1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season
1961–62 season | |||
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Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
Second Division | Champions | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Roger Hunt (41) All: Roger Hunt (42) | ||
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The 1961-62 season was the 70th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their eighth and final season in Division Two. They finished the season as Second Division champions and sealed promotion to the First Division under the management of Bill Shankly, who had been in charge since December 1959. Their top scorer was centre-forward Roger Hunt, who scored 41 goals in the league and 42 in all competitions. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.
The signings of Ron Yeats and Ian St. John in the close season would also be influential in their championship, and would become part of the team for the rest of the decade.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Midfielders
[edit]Forwards
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 2 | FA Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() | Alan A'Court | 47 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | Alf Arrowsmith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Gerry Byrne | 47 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ian Callaghan | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Jim Furnell | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Roger Hunt | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | Tommy Leishman | 46 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Kevin Lewis | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jimmy Melia | 47 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Gordon Milne | 47 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | John Molyneux | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ronnie Moran | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Bert Slater | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ian St John | 45 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() | Johnny Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dick White | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ron Yeats | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Second Division
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C, P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 99 | 43 | 2.302 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Leyton Orient (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | 1.725 | 54 | |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 53 | |
4 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 1.211 | 49 | |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 46 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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19-Aug-61 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2-0 | Lewis ![]() ![]() | 19,438 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-61 | Sunderland | H | 3-0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 48,900 | Report | Report |
26-Aug-61 | Leeds United | H | 5-0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 42,950 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-61 | Sunderland | A | 4-1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 47,261 | Report | Report |
02-Sep-61 | Norwich City | A | 2-1 | Hunt ![]() | 28,049 | Report | Report |
09-Sep-61 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2-1 | Own Goal ![]() ![]() | 46,837 | Report | Report |
16-Sep-61 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0-0 | 18,764 | Report | Report | |
20-Sep-61 | Newcastle United | A | 2-1 | Milne ![]() ![]() | 38,180 | Report | Report |
23-Sep-61 | Bury | H | 5-0 | Melia ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 46,609 | Report | Report |
30-Sep-61 | Charlton Athletic | A | 4-0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 14,236 | Report | Report |
04-Oct-61 | Newcastle United | H | 2-0 | Lewis ![]() ![]() | 52,419 | Report | Report |
07-Oct-61 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-2 | 23,780 | Report | Report | |
14-Oct-61 | Walsall | H | 6-1 | Lewis ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 42,229 | Report | Report |
21-Oct-61 | Derby County | A | 0-2 | 27,355 | Report | Report | |
28-Oct-61 | Leyton Orient | H | 3-3 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 36,612 | Report | Report |
04-Nov-61 | Preston North End | A | 3-1 | Milne ![]() ![]() ![]() | 29,243 | Report | Report |
11-Nov-61 | Luton Town | H | 1-1 | Lewis ![]() | 34,924 | Report | Report |
18-Nov-61 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-1 | Melia ![]() ![]() | 23,086 | Report | Report |
25-Nov-61 | Swansea Town | H | 5-0 | Melia ![]() ![]() | 35,725 | Report | Report |
02-Dec-61 | Southampton | A | 0-2 | 21,445 | Report | Report | |
09-Dec-61 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2-1 | A'Court ![]() ![]() | 32,543 | Report | Report |
16-Dec-61 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2-0 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 29,957 | Report | Report |
23-Dec-61 | Leeds United | A | 0-1 | 17,214 | Report | Report | |
26-Dec-61 | Rotherham United | A | 0-1 | 13,577 | Report | Report | |
13-Jan-62 | Norwich City | H | 5-4 | Melia ![]() ![]() ![]() | 35,576 | Report | Report |
20-Jan-62 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1-1 | St. John ![]() | 11,200 | Report | Report |
03-Feb-62 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3-1 | Byrne ![]() ![]() ![]() | 36,414 | Report | Report |
10-Feb-62 | Bury | A | 3-0 | Hunt ![]() | 21,872 | Report | Report |
24-Feb-62 | Middlesbrough | H | 5-1 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 37,629 | Report | Report |
03-Mar-62 | Walsall | A | 1-1 | A'Court ![]() | 13,660 | Report | Report |
10-Mar-62 | Derby County | H | 4-1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 38,152 | Report | Report |
17-Mar-62 | Leyton Orient | A | 2-2 | A'Court ![]() | 25,880 | Report | Report |
24-Mar-62 | Preston North End | H | 4-1 | Melia ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,701 | Report | Report |
28-Mar-62 | Rotherham United | H | 4-1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 32,827 | Report | Report |
31-Mar-62 | Luton Town | A | 0-1 | 9,086 | Report | Report | |
07-Apr-62 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1-1 | Hunt ![]() | 38,022 | Report | Report |
21-Apr-62 | Southampton | H | 2-0 | Lewis ![]() | 40,410 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-62 | Stoke City | H | 2-1 | Moran ![]() ![]() | 41,005 | Report | Report |
24-Apr-62 | Stoke City | A | 0-0 | 15,472 | Report | Report | |
28-Apr-62 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3-2 | A'Court ![]() ![]() ![]() | 13,427 | Report | Report |
30-Apr-62 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2-1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 34,327 | Report | Report |
04-May-62 | Swansea Town | A | 2-4 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 15,000 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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06-Jan-62 | Chelsea | H | 4-3 | St. John ![]() ![]() ![]() | 48,455 | Report | Report |
27-Jan-62 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2-1 | St. John ![]() | 42,000 | Report | Report |
17-Feb-62 | Preston North End | H | 0-0 | 54,967 | Report | Report | |
20-Feb-62 | Preston North End | A | 0-0 | 37,381 | Report | Report | |
26-Feb-62 | Preston North End | A | 0-1 | 43,944 | Report | Report |