English Fourth Division 1961/1962
Historical league standings at 26th August 1961
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.50 |
| 3 | York City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2.67 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Southport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.11 |
