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 edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv 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: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results edit

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

European Cup Winners' Cup edit

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 edit

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

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1961-1962 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.