Football League Fourth Division 1961/62
Football League Fourth Division 1961/62 | |
master | Millwall FC |
Climbers | Millwall FC Colchester United AFC Wrexham Carlisle United |
Relegated | Accrington Stanley |
Teams | 24 |
Games | 506 |
Gates | 1,690 (ø 3.34 per game) |
Top scorer | Bobby Hunt , (Colchester United) |
← Football League Fourth Division 1960/61 | |
^ Football League Third Division 1961/62 |
The Football League Fourth Division 1961/62 was the fourth season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .
Accrington Stanley withdrew voluntarily after 33 games and was replaced by Oxford United the next season . The Doncaster Rovers , Hartlepools United and FC Chester , also among the last four , received enough votes in the re-election process of the league association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1962/63 season.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Millwall FC | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 87:62 | 1.40 | 56:32 |
2. | Colchester United (A) | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 104: 71 | 1.46 | 55:33 |
3. | Wrexham AFC | 44 | 22nd | 9 | 13 | 96:56 | 1.71 | 53:35 |
4th | Carlisle United | 44 | 22nd | 8th | 14th | 64:63 | 1.02 | 52:36 |
5. | Bradford City (A) | 44 | 21st | 9 | 14th | 94:86 | 1.09 | 51:37 |
6th | York city | 44 | 20th | 10 | 14th | 84:53 | 1.58 | 50:38 |
7th | FC Aldershot | 44 | 22nd | 5 | 17th | 81:60 | 1.35 | 49:39 |
8th. | AFC Workington | 44 | 19th | 11 | 14th | 69:70 | 0.99 | 49:39 |
9. | AFC Barrow | 44 | 17th | 14th | 13 | 74:58 | 1.28 | 48:40 |
10. | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 20th | 6th | 18th | 79:70 | 1.13 | 46:42 |
11. | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 17th | 12 | 15th | 77:70 | 1.10 | 46:42 |
12. | Rochdale AFC | 44 | 19th | 7th | 18th | 71:71 | 1.00 | 45:43 |
13. | Darlington FC | 44 | 18th | 9 | 17th | 61:73 | 0.84 | 45:43 |
14th | Mansfield Town | 44 | 19th | 6th | 19th | 77:66 | 1.17 | 44:44 |
15th | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 44 | 20th | 4th | 20th | 70:81 | 0.86 | 44:44 |
16. | Stockport County | 44 | 17th | 9 | 18th | 70:69 | 1.01 | 43:45 |
17th | Southport FC | 44 | 17th | 9 | 18th | 61:71 | 0.86 | 43:45 |
18th | Exeter City | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20th | 62:77 | 0.81 | 37:51 |
19th | Chesterfield FC (A) | 44 | 14th | 9 | 21st | 70:87 | 0.80 | 37:51 |
20th | Gillingham FC | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20th | 73:94 | 0.78 | 37:51 |
21st | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 11 | 7th | 26th | 60:85 | 0.71 | 29:59 |
22nd | Hartlepools United | 44 | 8th | 11 | 25th | 52: 101 | 0.51 | 27:61 |
23. | Chester FC | 44 | 7th | 12 | 25th | 54:96 | 0.56 | 26:62 |
* Accrington Stanley retired after 33 games. The results achieved up to that point were removed from the evaluation.
(A) | Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1960/61 |