# 1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1961–62 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 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 |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| 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 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 10 January 1962 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 35,663 | Riley |
| R3R | 15 January 1962 | Stoke City | A | 2–5 | 38,315 | Riley, Keyworth |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 9 October 1961 | York City | A | 1–2 | 13,275 | Mitten |

### European Cup Winners' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR First Leg | 13 September 1961 | Glenavon | A | 4–1 | 7,084 | Walsh (2), Appleton, Keyworth |
| PR Second Leg | 27 September 1961 | Glenavon | H | 3–1 (won 7-2 on agg) | 10,445 | Wills, Keyworth, McIlmoyle |
| R1 First Leg | 25 October 1961 | Atlético Madrid | H | 1–1 | 25,527 | Keyworth |
| R1 Second Leg | 15 November 1961 | Atlético Madrid | A | 0–2 (lost 1-3 on agg) | 27,460 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | ENG | Gordon Banks |
| - | DF | ENG | Len Chalmers |
| - | DF | SCO | Ian King |
| - | DF | SCO | Richie Norman |
| - | MF | ENG | Colin Appleton |
| - | FW | ENG | Ken Keyworth |
| - | FW | SCO | Jimmy Walsh |
| - | MF | ENG | Howard Riley |
| - | MF | SCO | Frank McLintock |
| - | MF | ENG | Gordon Wills |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Albert Cheesebrough |
| - | MF | SCO | Ian White |
| - | MF | ENG | John Mitten |
| - | FW | ENG | Hughie McIlmoyle |
| - | MF | ENG | Mike Stringfellow |
| - | DF | ENG | Graham Cross |
| - | FW | SCO | Dave Gibson |
| - | DF | SCO | John Sjoberg |
| - | GK | ENG | George Heyes |
| - | FW | SCO | Dave Thomson |