1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season

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

Leicester City
1961–62 season
ChairmanWalter Needham
ManagerMatt Gillies
First Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
European Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Walsh (15)
All: Keyworth (18)
Average home league attendance19,459

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
Main article: 1961–62 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
12 Manchester City 42 17 7 18 78 81 0.963 41
13 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 70 75 0.933 41
14 Leicester City 42 17 6 19 72 71 1.014 40
15 Manchester United 42 15 9 18 72 75 0.960 39
16 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 11 17 50 58 0.862 39
Source:

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
Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R310 January 1962Stoke CityH1–135,663Riley
R3R15 January 1962Stoke CityA2–538,315Riley, Keyworth

League Cup
Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R29 October 1961York CityA1–213,275Mitten

European Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1961–62 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
- GK Gordon Banks
- DF Len Chalmers
- DF Ian King
- DF Richie Norman
- MF Colin Appleton
- FW Ken Keyworth
- FW Jimmy Walsh
- MF Howard Riley
- MF Frank McLintock
- MF Gordon Wills
No. Position Player
- FW Albert Cheesebrough
- MF Ian White
- MF John Mitten
- FW Hughie McIlmoyle
- MF Mike Stringfellow
- DF Graham Cross
- FW Dave Gibson
- DF John Sjoberg
- GK George Heyes
- FW Dave Thomson

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.