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
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

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

Main article: 1961–62 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42		17	2	2	58	28		7	6	8	35	39		93	67	1.388	+ 26	56
2	Burnley	42		14	4	3	57	26		7	7	7	44	41		101	67	1.507	+ 34	53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42		14	4	3	59	34		7	6	8	29	35		88	69	1.275	+ 19	52
4	Everton	42		17	2	2	64	21		3	9	9	24	33		88	54	1.630	+ 34	51
5	Sheffield United	42		13	5	3	37	23		6	4	11	24	46		61	69	0.884	– 8	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42		14	4	3	47	23		6	2	13	25	35		72	58	1.241	+ 14	46
7	Aston Villa	42		13	5	3	45	20		5	3	13	20	36		65	56	1.161	+ 9	44
8	West Ham United	42		11	6	4	49	37		6	4	11	27	45		76	82	0.927	– 6	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42		10	7	4	50	23		5	6	10	33	44		83	67	1.239	+ 16	43
10	Arsenal	42		9	6	6	39	31		7	5	9	32	41		71	72	0.986	– 1	43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42		11	7	3	35	22		5	3	13	27	44		62	66	0.939	– 4	42
12	Manchester City	42		11	3	7	46	38		6	4	11	32	43		78	81	0.963	– 3	41
13	Blackpool	42		10	4	7	41	30		5	7	9	29	45		70	75	0.933	– 5	41
14	Leicester City	42		12	2	7	38	27		5	4	12	34	44		72	71	1.014	+ 1	40
15	Manchester United	42		10	3	8	44	31		5	6	10	28	44		72	75	0.960	– 3	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42		10	6	5	33	22		4	5	12	17	36		50	58	0.862	– 8	39
17	Birmingham City	42		9	6	6	37	35		5	4	12	28	46		65	81	0.802	– 16	38
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		8	7	6	38	34		5	3	13	35	52		73	86	0.849	– 13	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42		12	4	5	39	23		1	6	14	24	56		63	79	0.797	– 16	36
20	Fulham	42		8	3	10	38	34		5	4	12	28	40		66	74	0.892	– 8	33
21	Cardiff City	42		6	9	6	30	33		3	5	13	20	48		50	81	0.617	– 31	32
22	Chelsea	42		7	7	7	34	29		2	3	16	29	65		63	94	0.670	– 31	28

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

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1961	Manchester City	A	1–3	28,899	Wills
23 August 1961	Arsenal	H	0–1	29,396
26 August 1961	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	20,899	Riley
29 August 1961	Arsenal	A	4–4	35,055	Walsh, Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth
2 September 1961	Birmingham City	A	5–1	21,950	Keyworth, Wills (2), Walsh (2)
5 September 1961	Burnley	A	0–2	22,339
9 September 1961	Everton	H	2–0	19,889	Wills, Walsh
16 September 1961	Fulham	A	1–2	19,831	Keyworth
20 September 1961	Burnley	H	2–6	25,567	Walsh (2)
23 September 1961	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	21,338	Riley (pen)
30 September 1961	West Ham United	A	1–4	26,746	McLintock
7 October 1961	Sheffield United	H	4–1	17,952	Riley, Walsh, Wills, Chalmers
14 October 1961	Chelsea	A	3–1	21,377	Wills, McLintock (2)
21 October 1961	Blackpool	H	0–2	17,424
28 October 1961	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1	11,113	Keyworth
4 November 1961	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–0	18,952	Riley (pen), Wills, Appleton
11 November 1961	Manchester United	A	2–2	21,567	McLintock, Appleton
18 November 1961	Cardiff City	H	3–0	16,992	Appleton, Keyworth, McIlmoyle
25 November 1961	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	41,745	Keyworth, Appleton
2 December 1961	Aston Villa	H	0–2	22,611
9 December 1961	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0	22,524
16 December 1961	Manchester City	H	2–0	15,196	Cheesebrough, Walsh
23 December 1961	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	14,286
26 December 1961	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	18,146
13 January 1962	Birmingham City	H	1–2	22,681	Cheesebrough
20 January 1962	Everton	A	2–3	33,934	Walsh, Riley (pen)
3 February 1962	Fulham	H	4–1	20,272	Walsh (2), Keyworth, Riley (pen)
10 February 1962	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	18,179	Walsh, Johnson (own goal)
17 February 1962	West Ham United	H	2–2	21,312	Keyworth (2)
24 February 1962	Sheffield United	A	1–3	24,015	Keyworth
10 March 1962	Blackpool	A	1–2	10,952	Cheesebrough
17 March 1962	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	16,194	Keyworth, Cheesebrough
24 March 1962	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	22,025	Gibson
28 March 1962	Ipswich Town	H	0–2	19,068
4 April 1962	Manchester United	H	4–3	15,318	Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth (2)
7 April 1962	Cardiff City	A	4–0	11,058	Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth, King
11 April 1962	Chelsea	H	2–0	15,184	Cheesebrough, Norman
21 April 1962	Aston Villa	A	3–8	24,184	Walsh (2), Riley (pen)
23 April 1962	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1	19,264
24 April 1962	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	14,093	Walsh
28 April 1962	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1	14,267	McLintock (2)
30 April 1962	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–3	23,929	Cross, Thomson

FA Cup

Main article: 1961-62 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	10 January 1962	Stoke City	H	1–1	35,663	Riley
R3R	15 January 1962	Stoke City	A	2–5	38,315	Riley, Keyworth

League Cup

Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	9 October 1961	York City	A	1–2	13,275	Mitten

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
PR First Leg	13 September 1961	Glenavon	A	4–1	7,084	Walsh (2), Appleton, Keyworth
PR Second Leg	27 September 1961	Glenavon	H	3–1 (won 7-2 on agg)	10,445	Wills, Keyworth, McIlmoyle
R1 First Leg	25 October 1961	Atlético Madrid	H	1–1	25,527	Keyworth
R1 Second Leg	15 November 1961	Atlético Madrid	A	0–2 (lost 1-3 on agg)	27,460

Squad

[1] 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