1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season


The 1961-62 season in English football was an important season in the history of Liverpool football club. 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

Goalkeepers

Table

Results

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
19-Aug-61 Bristol Rovers A 2-0 Lewis Own Goal 19,438
23-Aug-61 Sunderland H 3-0 Hunt Lewis 48,900
26-Aug-61 Leeds United H 5-0 Hunt Lewis Melia 42,950
30-Aug-61 Sunderland A 4-1 Hunt St. John 47,261
02-Sep-61 Norwich City A 2-1 Hunt 28,049
09-Sep-61 Scunthorpe United H 2-1 Own Goal A'Court 46,837
16-Sep-61 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0-0 18,764
20-Sep-61 Newcastle United A 2-1 Milne Own Goal 38,180
23-Sep-61 Bury H 5-0 Melia St. John Hunt Lewis 46,609
30-Sep-61 Charlton Athletic A 4-0 Hunt Lewis St. John 14,236
04-Oct-61 Newcastle United H 2-0 Lewis Hunt 52,419
07-Oct-61 Middlesbrough A 0-2 23,780
14-Oct-61 Walsall H 6-1 Lewis Melia Hunt St. John 42,229
21-Oct-61 Derby County A 0-2 27,355
28-Oct-61 Leyton Orient H 3-3 Hunt Leishman 36,612
04-Nov-61 Preston North End A 3-1 Milne Callaghan St. John 29,243
11-Nov-61 Luton Town H 1-1 Lewis 34,924
18-Nov-61 Huddersfield Town A 2-1 Melia Hunt 23,086
25-Nov-61 Swansea Town H 5-0 Melia Hunt 35,725
02-Dec-61 Southampton A 0-2 21,445
09-Dec-61 Plymouth Argyle H 2-1 A'Court St. John 32,543
16-Dec-61 Bristol Rovers H 2-0 St. John Hunt 29,957
23-Dec-61 Leeds United A 0-1 17,214
26-Dec-61 Rotherham United A 0-1 13,577
13-Jan-62 Norwich City H 5-4 Melia Hunt A'Court 35,576
20-Jan-62 Scunthorpe United A 1-1 St. John 11,200
03-Feb-62 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3-1 Byrne Hunt St. John 36,414
10-Feb-62 Bury A 3-0 Hunt 21,872
24-Feb-62 Middlesbrough H 5-1 St. John Hunt 37,629
03-Mar-62 Walsall A 1-1 A'Court 13,660
10-Mar-62 Derby County H 4-1 Hunt Melia 38,152
17-Mar-62 Leyton Orient A 2-2 A'Court 25,880
24-Mar-62 Preston North End H 4-1 Melia St. John Hunt 39,701
28-Mar-62 Rotherham United H 4-1 Hunt St. John 32,827
31-Mar-62 Luton Town A 0-1 9,086
07-Apr-62 Huddersfield Town H 1-1 Hunt 38,022
21-Apr-62 Southampton H 2-0 Lewis 40,410
23-Apr-62 Stoke City H 2-1 Moran Melia 41,005
24-Apr-62 Stoke City A 0-0 15,472
28-Apr-62 Plymouth Argyle A 3-2 A'Court St. John Hunt 13,427
30-Apr-62 Charlton Athletic H 2-1 Hunt A'Court 34,327
04-May-62 Swansea Town A 2-4 St. John Hunt 15,000

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
06-Jan-62 Chelsea H 4-3 St. John Hunt A'Court 48,455
27-Jan-62 Oldham Athletic A 2-1 St. John 42,000
17-Feb-62 Preston North End H 0-0 54,967
20-Feb-62 Preston North End A 0-0 37,381
26-Feb-62 Preston North End A 0-1 43,944