en 1961–62 Everton F.C. season

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

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Burnley	42	21	11	10	101	67	1.507	53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	10	11	88	69	1.275	52	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Everton	42	20	11	11	88	54	1.630	51	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5	Sheffield United	42	19	9	14	61	69	0.884	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	6	16	72	58	1.241	46

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 August 1961	Aston Villa	H	2–0
23 August 1961	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2
26 August 1961	Fulham	A	1–2
30 August 1961	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–1
2 September 1961	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–4
6 September 1961	Manchester City	H	0–2
9 September 1961	Leicester City	A	0–2
16 September 1961	Ipswich Town	H	5–2
20 September 1961	Manchester City	A	3–1
23 September 1961	Burnley	A	1–2
30 September 1961	Arsenal	H	4–1
7 October 1961	Nottingham Forest	H	6–0
14 October 1961	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–0
21 October 1961	Sheffield United	H	1–0
28 October 1961	Chelsea	A	1–1
4 November 1961	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0
11 November 1961	Blackpool	A	1–1
18 November 1961	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0
25 November 1961	West Ham United	A	1–3
2 December 1961	Manchester United	H	5–1
9 December 1961	Cardiff City	A	0–0
16 December 1961	Aston Villa	A	1–1
23 December 1961	Fulham	H	3–0
26 December 1961	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0
13 January 1962	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–3
20 January 1962	Leicester City	H	3–2
3 February 1962	Ipswich Town	A	2–4
10 February 1962	Burnley	H	2–2
24 February 1962	Nottingham Forest	A	1–2
3 March 1962	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	4–0
14 March 1962	Sheffield United	A	1–1
17 March 1962	Chelsea	H	4–0
24 March 1962	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3
30 March 1962	Blackpool	H	2–2
4 April 1962	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1
7 April 1962	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1
14 April 1962	West Ham United	H	3–0
20 April 1962	Birmingham City	H	4–1
21 April 1962	Manchester United	A	1–1
24 April 1962	Birmingham City	A	0–0
28 April 1962	Cardiff City	H	8–3
1 May 1963	Arsenal	A	3–2


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
3	6 January 1962	King's Lynn	H	4–0
4	27 January 1962	Manchester City	H	2–0
5	17 February 1962	Burnley	A	1–3