| Continentalcup1: | Resigned |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
The 1961–62 season was the 63rd completed season of The Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.
See main article: 1961–62 Football League First Division.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Ipswich Town 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Cardiff City Chelsea |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Ipswich Town |
| Continentalcup2: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Continentalcup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Everton |
| League Topscorer: | Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each)[3] |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1582 |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Liverpool |
| Promoted: | Liverpool Leyton Orient |
| Relegated: | Bristol Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion |
| League Topscorer: | Roger Hunt (41 goals) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1473 |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Portsmouth (1st title) |
| Continentalcup1: | Promoted |
| Continentalcup2: | Relegated |
| League Topscorer: | Cliff Holton (Watford and Northampton Town) 37 |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1772 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
| Competition: | Football League Fourth Division |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Millwall (1st title) |
| Continentalcup1: | Promoted |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | None |
| Continentalcup3: | Resigned |
| League Topscorer: | Bobby Hunt (Colchester United), 37 |
| Matches: | 506 |
| Total Goals: | 1690 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |