1961–62 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 1961–62 football season
During the 1961–62 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
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.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Leicester City's score comes first [1]
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
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 9 October 1961 York City A 1–2 13,275 Mitten
European Cup Winners' Cup[ edit ] [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.