# 1961–62 Arsenal F.C. season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 19 August 1961 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 42,858 |
| 23 August 1961 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 29,396 |
| 26 August 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–4 | 59,371 |
| 29 August 1961 | Leicester City | H | 4–4 | 35,055 |
| 2 September 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 18,414 |
| 9 September 1961 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | 41,478 |
| 16 September 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–4 | 26,498 |
| 20 September 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 35,903 |
| 23 September 1961 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 31,749 |
| 30 September 1961 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 43,389 |
| 7 October 1961 | Blackpool | H | 3–0 | 41,166 |
| 14 October 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 14,000 |
| 21 October 1961 | Manchester United | H | 5–1 | 54,245 |
| 28 October 1961 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 25,400 |
| 4 November 1961 | Chelsea | H | 0–3 | 37,590 |
| 11 November 1961 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 24,200 |
| 14 November 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 19,331 |
| 18 November 1961 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 34,317 |
| 25 November 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 28,882 |
| 2 December 1961 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 | 47,216 |
| 9 December 1961 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 19,213 |
| 16 December 1961 | Burnley | A | 2–0 | 22,887 |
| 23 December 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 63,440 |
| 26 December 1961 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | 32,969 |
| 13 January 1962 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 33,351 |
| 20 January 1962 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | 20,414 |
| 3 February 1962 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 29,597 |
| 10 February 1962 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 27,797 |
| 24 February 1962 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | 13,728 |
| 3 March 1962 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 25,744 |
| 17 March 1962 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 25,059 |
| 24 March 1962 | Chelsea | A | 3–2 | 31,016 |
| 31 March 1962 | Aston Villa | H | 4–5 | 20,107 |
| 7 April 1962 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 21,129 |
| 11 April 1962 | Fulham | A | 2–5 | 26,517 |
| 14 April 1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 24,367 |
| 16 April 1962 | Manchester United | A | 3–2 | 24,788 |
| 20 April 1962 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 30,649 |
| 21 April 1962 | West Ham United | A | 3–3 | 31,912 |
| 23 April 1962 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–3 | 44,694 |
| 28 April 1962 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 18,761 |
| 1 May 1962 | Everton | H | 2–3 | 20,030 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 6 January 1962 | Bradford City | H | 3–0 | 40,232 | |
| R4 | 31 January 1962 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 54,082 | |