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1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Liverpool F.C.
season	1961–62
manager	Bill Shankly
league	Second Division
league result	Champions
league topscorer	Roger Hunt (41)
season topscorer	Roger Hunt (42)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fifth round
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prevseason	1960–61
nextseason	1962–63

The 1961-62 season was the 70th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their eighth and final season in Division Two. 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

ENG Jim Furnell
SCO Bert Slater

Defenders

ENG Gerry Byrne
ENG Phil Ferns
WAL Alan Jones
ENG John Molyneux
ENG Ronnie Moran
ENG Dick White
SCO Ron Yeats

Midfielders

ENG Alan A'Court
ENG Ian Callaghan
SCO Tommy Leishman
ENG Kevin Lewis
ENG Jimmy Melia
ENG Gordon Milne
ENG Johnny Morrissey

Forwards

ENG Gordon Wallace
ENG Johnny Wheeler
ENG Alf Arrowsmith
ENG Willie Carlin
SCO Bobby Graham
ENG Roger Hunt
SCO Ian St. John

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Second Division

Table

Results

Main article: 1961–62 Football League#Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Aug-61	Bristol Rovers	A	2-0	Lewis Own goal	19,438	Report	Report
23-Aug-61	Sunderland	H	3-0	Hunt {{goal	48	83}} Lewis	48,900	Report
26-Aug-61	Leeds United	H	5-0	Hunt {{goal	6	48	74}} Lewis Melia	42,950
30-Aug-61	Sunderland	A	4-1	Hunt {{goal	26	69}} St. John {{goal	39	90}}	47,261
02-Sep-61	Norwich City	A	2-1	Hunt {{goal	63	86}}	28,049	Report
09-Sep-61	Scunthorpe United	H	2-1	Own goal A'Court	46,837	Report	Report
16-Sep-61	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0-0		18,764	Report	Report
20-Sep-61	Newcastle United	A	2-1	Milne Own goal	38,180	Report	Report
23-Sep-61	Bury	H	5-0	Melia {{goal	1	46}} St. John Hunt Lewis	46,609	Report
30-Sep-61	Charlton Athletic	A	4-0	Hunt {{goal	44	78}} Lewis St. John	14,236	Report
04-Oct-61	Newcastle United	H	2-0	Lewis Hunt	52,419	Report	Report
07-Oct-61	Middlesbrough	A	0-2		23,780	Report	Report
14-Oct-61	Walsall	H	6-1	Lewis Melia Hunt {{goal	50	57	80}} St. John	42,229
21-Oct-61	Derby County	A	0-2		27,355	Report	Report
28-Oct-61	Leyton Orient	H	3-3	Hunt {{goal	34	50}} Leishman	36,612	Report
04-Nov-61	Preston North End	A	3-1	Milne Callaghan St. John	29,243	Report	Report
11-Nov-61	Luton Town	H	1-1	Lewis	34,924	Report	Report
18-Nov-61	Huddersfield Town	A	2-1	Melia Hunt	23,086	Report	Report
25-Nov-61	Swansea Town	H	5-0	Melia {{goal	47	49}} Hunt {{goal	60	76	82}}
02-Dec-61	Southampton	A	0-2		21,445	Report	Report
09-Dec-61	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-1	A'Court St. John	32,543	Report	Report
16-Dec-61	Bristol Rovers	H	2-0	St. John Hunt	29,957	Report	Report
23-Dec-61	Leeds United	A	0-1		17,214	Report	Report
26-Dec-61	Rotherham United	A	0-1		13,577	Report	Report
13-Jan-62	Norwich City	H	5-4	Melia {{goal	25	80}} Hunt {{goal	42	57}} A'Court	35,576
20-Jan-62	Scunthorpe United	A	1-1	St. John	11,200	Report	Report
03-Feb-62	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	3-1	Byrne Hunt St. John	36,414	Report	Report
10-Feb-62	Bury	A	3-0	Hunt {{goal	5	36	74}}	21,872
24-Feb-62	Middlesbrough	H	5-1	St. John {{goal	14	67}} Hunt {{goal	39	48	90}}
03-Mar-62	Walsall	A	1-1	A'Court	13,660	Report	Report
10-Mar-62	Derby County	H	4-1	Hunt {{goal	34	71}} Melia {{goal	38	47}}	38,152
17-Mar-62	Leyton Orient	A	2-2	A'Court {{goal	80	89}}	25,880	Report
24-Mar-62	Preston North End	H	4-1	Melia St. John Hunt {{goal	37	67}}	39,701	Report
28-Mar-62	Rotherham United	H	4-1	Hunt St. John {{goal	47	55	90}}	32,827
31-Mar-62	Luton Town	A	0-1		9,086	Report	Report
07-Apr-62	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	Hunt	38,022	Report	Report
21-Apr-62	Southampton	H	2-0	Lewis {{goal	19	29}}	40,410	Report
23-Apr-62	Stoke City	H	2-1	Moran Melia	41,005	Report	Report
24-Apr-62	Stoke City	A	0-0		15,472	Report	Report
28-Apr-62	Plymouth Argyle	A	3-2	A'Court St. John Hunt	13,427	Report	Report
30-Apr-62	Charlton Athletic	H	2-1	Hunt A'Court	34,327	Report	Report
04-May-62	Swansea Town	A	2-4	St. John Hunt	15,000	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
06-Jan-62	Chelsea	H	4-3	St. John {{goal	16	41}} Hunt A'Court	48,455	Report
27-Jan-62	Oldham Athletic	A	2-1	St. John {{goal	74	80}}	42,000	Report
17-Feb-62	Preston North End	H	0-0		54,967	Report	Report
20-Feb-62	Preston North End	A	0-0		37,381	Report	Report
26-Feb-62	Preston North End	A	0-1		43,944	Report	Report

References

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