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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]
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