 1961ArsenalA4–435,055Walsh, Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth
2 September 1961Birmingham CityA5–121,950Keyworth, Wills (2), Walsh (2)
5 September 1961BurnleyA0–222,339
9 September 1961EvertonH2–019,889Wills, Walsh
16 September 1961FulhamA1–219,831Keyworth
20 September 1961BurnleyH2–625,567Walsh (2)
23 September 1961Sheffield WednesdayH1–021,338Riley (pen)
30 September 1961West Ham UnitedA1–426,746McLintock
7 October 1961Sheffield UnitedH4–117,952Riley, Walsh, Wills, Chalmers
14 October 1961ChelseaA3–121,377Wills, McLintock (2)
21 October 1961BlackpoolH0–217,424
28 October 1961Blackburn RoversA1–111,113Keyworth
4 November 1961Wolverhampton WanderersH3–018,952Riley (pen), Wills, Appleton
11 November 1961Manchester UnitedA2–221,567McLintock, Appleton
18 November 1961Cardiff CityH3–016,992Appleton, Keyworth, McIlmoyle
25 November 1961Tottenham HotspurA2–141,745Keyworth, Appleton
2 December 1961Aston VillaH0–222,611
9 December 1961Nottingham ForestA0–022,524
16 December 1961Manchester CityH2–015,196Cheesebrough, Walsh
23 December 1961West Bromwich AlbionA0–214,286
26 December 1961Ipswich TownA0–118,146
13 January 1962Birmingham CityH1–222,681Cheesebrough
20 January 1962EvertonA2–333,934Walsh, Riley (pen)
3 February 1962FulhamH4–120,272Walsh (2), Keyworth, Riley (pen)
10 February 1962Sheffield WednesdayA2–118,179Walsh, Johnson (own goal)
17 February 1962West Ham UnitedH2–221,312Keyworth (2)
24 February 1962Sheffield UnitedA1–324,015Keyworth
10 March 1962BlackpoolA1–210,952Cheesebrough
17 March 1962Blackburn RoversH2–016,194Keyworth, Cheesebrough
24 March 1962Wolverhampton WanderersA1–122,025Gibson
28 March 1962Ipswich TownH0–219,068
4 April 1962Manchester UnitedH4–315,318Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth (2)
7 April 1962Cardiff CityA4–011,058Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth, King
11 April 1962ChelseaH2–015,184Cheesebrough, Norman
21 April 1962Aston VillaA3–824,184Walsh (2), Riley (pen)
23 April 1962Bolton WanderersA0–119,264
24 April 1962Bolton WanderersH1–114,093Walsh
28 April 1962Nottingham ForestH2–114,267McLintock (2)
30 April 1962Tottenham HotspurH2–323,929Cross, Thomson

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R310 January 1962Stoke CityH1–135,663Riley
R3R15 January 1962Stoke CityA2–538,315Riley, Keyworth

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R29 October 1961York CityA1–213,275Mitten

European Cup Winners' Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR First Leg13 September 1961GlenavonA4–17,084Walsh (2), Appleton, Keyworth
PR Second Leg27 September 1961GlenavonH3–1 (won 7-2 on agg)10,445Wills, Keyworth, McIlmoyle
R1 First Leg25 October 1961Atlético MadridH1–125,527Keyworth
R1 Second Leg15 November 1961Atlético MadridA0–2 (lost 1-3 on agg)27,460

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Gordon Banks
- England DF Len Chalmers
- Scotland DF Ian King
- Scotland DF Richie Norman
- England MF Colin Appleton
- England FW Ken Keyworth
- Scotland FW Jimmy Walsh
- England MF Howard Riley
- Scotland MF Frank McLintock
- England MF Gordon Wills
No. Position Player
- England FW Albert Cheesebrough
- Scotland MF Ian White
- England MF John Mitten
- England FW Hughie McIlmoyle
- England MF Mike Stringfellow
- England DF Graham Cross
- Scotland FW Dave Gibson
- Scotland DF John Sjoberg
- England GK George Heyes
- Scotland FW Dave Thomson

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1961-1962/results
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