Manchester United
1961–62 season
ChairmanHarold Hardman
ManagerMatt Busby
First Division15th
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Herd (14)
All:
David Herd (17)
Highest home attendance63,468 vs Preston North End (14 March 1962)
Lowest home attendance20,807 vs Aston Villa (15 January 1962)
Average home league attendance36,904

The 1961–62 season was Manchester United's 60th season in the Football League, and their 17th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1] Unlike the previous season, United declined to enter the Football League Cup, which they continue to decline for the next four seasons.

New to the side for the 1961–62 season was David Herd, who had been the First Division's second highest goalscorer the previous season. He joined the United ranks for a fee of £40,000, and finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in the league and 17 in all competitions, although it was a disappointing season for the club as they finished 15th in the First Division.[2]

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 August 1961 West Ham United A 1–1 Stiles 32,628
23 August 1961 Chelsea H 3–2 Herd, Pearson, Viollet 45,847
26 August 1961 Blackburn Rovers H 6–1 Herd (2), Quixall (2), Charlton, Setters 45,302
30 August 1961 Chelsea A 0–2 42,248
2 September 1961 Blackpool A 3–2 Viollet (2), Charlton 28,156
9 September 1961 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Quixall 57,135
16 September 1961 Cardiff City A 2–1 Dawson, Quixall 29,251
18 September 1961 Aston Villa A 1–1 Stiles 38,837
23 September 1961 Manchester City H 3–2 Stiles, Viollet, own goal 56,345
30 September 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 39,457
7 October 1961 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Dawson 25,645
14 October 1961 Birmingham City H 0–2 30,674
21 October 1961 Arsenal A 1–5 Viollet 54,245
28 October 1961 Bolton Wanderers H 0–3 31,442
4 November 1961 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 Viollet 35,998
11 November 1961 Leicester City H 2–2 Giles, Viollet 21,567
18 November 1961 Ipswich Town A 1–4 McMillan 25,755
25 November 1961 Burnley H 1–4 Herd 41,029
2 December 1961 Everton A 1–5 Herd 48,099
9 December 1961 Fulham H 3–0 Herd (2), Lawton 22,193
16 December 1961 West Ham United H 1–2 Herd 29,472
26 December 1961 Nottingham Forest H 6–3 Lawton (3), Brennan, Charlton, Herd 30,822
13 January 1962 Blackpool H 0–1 26,999
15 January 1962 Aston Villa H 2–0 Charlton, Quixall 20,807
20 January 1962 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–2 Charlton, Stiles 55,225
3 February 1962 Cardiff City H 3–0 Giles, Lawton, Stiles 29,200
10 February 1962 Manchester City A 2–0 Chisnall, Herd 49,959
24 February 1962 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 Charlton (2), Setters, Quixall 32,456
28 February 1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 Herd, Lawton 27,565
3 March 1962 Birmingham City A 1–1 Herd 25,817
17 March 1962 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 34,366
20 March 1962 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 27,833
24 March 1962 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Charlton 31,322
4 April 1962 Leicester City A 3–4 McMillan (2), Quixall 15,318
7 April 1962 Ipswich Town H 5–0 Quixall (3), Setters, Stiles 24,976
10 April 1962 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 14,623
14 April 1962 Burnley A 3–1 Brennan, Cantwell, Herd 36,240
16 April 1962 Arsenal H 2–3 Cantwell, McMillan 24,258
21 April 1962 Everton H 1–1 Herd 31,926
23 April 1962 Sheffield United H 0–1 30,073
24 April 1962 Sheffield United A 3–2 McMillan (2), Stiles 25,324
28 April 1962 Fulham A 0–2 40,113

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Town (C) 42 24 8 10 93 67 1.388 56 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
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
7 Aston Villa 42 18 8 16 65 56 1.161 44
8 West Ham United 42 17 10 15 76 82 0.927 44
9 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 13 14 83 67 1.239 43
10 Arsenal 42 16 11 15 71 72 0.986 43
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 10 16 62 66 0.939 42
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
17 Birmingham City 42 14 10 18 65 81 0.802 38
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 10 19 73 86 0.849 36
19 Nottingham Forest 42 13 10 19 63 79 0.797 36
20 Fulham 42 13 7 22 66 74 0.892 33
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 14 19 50 81 0.617 32 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Chelsea (R) 42 9 10 23 63 94 0.670 28
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 January 1962 Round 3 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 Nicholson, Herd 42,202
31 January 1962 Round 4 Arsenal H 1–0 Setters 54,082
17 February 1962 Round 5 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 59,553
21 February 1962 Round 5
Replay		 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 Charlton, Giles 62,969
10 March 1962 Round 6 Preston North End A 0–0 37,521
14 March 1962 Round 6
Replay		 Preston North End H 2–1 Herd, Charlton 63,468
31 March 1962 Semi-Final Tottenham Hotspur N 1–3 Herd 65,000

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKNorthern Ireland Ronnie Briggs 800080
GKEngland David Gaskell 21070280
GKNorthern Ireland Harry Gregg 13000130
FBRepublic of Ireland Shay Brennan 41260472
FBRepublic of Ireland Noel Cantwell 17220192
FBRepublic of Ireland Tony Dunne 28070350
HBEngland Bill Foulkes 40070470
HBEngland Frank Haydock 100010
HBEngland Nobby Lawton 20670276
HBNorthern Ireland Jimmy Nicholson 17041211
HBEngland Maurice Setters 38371454
HBEngland Nobby Stiles 34740387
FWEngland Warren Bradley 601070
FWEngland Bobby Charlton 378624310
FWEngland Phil Chisnall 9140131
FWScotland Alex Dawson 420042
FWRepublic of Ireland Johnny Giles 30271373
FWScotland David Herd 2714533217
FWNorthern Ireland Sammy McMillan 11600116
FWScotland Ian Moir 900090
FWEngland Mark Pearson 17100171
FWEngland Albert Quixall 2110302410
FWEngland Dennis Viollet 13700137
–Own goals –1–0–1

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester United Season 1961/62". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Legends – David Herd". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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